The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to limit judge-ordered community supervision for offenders convicted of first-degree felony injury to a child.  Under the provision of the bill, a judge would no longer be able to place on adjudicated community supervision an offender convicted of first-degree felony injury to a child. 

Under the current statute, 0.13 percent of fiscal year 2005 felony community supervision placements (74 offenders) were for first-degree felony injury to a child.  At present a judge can place an offender charged with first-degree felony injury to a child on either deferred or adjudicated community supervision.  The bill would not restrict a judge’s ability to place an offender convicted of first-degree felony injury to a child on deferred adjudication community supervision.  The impact of the bill would depend upon the application of the provision.  It is assumed that the additional number of offenders incarcerated as a result of the provision would not result in a significant impact on the programs and workload of state corrections.