HBA-SEB S.B. 152 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 152
By: West
Juvenile Justice and Family Issues
4/15/1999
Engrossed



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, if a juvenile escapes from a secure correctional facility, the
juvenile commits a Class A misdemeanor, except in cases in which  the
juvenile causes bodily injury, serious bodily injury, or uses or threatens
to use a deadly weapon during the escape.  S.B. 152  establishes that a
juvenile commits a third degree felony if the juvenile escapes from a
secure correctional facility that is operated by or under contract with the
Texas Youth Commission. 

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 38.06(c), Penal Code, to provide that an offense
under this section (Escape) is a third degree felony if the actor is
committed to a secure correctional facility, other than a halfway house,
operated by or under contract with the Texas Youth Commission.   

SECTION 2.  Makes application of this Act prospective.  Provides that an
offense is committed on or after the effective date of this Act if every
element of the offense occurs on or after that date.   

SECTION 3.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 4.  Emergency clause.