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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an interim study on the Evins Regional Juvenile Center |
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in Edinburg. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) The executive director of the Texas Juvenile |
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Justice Department shall create a committee composed of employees |
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of the department to conduct an interim study on the conditions at |
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and operation of the Evins Regional Juvenile Center in Edinburg. |
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(b) The committee shall prepare a report that includes: |
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(1) a summary of the incidents of violence, abuse, |
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neglect, exploitation, or other misconduct or criminal activity |
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occurring or alleged to have occurred at the facility in the |
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preceding 10 years; |
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(2) the response of the facility to the incidents or |
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allegations of violence, abuse, neglect, exploitation, or other |
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misconduct or criminal activity, including steps taken by the |
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facility to: |
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(A) implement the remedial measures prescribed |
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by the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of |
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Justice in March 2007; |
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(B) investigate the events leading to the arrest |
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of officers in June 2013 and, as necessary, implement measures to |
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prevent future similar incidents; and |
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(C) enforce other facility and Texas Juvenile |
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Justice Department policies to prevent and address violence, abuse, |
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neglect, exploitation, or other misconduct or criminal activity in |
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the facility; and |
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(3) recommendations for improving conditions at the |
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facility. |
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(c) The committee shall submit the report under this section |
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to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of |
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representatives, and appropriate standing committees of the |
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legislature not later than December 1, 2014. |
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SECTION 2. This Act expires June 1, 2015. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the |
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legislative session. |