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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the collection and reporting of information relating to |
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certain offenses involving family violence. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 411.042(b), (h), and (i), Government |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The bureau of identification and records shall: |
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(1) procure and file for record photographs, pictures, |
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descriptions, fingerprints, measurements, and other pertinent |
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information of all persons arrested for or charged with a criminal |
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offense or convicted of a criminal offense, regardless of whether |
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the conviction is probated; |
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(2) collect information concerning the number and |
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nature of offenses reported or known to have been committed in the |
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state and the legal steps taken in connection with the offenses, and |
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other information useful in the study of crime and the |
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administration of justice, including information that enables the |
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bureau to create a statistical breakdown of: |
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(A) offenses in which family violence was |
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involved, including offenses: |
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(i) for which an affirmative finding of |
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family violence was made under Article 42.013, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure; |
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(ii) under Section 25.07 or 25.072, Penal |
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Code, if the offense is based on a violation of an order or a |
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condition of bond in a case involving family violence; and |
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(iii) under Section 25.11, Penal Code; |
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(B) offenses under Sections 22.011 and 22.021, |
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Penal Code; and |
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(C) offenses under Sections 20A.02 and 43.05, |
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Penal Code; |
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(3) make ballistic tests of bullets and firearms and |
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chemical analyses of bloodstains, cloth, materials, and other |
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substances for law enforcement officers of the state; |
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(4) cooperate with identification and crime records |
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bureaus in other states and the United States Department of |
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Justice; |
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(5) maintain a list of all previous background checks |
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for applicants for any position regulated under Chapter 1702, |
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Occupations Code, who have undergone a criminal history background |
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check under Section 411.119, if the check indicates a Class B |
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misdemeanor or equivalent offense or a greater offense; |
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(6) collect information concerning the number and |
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nature of protective orders and all other pertinent information |
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about all persons on active protective orders, including pertinent |
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information about persons subject to conditions of bond imposed for |
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the protection of the victim in any family violence, sexual assault |
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or abuse, or stalking case. Information in the law enforcement |
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information system relating to an active protective order shall |
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include: |
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(A) the name, sex, race, date of birth, personal |
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descriptors, address, and county of residence of the person to whom |
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the order is directed; |
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(B) any known identifying number of the person to |
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whom the order is directed, including the person's social security |
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number or driver's license number; |
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(C) the name and county of residence of the |
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person protected by the order; |
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(D) the residence address and place of employment |
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or business of the person protected by the order, unless that |
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information is excluded from the order under Section 85.007, Family |
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Code; |
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(E) the child-care facility or school where a |
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child protected by the order normally resides or which the child |
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normally attends, unless that information is excluded from the |
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order under Section 85.007, Family Code; |
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(F) the relationship or former relationship |
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between the person who is protected by the order and the person to |
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whom the order is directed; |
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(G) the conditions of bond imposed on the person |
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to whom the order is directed, if any, for the protection of a |
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victim in any family violence, sexual assault or abuse, or stalking |
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case; and |
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(H) the date the order expires; |
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(7) grant access to criminal history record |
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information in the manner authorized under Subchapter F; |
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(8) collect and disseminate information regarding |
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offenders with mental impairments in compliance with Chapter 614, |
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Health and Safety Code; and |
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(9) record data and maintain a state database for a |
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computerized criminal history record system and computerized |
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juvenile justice information system that serves: |
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(A) as the record creation point for criminal |
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history record information and juvenile justice information |
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maintained by the state; and |
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(B) as the control terminal for the entry of |
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records, in accordance with federal law and regulations, federal |
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executive orders, and federal policy, into the federal database |
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maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. |
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(h) Information collected to perform a statistical |
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breakdown of offenses in which family violence was involved and |
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offenses under Sections 22.011 and 22.021, Penal Code, as required |
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by Subsection (b)(2) must include information indicating the |
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specific offense committed and information regarding: |
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(1) each [the] victim; |
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(2) the offender and the offender's relationship to |
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each [the] victim; |
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(3) any weapons used or exhibited in the commission of |
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the offense; [and] |
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(4) any injuries sustained by each [the] victim, |
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including whether the victim died as a result of the offense; and |
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(5) the law enforcement agency or other governmental |
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entity that reported the offense to the department. |
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(i) A law enforcement agency shall report offenses in which |
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family violence was involved and offenses under Section 22.011 or |
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22.021, Penal Code, to the department in the form and manner and at |
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regular intervals as prescribed by rules adopted by the |
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department. The report must include the information described by |
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Subsection (h). |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 411, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 411.0491 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 411.0491. REPORT RELATED TO CERTAIN OFFENSES INVOLVING |
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FAMILY VIOLENCE. (a) In this section, "offense involving family |
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violence" means an offense: |
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(1) for which an affirmative finding of family |
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violence was made under Article 42.013, Code of Criminal Procedure; |
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(2) under Section 25.07, Penal Code (Violation of |
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Certain Court Orders or Conditions of Bond in a Family Violence, |
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Sexual Assault or Abuse, or Stalking Case), or Section 25.072, |
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Penal Code (Repeated Violation of Certain Court Orders or |
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Conditions of Bond in Family Violence Case), if the offense is based |
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on a violation of an order or a condition of bond in a case involving |
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family violence; or |
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(3) under Section 25.11, Penal Code (Continuous |
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Violence Against the Family). |
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(b) The department shall compile and maintain statistical |
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information on offenses involving family violence, including: |
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(1) the number of convictions, disaggregated by |
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offense; and |
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(2) the number of convictions of offenders who had |
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been previously convicted of an offense involving family violence. |
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(c) The department by rule shall identify the governmental |
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entities that possess information required by Subsection (b). A |
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governmental entity identified by the department under this |
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subsection shall report the information to the department in the |
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manner prescribed by the department. |
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(d) The department shall identify governmental entities |
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required to report under Subsection (c) that fail to timely report |
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or that report incomplete information to the department. |
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(e) Not later than February 15 of each year, the department |
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shall submit to the legislature and post on the department's |
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Internet website a report of the statistical information described |
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in Subsection (b) that was compiled for the preceding calendar |
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year. The report must include a list of the governmental entities |
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identified by the department under Subsection (d). |
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(f) The department may adopt rules as necessary to implement |
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this section. In adopting rules under this subsection, the |
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department may consult with a statewide family violence advocacy |
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organization and a statewide sexual assault advocacy organization. |
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SECTION 3. (a) The changes in law made by this Act to |
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Section 411.042, Government Code, apply beginning January 1, 2017. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Section 411.0491(e), Government Code, |
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as added by this Act, the Department of Public Safety is required to |
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submit the initial report required by that section not later than |
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February 15, 2017. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |