HBA-SEB S.B. 152 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 152 By: West Juvenile Justice and Family Issues 4/15/1999 Engrossed BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, if a juvenile escapes from a secure correctional facility, the juvenile commits a Class A misdemeanor, except in cases in which the juvenile causes bodily injury, serious bodily injury, or uses or threatens to use a deadly weapon during the escape. S.B. 152 establishes that a juvenile commits a third degree felony if the juvenile escapes from a secure correctional facility that is operated by or under contract with the Texas Youth Commission. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 38.06(c), Penal Code, to provide that an offense under this section (Escape) is a third degree felony if the actor is committed to a secure correctional facility, other than a halfway house, operated by or under contract with the Texas Youth Commission. SECTION 2. Makes application of this Act prospective. Provides that an offense is committed on or after the effective date of this Act if every element of the offense occurs on or after that date. SECTION 3. Effective date: September 1, 1999. SECTION 4. Emergency clause.