89R4675 BCH-F
By: Menéndez S.B. No. 181
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Criminal
Justice to adopt a gender-responsive risk and needs assessment
instrument.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 501.0921(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) The department shall adopt a standardized instrument to
assess, based on criminogenic factors, the risks and needs of each
offender within the adult criminal justice system. The department
may adopt a gender-responsive version of the instrument to assess
offenders of a specific gender that takes into account factors that
particularly affect that gender.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.