By: Uresti S.B. No. 2019
(In the Senate - Filed March 27, 2015; March 30, 2015, read
first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice;
April 20, 2015, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 7,
Nays 0; April 20, 2015, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the composition of the Texas Violent Gang Task Force.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article 61.10(f), Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended to read as follows:
(f) The task force shall consist of:
(1) a representative of the Department of Public
Safety designated by the director of that agency;
(2) two representatives of the Texas Department of
Criminal Justice, including a representative of the parole
division, designated by the executive director of that agency;
(3) a representative of the office of the inspector
general of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice designated by
the inspector general;
(4) two representatives [a representative] of the
Texas Juvenile Justice Department [Youth Commission] designated by
the executive director of that agency;
(5) [a representative of the Texas Juvenile Probation
Commission designated by the executive director of that agency;
[(6)] a representative of the office of the attorney
general designated by the attorney general;
(6) [(7)] six representatives who are local law
enforcement officers or local community supervision personnel,
including juvenile probation personnel, designated by the
governor; [and]
(7) [(8)] two representatives who are local
prosecutors designated by the governor; and
(8) a representative of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage
Commission designated by the executive director of that agency.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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