This website will be unavailable from Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. through Monday, June 3, 2024 at 7:00 a.m. due to data center maintenance.
Amend CSSB 103 (Senate committee printing) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 32 of the bill, in the recital to that
SECTION, (page 17, line 34) strike "and 61.0815" and substitute ",
61.0815, and 61.0816".
(2) In SECTION 32 of the bill, in proposed Subdivision (1),
Subsection (e), Section 61.0815, Human Resources Code (page 18,
line 28) between "race," and "sex" insert "age,".
(3) In SECTION 32 of the bill, in proposed Subdivision (1),
Subsection (e), Section 61.0815, Human Resources Code (page 18,
line 28) between "sex," and "specialized" insert "offense
committed,".
(4) In SECTION 32 of the bill, in proposed Subsection (g),
Section 61.0815, Human Resources Code (page 18, line 46) after
"extension." insert "The commission shall allow a parent, guardian,
or designated advocate of a child access to the documents that were
used by the panel in the child's review if the parent, guardian, or
designated advocate of a child requests access to the documents and
to the extent that providing access to the documents is not
prohibited by other law. The report provided by the commission must
include the contact information for the panel and the commission
and a notice that the parent, guardian, or designated advocate of a
child may request access to the documents used in the child's review
and that the commission shall provide that access if providing
access to the document is not prohibited by law."
(5) In SECTION 32 of the bill, after proposed Section
61.0815, Human Resources Code, and before SECTION 33 of the bill
(page 18, between lines 46 and 47) insert the following:
Sec. 61.0816. REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION OF EXTENSION
ORDER. (a) The executive commissioner by rule shall establish a
process to request the reconsideration of an extension order issued
by the panel established under Section 61.0815.
(b) The process to request reconsideration must provide
that:
(1) a child, a parent, guardian, or designated
advocate of a child, an employee of the commission, or a person who
provides volunteer services at a commission facility may submit a
request for reconsideration of an extension order;
(2) the person submitting the request for
reconsideration of an extension order must state in the request the
reason for the request;
(3) after receiving a request for reconsideration of
an extension order, the panel shall reconsider an extension order
that:
(A) extends the child's stay in the custody of
the commission by six months or more; or
(B) combined with previous extension orders will
result in an extension of the child's stay in the custody of the
commission by six months or more;
(4) the panel's reconsideration of an extension order
includes consideration of the information submitted in the request;
and
(5) the panel shall send a written reply to the child,
the parent, guardian, or designated advocate of the child, and the
person who made the request for reconsideration of an extension
order that includes an explanation of the panel's decision after
reconsidering the extension order, including an indication that the
panel has considered the information submitted in the request.
(c) The commission shall create a form for a request for
reconsideration of an extension order that is clear and easy to
understand. The commission shall ensure that a child may request
assistance in completing a request for reconsideration of an
extension order.
(d) The commission shall maintain statistics of the number
of requests for reconsideration of an extension order that are
submitted and the action taken on reconsideration of the extension
order. The statistics must include aggregated information
concerning:
(1) the race, age, sex, offense committed, specialized
treatment needs, and county of origin for each child for whom a
request for reconsideration of an extension order is submitted;
(2) whether a request for reconsideration of an
extension order results in:
(A) a discharge or release under supervision; or
(B) the original extension order being upheld;
(3) the facility in which the child is confined; and
(4) if applicable, any allegations concerning the
abuse, mistreatment, or neglect of the child, aggregated by the
type of misconduct to which the child was subjected.
(e) To the extent authorized under law, the statistics
maintained under Subsection (d) are public information under
Chapter 552, Government Code, and the commission shall post the
statistics on the commission's Internet website. The commission
shall prepare and deliver to the standing committees of the senate
and house of representatives with primary jurisdiction over matters
concerning correctional facilities a report concerning the
statistics maintained under Subsection (d).