Amend CSHB 3689 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) On page 2, lines 23 through 25, strike "represents an organization that advocates on behalf of juvenile offenders or
victims of delinquent or criminal conduct" and substitute "is an
advocate with experience in juvenile issues and policy".
(2) On page 2, line 26, between "of" and "the", insert "the
governing board of".
(3) On page 3, line 1, strike "commission" and substitute
"board".
(4) On page 3, strike lines 8 through 10 and substitute:
(f) The governor shall make appointments to the council
under Subsection (d):
(1) with regard to the geographical region of this
state in which each appointee resides; and
(2) without regard to the race, color, disability,
sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointee.
(5) On page 3, strike lines 11 through 26.
(6) On page 3, line 27, strike "(h)" and substitute "(g)".
(7) On page 5, strike lines 16 through 24 and substitute:
Sec. 2.051. EVALUATION OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AGENCIES;
RECOMMENDATIONS AND FUNCTION. (a) The council shall evaluate the
operations of juvenile justice agencies and make recommendations to
those agencies concerning any manner in which:
(1) an agency could improve the provision of services
to or operations of programs for juveniles who are placed on
juvenile probation or committed to the Texas Youth Commission; and
(2) those agencies could improve coordination of
services provided by or programs operated by those agencies.
(b) The council exists only in an advisory capacity and does
not govern, and is not responsible for, the operations of the Texas
Juvenile Probation Commission or the Texas Youth Commission.
(8) On page 12, line 15, strike "2011" and substitute
"2021".
(9) On page 12, strike lines 16 through 22 and substitute:
(b) The Sunset Advisory Commission shall evaluate the
commission's compliance with Chapter 263 (S.B. 103), Acts of the
80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, and present to the 82nd
Legislature a report on its evaluation and recommendations in
relation to the commission's compliance. The commission shall
perform all duties for the evaluation that a state agency subject to
review under Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act), would
perform for a review. This subsection expires September 1, 2011.
(10) On page 25, strike lines 16 through 24 and substitute:
(b) The office and the commission shall adopt rules
necessary to implement Section 64.060, including rules that
establish procedures for the commission to review and comment on
reports of the office and for the commission to expedite or
eliminate review of and comment on a report due to an emergency or a
serious or flagrant circumstance described by Section 64.055(b).
(11) On page 28, strike lines 3 through 5 and substitute:
(5) preserve the independence of the office by
authorizing the office to withhold information concerning matters
under active investigation by the office from the commission and
commission staff and to report the information to the governor.
(12) On page 28, line 12, between "court" and the underlined
semicolon, insert "who regularly prosecutes children alleged to
have engaged in delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for
supervision".
(13) On page 28, lines 13 and 14, strike "certified by the
Juvenile Law Section of the State Bar of Texas" and substitute "who
regularly represents children alleged to have engaged in delinquent
conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision".
(14) On page 38, strike lines 12 through 22 and substitute:
(c) The commission shall investigate the allegations in the
complaint and make a determination of whether there has been a
violation of the commission's rules relating to juvenile probation
programs, services, or facilities.
(d) [(b)] If a written complaint is filed with the
commission relating to a juvenile board funded by the commission,
the commission[, at least quarterly and until final disposition of
the complaint,] shall periodically notify the complainant and the
juvenile board of the status of the complaint until final
disposition, unless notice would jeopardize an undercover
investigation.
(15) On page 41, line 15, strike "board" and substitute
"commission".
(16) On page 50, line 4, strike "Texas Juvenile Justice
Board" and substitute "Texas Juvenile Probation Commission".
(17) On page 50, lines 11 and 12, strike "Texas Juvenile
Probation Commission" and substitute "Texas Youth Commission".
(18) On page 53, line 25, strike "Texas Juvenile Justice
Board," and substitute "Texas Juvenile Probation Commission, the
Texas Youth Commission,".