By: Carona S.R. No. 1079
SENATE RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st
Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, That Senate Rule 12.03 be
suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the
conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on
Senate Bill No. 379, relating to an annual report by the Texas
Fusion Center regarding criminal street gangs and gang-related
crime, to consider and take action on the following matter:
(1) Senate Rule 12.03(1) is suspended to permit the
committee to change text not in disagreement in proposed SECTION
1 of the bill, in added Subsection (e), Section 421.082,
Government Code, and in SECTION 2 of the bill, so that they read
as follows:
(e) The gang section of the center shall annually submit
to the governor and the legislature a report assessing the threat
posed statewide by criminal street gangs. The report must
include identification of:
(1) law enforcement strategies that have been
proven effective in deterring gang-related crime; and
(2) gang involvement in trafficking of persons.
SECTION 2. The gang section of the Texas Fusion Center
shall submit the first annual report required by Subsection (e),
Section 421.082, Government Code, as added by this Act, not later
than September 1, 2010.
Explanation: This change is necessary to require the gang
section of the Texas Fusion Center to produce the report and to
ensure that certain matters are included in the report.
(2) Senate Rule 12.03(1) is suspended to permit the
committee to change text not in disagreement in proposed SECTION
1 of the bill, in added Subsection (f), Section 421.082,
Government Code, so that it reads as follows:
(f) On request, the office of the attorney general, the
Department of Public Safety, the Texas Department of Criminal
Justice, other law enforcement agencies, and juvenile justice
agencies of this state shall provide to the gang section of the
center information relating to criminal street gangs,
gang-related crime, and gang involvement in trafficking of
persons.
Explanation: This change is necessary to require certain
law enforcement agencies to comply with a request from the Texas
Fusion Center to provide information relating to criminal street
gangs, gang-related crime, and gang involvement in trafficking
of persons.
(3) Senate Rule 12.03(2) is suspended to permit the
committee to omit text not in disagreement in proposed SECTION 1
of the bill, by omitting added Subsection (g), Section 421.082,
Government Code.
Explanation: The omission is necessary to remove a
restriction on the information that may be included in the
report.
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 31, 2009.
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Secretary of the Senate