Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

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1	1	81R14042 KCR-D
2	2	By: McClendon H.B. No. 3688
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Juvenile
8	8	Probation Commission and the creation of the juvenile justice
9	9	improvement plan committee.
10	10	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	11	SECTION 1. Section 141.012, Human Resources Code, is
12	12	amended to read as follows:
13	13	Sec. 141.012. SUNSET PROVISION. The Texas Juvenile
14	14	Probation Commission is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code
15	15	(Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by
16	16	that chapter, the commission is abolished and this chapter expires
17	17	September 1, 2015 [2009].
18	18	SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 141, Human Resources Code,
19	19	is amended by adding Section 141.057 to read as follows:
20	20	Sec. 141.057. DATA COLLECTION. (a) The commission shall
21	21	collect comprehensive data concerning the outcomes of local
22	22	probation programs throughout the state.
23	23	(b) Data collected under Subsection (a) must include:
24	24	(1) a description of the types of programs and
25	25	services offered by a juvenile probation department, including a
26	26	description of the components of each program or service offered;
27	27	and
28	28	(2) the rate at which juveniles who enter or complete
29	29	juvenile probation are later committed to the custody of the state.
30	30	SECTION 3. Subtitle A, Title 10, Human Resources Code, is
31	31	amended by adding Chapter 143 to read as follows:
32	32	CHAPTER 143. JUVENILE JUSTICE IMPROVEMENT PLAN
33	33	Sec. 143.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
34	34	(1) "Committee" means the juvenile justice
35	35	improvement plan committee established under Section 143.002.
36	36	(2) "Plan" means the comprehensive juvenile justice
37	37	improvement plan developed by the committee under Section
38	38	143.003(a).
39	39	Sec. 143.002. COMPOSITION OF COMMITTEE; PRESIDING
40	40	OFFICERS. (a) The juvenile justice improvement plan committee is
41	41	established.
42	42	(b) The executive commissioner of the Texas Youth
43	43	Commission and the executive director of the Texas Juvenile
44	44	Probation Commission are co-presiding officers of the committee.
45	45	(c) The executive commissioner of the Texas Youth
46	46	Commission and the executive director of the Texas Juvenile
47	47	Probation Commission shall each appoint four members to the
48	48	committee. The executive commissioner and executive director shall
49	49	each appoint:
50	50	(1) one committee member who represents the interests
51	51	of a local juvenile probation department;
52	52	(2) one committee member who represents the interests
53	53	of juvenile offenders;
54	54	(3) one committee member who represents the interests
55	55	of the families of juvenile offenders; and
56	56	(4) one committee member who represents an
57	57	organization that advocates on behalf of juvenile offenders, the
58	58	families of juvenile offenders, or the victims of delinquent or
59	59	criminal conduct.
60	60	Sec. 143.003. DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN. (a) Not later than June
61	61	1, 2010, the committee shall:
62	62	(1) develop a comprehensive juvenile justice
63	63	improvement plan for fiscal years 2011-2015; and
64	64	(2) deliver a copy of the plan to and accept comments
65	65	and review of the plan from:
66	66	(A) the governor;
67	67	(B) the lieutenant governor;
68	68	(C) the speaker of the house of representatives;
69	69	and
70	70	(D) the Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight
71	71	Committee.
72	72	(b) The committee is not obligated to make changes to the
73	73	plan as a result of receiving review and comments under Subsection
74	74	(a)(2).
75	75	(c) The committee shall annually review and update the plan.
76	76	Sec. 143.004. PLAN COMPONENT: DATA SHARING. The
77	77	comprehensive juvenile justice improvement plan must include a
78	78	specific process and procedures for:
79	79	(1) developing shared data systems for agencies of
80	80	this state that serve youth, including the Texas Youth Commission,
81	81	the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission, the Department of Family
82	82	and Protective Services, the Department of State Health Services,
83	83	the Health and Human Services Commission, and the Texas Education
84	84	Agency; and
85	85	(2) to the maximum extent allowed by state and federal
86	86	law, improving access by those agencies to educational and mental
87	87	health records for juveniles who are placed on probation or
88	88	committed to the custody of the state.
89	89	Sec. 143.005. PLAN COMPONENT: PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AND
90	90	REENTRY PLANNING. The comprehensive juvenile justice improvement
91	91	plan must include a specific process and procedures and, if
92	92	appropriate, a policy for:
93	93	(1) routinely assessing the risk and needs of
94	94	juveniles in this state who are placed on juvenile probation or
95	95	committed to the custody of the state;
96	96	(2) developing or improving validated risks and needs
97	97	assessments and policies to assess juveniles at crucial points in
98	98	the juvenile justice system, including:
99	99	(A) before adjudication of a juvenile's case;
100	100	(B) on commitment of a juvenile to the custody of
101	101	the state; and
102	102	(C) at release from a correctional facility or on
103	103	the termination of control by the state;
104	104	(3) ensuring that a juvenile's minimum length of stay
105	105	and placement in a particular facility directly address the
106	106	identified needs of the juvenile;
107	107	(4) establishing timelines to identify and implement
108	108	state and local programs for community supervision, local
109	109	placement, and state commitment that have proven to be effective;
110	110	(5) providing training concerning the programs
111	111	described by Subdivision (4) to state and local personnel;
112	112	(6) improving reentry into the community for juveniles
113	113	exiting the juvenile justice system at the state or local level;
114	114	(7) increasing the use of the Texas Correctional
115	115	Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments, community
116	116	resource coordination groups, and other community resources for
117	117	juveniles on parole or probation; and
118	118	(8) ensuring that youth exiting state commitment or
119	119	extended probation placements have the appropriate personal
120	120	identification and service referrals to ensure the delivery of
121	121	essential services, including mental health treatment, to them
122	122	without delay on their return to the community.
123	123	Sec. 143.006. PLAN COMPONENT: PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT. (a)
124	124	The comprehensive juvenile justice improvement plan must include
125	125	the development of a comprehensive system to measure the
126	126	performance of the entire juvenile justice system in this state.
127	127	The system must include performance measures that show the costs of
128	128	different levels of supervision and treatment to enable
129	129	identification of the most cost-effective programs.
130	130	(b) The committee shall consult with the Legislative Budget
131	131	Board and the budget, planning, and policy division of the
132	132	governor's office in developing the comprehensive system to measure
133	133	performance under Subsection (a).
134	134	Sec. 143.007. EXPIRATION. This chapter expires December
135	135	31, 2015.
136	136	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.