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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the reporting of certain information on felony |
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defendants placed on community supervision who are young adults and |
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to certain measures to reduce the revocation rate of those |
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defendants. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 509, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 509.018 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 509.018. INFORMATION ON OUTCOMES OF CERTAIN FELONY |
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DEFENDANTS PLACED ON COMMUNITY SUPERVISION; MEASURES TO REDUCE |
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REVOCATION RATE. (a) In this section, "young adult" means a person |
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who is at least 17 years of age but younger than 25 years of age. |
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(b) The division shall require each department to annually |
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report to the division, in the manner prescribed by the division, |
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the following information: |
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(1) the revocation rate for felony defendants placed |
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on community supervision in a county served by the department who |
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are young adults; |
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(2) the percentage of the felony defendants described |
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by Subdivision (1) who completed the period of community |
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supervision; and |
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(3) the recidivism rates for felony defendants |
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described by Subdivision (1) following the first, second, and third |
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anniversary of the date the defendants were placed on community |
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supervision. |
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(c) The information reported under Subsection (b) must be |
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disaggregated by race, ethnicity, offense type, and supervision |
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level. |
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(d) The division shall include a summary of the information |
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reported under Subsection (b) in the report prepared under Section |
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509.004(c). |
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(e) The division may provide technical assistance to |
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departments that serve counties in which the revocation rate for |
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felony defendants described by Subsection (b)(1) significantly |
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exceeds the statewide average or historically has significantly |
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exceeded the statewide average for felony defendants described by |
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that subsection who have a similar supervision level. |
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(f) Technical assistance provided under Subsection (e) must |
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include information on: |
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(1) developmental psychology; |
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(2) effective supervision practices for defendants |
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who are young adults; and |
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(3) the impact of adverse childhood experiences and |
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past trauma on the supervision of defendants who are young adults. |
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(g) The division shall require a department described by |
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Subsection (e) to develop and submit to the division a corrective |
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action plan establishing the measures the department will take to |
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reduce the revocation rate for felony defendants described by |
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Subsection (b)(1), including measures for creating collaborative |
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relationships with nonprofit organizations that provide |
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multidisciplinary services for young adults who are involved in the |
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criminal justice system. |
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(h) When awarding a grant to a department for the purpose of |
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reducing the revocation rate for felony defendants described by |
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Subsection (b)(1), the division shall give priority to departments |
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that are required to submit a corrective action plan under |
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Subsection (g). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |