HBA-SEB S.B. 1571 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 1571 By: West, Royce Juvenile Justice and Family Issues 4/28/1999 Engrossed BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, the venue for a juvenile delinquency proceeding may be either in the county in which the child resides or the county where an alleged delinquent conduct or conduct indicating need for supervision occurred. At times, a case changes venue repeatedly. S.B. 1571 requires the proceeding to be held in a child's county of residence only if the child was under probation supervision in that county at the time of the commission of the conduct, it cannot be determined in which county the conduct occurred, or the county in which the child resides agrees to accept the case for prosecution. 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 51.06(a), Family Code, to require a juvenile justice proceeding to begin in the county in which the alleged delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision occurred or the county in which the child resides at the time the petition is filed. Requires the proceeding to be held in the child's county of residence only if the child was under probation supervision in that county at the time of the commission of the conduct, it cannot be determined in which county the conduct occurred, or the county in which the child resides agrees to accept the case for prosecution, in writing, prior to the case being sent to the county of residence for prosecution. Makes a conforming change. SECTION 2.Effective date: September 1, 1999. SECTION 3.Emergency clause.