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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a report on recidivism rates. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 322, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 322.0195 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 322.0195. RECIDIVISM REPORT. (a) The board shall |
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prepare a biennial report on recidivism that includes rearrest, |
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reconviction, and reincarceration rates. The report must include: |
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(1) statewide rates and rates for each county in this |
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state; and |
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(2) information regarding: |
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(A) individuals who have served any part of a |
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sentence in a county jail; and |
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(B) individuals who are rearrested, reconvicted, |
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or reincarcerated in other states. |
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(b) In preparing the report, the board shall collaborate |
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with the Department of Public Safety. The Department of Public |
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Safety shall provide any information requested by the board for the |
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purpose of preparing the report. |
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(c) The report may be included in any other report made by |
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the board. |
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(d) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, |
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the board shall submit the report to the governor, lieutenant |
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governor, and each member of the legislature. |
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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, 2021. |