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.