BILL ANALYSIS |
C.S.H.B. 2070 |
By: Thompson, Senfronia |
Human Services |
Committee Report (Substituted) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties note that the lack of resources and victim services with respect to human trafficking victims is well-documented and that the number of trafficking victims in Texas far exceeds the number of safe houses available. Currently, the parties note, before a foster group home or foster family home may be opened in certain counties, the applicant must disclose the home's location through a public notice and in a public hearing. The parties suggest that homes that provide shelter to victims of human trafficking should be exempt from these notification and hearing requirements. C.S.H.B. 2070 seeks to address this issue.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
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RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
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ANALYSIS
C.S.H.B. 2070 amends the Human Resources Code to require the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS), in order to protect the safety and well-being of residents and employees of a general residential operation that provides comprehensive residential services to children who are victims of trafficking, to waive the notice and hearing requirements for foster group or foster family homes located in certain counties who submit to DFPS an application to provide trafficking victim services at the applicant's general residential operation.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2015.
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COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE
While C.S.H.B. 2070 may differ from the original in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following comparison is organized and formatted in a manner that indicates the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.
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