HBA-GUM S.B. 187 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 187
By: Lucio
Juvenile Justice and Family Issues
4/16/1999
Engrossed



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law does not authorize the release of information regarding a
juvenile offender who commits certain offenses under the Penal Code or
flees arrest for those acts.  Alerting the public in the case of a juvenile
suspect may enhance the ability of law enforcement agencies to apprehend
the juvenile offender.  S.B. 187 authorizes the Department of Public
Safety, under certain specified conditions, to disseminate certain
information to the public relating to a juvenile offender, if the juvenile
is suspected of committing certain specified felony offenses or flees
arrest or apprehension for committing the felonies. 

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 58.106, Family Code, by adding Subsection (d),
to authorize the Department of Public Safety , when notified by a law
enforcement agency that the agency has been issued a directive to apprehend
or an arrest warrant for the offender, or the agency is otherwise
authorized to arrest the offender, to disseminate certain information to
the public relating to a juvenile offender, if the juvenile is suspected of
committing certain specified offense felonies or flees arrest or
apprehension for committing the felonies. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.
 Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.