88R22835 LHC-D
By: Sherman, Sr. H.B. No. 2305
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a report on recidivism rates.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 322, Government Code, is amended by
adding Section 322.0195 to read as follows:
Sec. 322.0195. RECIDIVISM REPORT. (a) The board shall
prepare a biennial report on recidivism that includes rearrest and
reincarceration rates. The report must include:
(1) statewide rearrest and reincarceration rates for
individuals released from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice
or the Texas Juvenile Justice Department; and
(2) rearrest and reincarceration rates for all
individuals for the following counties:
(A) Bexar;
(B) Collin;
(C) Dallas;
(D) Denton;
(E) El Paso;
(F) Fort Bend;
(G) Harris;
(H) Hidalgo;
(I) Tarrant; and
(J) Travis.
(b) In preparing the report, the board shall collaborate
with the Department of Public Safety and each sheriff. The
Department of Public Safety and each sheriff shall provide any
information requested by the board for the purpose of preparing the
report.
(c) The report may be included in any other report made by
the board.
(d) Not later than the last day of February of each
odd-numbered year, the board shall submit the report to the
governor, the lieutenant governor, and each member of the
legislature.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.