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Senate Bill 1003 |
Senate Author: Carona et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-13 |
House Sponsor: Guillen |
Senate Bill 1003 amends the Human Resources Code to require the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, during the annual registration of juvenile facilities, to collect and make publicly available data on the number of placements in disciplinary seclusion lasting at least 90 minutes but less than 24 hours, lasting 24 hours or more but less than 48 hours, and lasting 48 hours or more. The bill requires the Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight Committee, subject to the availability of funds from gifts, grants, and donations accepted from certain public and private entities and organizations, to appoint an independent third party to review Texas Department of Criminal Justice facilities and certain other detention and confinement facilities in Texas regarding the facilities' use of adult and juvenile administrative segregation and related statistics. The bill requires the third party to report its findings and certain detailed recommendations to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and certain legislative committees and makes state public information law apply to the review, report, and other related information. The bill's provisions expire February 1, 2015.