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Amend Floor Amendment No. 1 to HR 2 as follows:
(1) In item (3), strike page 1, line 20 through page 2, line
18), and substitute the following:
Sec. 7. CORRECTIONS. The committee shall have 11 [seven]
members, with jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to:
(1) the incarceration and rehabilitation of convicted
felons;
(2) the establishment and maintenance of programs that
provide alternatives to incarceration;
(3) the commitment and rehabilitation of youths;
(4) the construction, operation, and management of
correctional facilities of the state and facilities used for the
commitment and rehabilitation of youths; [and]
(5) juvenile delinquency and gang violence;
(6) criminal law, prohibitions, standards, and
penalties as applied to juveniles;
(7) criminal procedure in the courts of Texas as it
relates to juveniles; and
(8) [(5)] the following state agencies: the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice, the Special Prosecution Unit, the
Board of Pardons and Paroles, the Texas Youth Commission, the
Office of Independent Ombudsman of the Texas Youth Commission, the
Council on Sex Offender Treatment, the Texas Correctional Office on
Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments, the Texas Juvenile
Probation Commission, the Advisory Council on Juvenile Services,
and the Private Sector Prison Industries Oversight Authority [, and
the Criminal Justice Policy Council].
(2) Add the following appropriately numbered item and
renumber subsequent items:
(_) In Rule 3, strike Section 21 (Juvenile Justice) (page 39,
line 17 through page 40, line 5), substitute the following, and
renumber subsequent sections of Rule 3 appropriately:
[Sec. 24. JUVENILE JUSTICE AND FAMILY ISSUES. The
committee shall have nine members, with jurisdiction over all
matters pertaining to:
[(1) juvenile delinquency and gang violence;
[(2) criminal law, prohibitions, standards, and
penalties as applied to juveniles;
[(3) criminal procedure in the courts of Texas as it
relates to juveniles;
[(4) civil law as it relates to familial
relationships, including rights, duties, remedies, and procedures
thereunder; and
[(5) the following state agencies: the Texas Juvenile
Probation Commission and the Advisory Council on Juvenile
Services.]
(3) Add the following appropriately numbered item and
renumber subsequent items:
(_) Strike page 40, line 16, through page 41, line 1, and
substitute the following appropriately numbered section, and
renumber subsequent items of Rule 3 appropriately:
Sec. . PUBLIC SAFETY. [26. LAW ENFORCEMENT.] The
committee shall have nine [seven] members, with jurisdiction over
all matters pertaining to:
(1) law enforcement;
(2) the prevention of crime and the apprehension of
criminals;
(3) the provision of security services by private
entities; and
(4) the following state agencies: the Commission on
Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education, the Department of
Public Safety, the Texas Forensic Science Commission, the Polygraph
Examiners Board, the Texas Private Security Board, the Commission
on State Emergency Communications, and the Crime Stoppers Advisory
Council.