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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the compilation and reporting of statistics involving |
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sexual assault victims who receive a forensic medical examination |
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before reporting the assault to law enforcement. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 56A, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, is amended by adding Article 56A.3031 to read as |
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follows: |
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Art. 56A.3031. DELAYED REPORTING BY SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS; |
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COMPILATION OF STATISTICS. (a) In this article, "department" |
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means the Department of Public Safety. |
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(b) The department shall compile and maintain statistics on |
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the number of victims of sexual assault in each calendar year who |
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have reported the sexual assault to a law enforcement agency after |
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receiving a forensic medical examination under Article 56A.303, |
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regardless of the year in which that examination was performed. |
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Statistics compiled and maintained under this subsection may not |
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include identifying information of a victim. |
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(c) Not later than September 1 of each even-numbered year, |
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the department shall: |
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(1) report the statistics compiled by the department |
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under Subsection (b) to the standing committees of the house of |
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representatives and senate with primary jurisdiction over criminal |
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justice issues; and |
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(2) post the statistics compiled by the department |
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under Subsection (b) on the department's Internet website. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |