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| 2 | 2 | | By: Dutton H.B. No. 930 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to a criminal justice policy impact statement attached to |
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| 8 | 8 | | certain bills or resolutions. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 314, Government Code, is amended by |
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| 11 | 11 | | adding Section 314.005 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 314.005. CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICY IMPACT STATEMENT. |
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| 13 | 13 | | (a) The board shall prepare a criminal justice policy impact |
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| 14 | 14 | | statement for each bill or resolution that authorizes or requires a |
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| 15 | 15 | | change in the sanctions applicable to adults convicted of a felony. |
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| 16 | 16 | | (b) The impact statement must include information |
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| 17 | 17 | | concerning: |
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| 18 | 18 | | (1) the estimated number of criminal cases each year |
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| 19 | 19 | | that the legislation will impact; |
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| 20 | 20 | | (2) the fiscal impact of imprisoning or imposing other |
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| 21 | 21 | | sanctions on persons in accordance with the legislation; |
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| 22 | 22 | | (3) the impact of the legislation on major racial and |
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| 23 | 23 | | ethnic minority groups; |
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| 24 | 24 | | (4) the impact of the legislation on existing |
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| 25 | 25 | | correctional facilities, as defined by Section 1.07, Penal Code; |
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| 26 | 26 | | (5) the likelihood that the legislation may create a |
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| 27 | 27 | | need for additional prison capacity; and |
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| 28 | 28 | | (6) any other matter the board determines relevant. |
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| 29 | 29 | | (c) The board shall consult with the Department of Public |
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| 30 | 30 | | Safety and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to develop a |
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| 31 | 31 | | protocol for analyzing the impact of the bill or resolution on |
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| 32 | 32 | | racial and ethnic minority groups. |
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| 33 | 33 | | (d) The impact statement must be attached to the bill or |
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| 34 | 34 | | resolution immediately following the fiscal note attached under |
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| 35 | 35 | | Section 314.003. |
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| 36 | 36 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 37 | 37 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 38 | 38 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 39 | 39 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 40 | 40 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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