BILL ANALYSIS S.B. 957 By: Birdwell Human Services Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Certain youth who have been psychiatrically diagnosed as emotionally or behaviorally disturbed are eligible to be admitted to the Waco Center for Youth for treatment. The term used in current law to describe this process, "committed," is considered by some to have a negative connotation. S.B. 957 seeks to clarify this terminology so that such youth are not negatively labeled. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS S.B. 957 amends a Health and Safety Code provision relating to the admission of certain juveniles to the Waco Center for Youth to specify juveniles who are admitted, rather than committed, to the facility. The bill specifies that this change in terminology is a clarification of existing law and does not imply that the former law may be construed as inconsistent with the law as amended by the bill. The bill makes a nonsubstantive change to update an agency name. EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2011.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
S.B. 957
By: Birdwell
Human Services
Committee Report (Unamended)
S.B. 957
By: Birdwell
Human Services
Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Certain youth who have been psychiatrically diagnosed as emotionally or behaviorally disturbed are eligible to be admitted to the Waco Center for Youth for treatment. The term used in current law to describe this process, "committed," is considered by some to have a negative connotation. S.B. 957 seeks to clarify this terminology so that such youth are not negatively labeled.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS S.B. 957 amends a Health and Safety Code provision relating to the admission of certain juveniles to the Waco Center for Youth to specify juveniles who are admitted, rather than committed, to the facility. The bill specifies that this change in terminology is a clarification of existing law and does not imply that the former law may be construed as inconsistent with the law as amended by the bill. The bill makes a nonsubstantive change to update an agency name.
EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2011.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Certain youth who have been psychiatrically diagnosed as emotionally or behaviorally disturbed are eligible to be admitted to the Waco Center for Youth for treatment. The term used in current law to describe this process, "committed," is considered by some to have a negative connotation. S.B. 957 seeks to clarify this terminology so that such youth are not negatively labeled.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS
S.B. 957 amends a Health and Safety Code provision relating to the admission of certain juveniles to the Waco Center for Youth to specify juveniles who are admitted, rather than committed, to the facility. The bill specifies that this change in terminology is a clarification of existing law and does not imply that the former law may be construed as inconsistent with the law as amended by the bill. The bill makes a nonsubstantive change to update an agency name.
EFFECTIVE DATE
On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2011.