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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the delivery of certain mental health records of a |
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defendant to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 8(c), Article 42.09, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, is amended to read as follows: |
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(c) A county that transfers a defendant to the Texas |
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Department of Criminal Justice under this article shall also |
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deliver to the designated officer any presentence or postsentence |
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investigation report, revocation report, psychological or |
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psychiatric evaluation of the defendant, including a written |
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assessment provided to a court under Article 16.22(a)(1)(B) or an |
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evaluation prepared for the juvenile court before transferring the |
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defendant to criminal court and contained in the criminal |
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prosecutor's file, and available social or psychological |
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background information relating to the defendant and may deliver to |
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the designated officer any additional information upon which the |
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judge or jury bases the punishment decision. |
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SECTION 2. 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 September 1, 2019. |