HBA-CBW S.B. 1271 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 1271
By: Bernsen
Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
5/6/2001
Engrossed



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

In response to the increasing number of escapes from juvenile correctional
facilities,  the 76th Legislature established law to punish juveniles who
escaped from the custody of the Texas Youth Commission.  A person who
escapes from a juvenile correctional facility commits a Class A
misdemeanor, or a felony if the juvenile causes bodily injury, serious
bodily injury, or uses or threatens to use a deadly weapon during the
escape.  Senate Bill 1271 provides that a person who escapes from a secure
detention or correctional facility operated by or under contract with a
juvenile board commits a felony of the third degree. 

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. 

ANALYSIS

Senate Bill 1271 amends the Penal Code to provide that a person who escapes
from a secure detention facility or a secure correctional facility operated
by or under contract with a juvenile board commits a felony of the third
degree. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.