Bill Text: TX HB3594 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to procedures related to juvenile justice proceedings; increasing the punishment for certain delinquent conduct.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2017-05-18 - Posting rule suspended [HB3594 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HB3594-Introduced.html

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85R14212 MK-F
By: Dutton H.B. No. 3594

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to procedures related to juvenile justice proceedings;
increasing the punishment for certain delinquent conduct.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article 4.19(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) Notwithstanding the order of a juvenile court to detain
a person under the age of 17 who has been certified to stand trial as
an adult in a certified juvenile detention facility under Section
54.02(h), Family Code, the judge of the criminal court having
jurisdiction over the person may order the person to be transferred
to an adult facility. A person under the age of 17 [child] who is
transferred to an adult facility must be detained under conditions
meeting the requirements of Section 51.12(f) [51.12], Family Code.
SECTION 2. Sections 51.02(2) and (8-a), Family Code, are
amended to read as follows:
(2) "Child" means a person who is:
(A) ten years of age or older and under 17 years
of age; or
(B) under the jurisdiction of a juvenile court,
is seventeen years of age or older and under 19 [18] years of age,
and [who] is alleged or found to have engaged in delinquent conduct
or conduct indicating a need for supervision as a result of acts
committed before becoming 17 years of age.
(8-a) "Nonsecure correctional facility" means any
public or private residential [a] facility, other than a secure
detention or correctional facility, that only accepts juveniles
who:
(A) are on probation;
(B) have been detained in compliance with Section
53.02, 54.01, or 54.011; or
(C) have been placed at the facility as a
condition of court-ordered deferred adjudication or prosecution
under Section 53.03 [described by Section 51.126].
SECTION 3. Section 51.12, Family Code, is amended by adding
Subsection (g-1) to read as follows:
(g-1) Subsection (g) does not apply to a person under 17
years of age who:
(1) has been transferred to a criminal court for
prosecution under Section 54.02; and
(2) is detained in an adult jail or lockup pending
trial.
SECTION 4. Sections 52.0151(b) and (c), Family Code, are
amended to read as follows:
(b) The court may order that the person who is the witness be
detained in a certified juvenile detention facility [if the person
is younger than 17 years of age]. If the person is at least 17 years
of age and in the custody of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department
or a post-adjudication secure correctional facility operated under
Section 152.0016, Human Resources Code, the court may order that
the person be detained without bond in an appropriate county
facility for the detention of adults accused of criminal offenses.
(c) A witness held in custody under this section may be
placed in a certified juvenile detention facility or a county
facility for a period not to exceed 30 days. The length of placement
may be extended in 30-day increments by the court that issued the
original bench warrant. If the placement is not extended, the
period under this section expires and the witness shall [may] be
returned as provided by Subsection (a).
SECTION 5. Section 53.045(a), Family Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (e), the prosecuting
attorney may refer the petition to the grand jury of the county in
which the court in which the petition is filed presides if the
petition alleges that the child engaged in delinquent conduct that
constitutes habitual felony conduct as described by Section 51.031
or that included the violation of any of the following provisions:
(1) Section 19.02, Penal Code (murder);
(2) Section 19.03, Penal Code (capital murder);
(3) Section 19.04, Penal Code (manslaughter);
(4) Section 20.04, Penal Code (aggravated
kidnapping);
(5) Section 22.011, Penal Code (sexual assault) or
Section 22.021, Penal Code (aggravated sexual assault);
(6) Section 22.02, Penal Code (aggravated assault);
(7) Section 29.03, Penal Code (aggravated robbery);
(8) Section 22.04, Penal Code (injury to a child,
elderly individual, or disabled individual), if the offense is
punishable as a felony, other than a state jail felony;
(9) Section 22.05(b), Penal Code (felony deadly
conduct involving discharging a firearm);
(10) Subchapter D, Chapter 481, Health and Safety
Code, if the conduct constitutes a felony of the first degree or an
aggravated controlled substance felony (certain offenses involving
controlled substances);
(11) Section 15.03, Penal Code (criminal
solicitation);
(12) Section 21.11(a)(1), Penal Code (indecency with a
child);
(13) Section 15.031, Penal Code (criminal
solicitation of a minor);
(14) Section 15.01, Penal Code (criminal attempt), if
the offense attempted was an offense under Section 19.02, Penal
Code (murder), or Section 19.03, Penal Code (capital murder), or an
offense listed by Article 42A.054(a), Code of Criminal Procedure;
(15) Section 28.02, Penal Code (arson), if bodily
injury or death is suffered by any person by reason of the
commission of the conduct;
(16) Section 49.08, Penal Code (intoxication
manslaughter); [or]
(17) Section 30.02, Penal Code (burglary), if the
offense is punishable under Section 30.02(d), Penal Code, and the
actor committed the offense with intent to commit a felony under
Section 21.11, 22.011, 22.021, or 22.02, Penal Code; or
(18) Section 15.02, Penal Code (criminal conspiracy),
if the offense made the subject of the criminal conspiracy includes
a violation of any of the provisions referenced in Subdivisions (1)
through (17) [(16)].
SECTION 6. Section 54.04(d), Family Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(d) If the court or jury makes the finding specified in
Subsection (c) allowing the court to make a disposition in the case:
(1) the court or jury may, in addition to any order
required or authorized under Section 54.041 or 54.042, place the
child on probation on such reasonable and lawful terms as the court
may determine:
(A) in the child's own home or in the custody of a
relative or other fit person; or
(B) subject to the finding under Subsection (c)
on the placement of the child outside the child's home, in:
(i) a suitable foster home;
(ii) a suitable public or private
residential treatment facility licensed by a state governmental
entity or exempted from licensure by state law, except a facility
operated by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department; [or]
(iii) a suitable public or private
post-adjudication secure correctional facility that meets the
requirements of Section 51.125, except a facility operated by the
Texas Juvenile Justice Department; or
(iv) a suitable public or private nonsecure
correctional facility that meets the requirements of Section
51.126, other than a nonsecure facility operated by the Texas
Juvenile Justice Department;
(2) if the court or jury found at the conclusion of the
adjudication hearing that the child engaged in delinquent conduct
that violates a penal law of this state or the United States of the
grade of felony, the court or jury made a special commitment finding
under Section 54.04013, and the petition was not approved by the
grand jury under Section 53.045, the court may commit the child to
the Texas Juvenile Justice Department under Section 54.04013, or a
post-adjudication secure correctional facility under Section
54.04011(c)(1), as applicable, without a determinate sentence;
(3) if the court or jury found at the conclusion of the
adjudication hearing that the child engaged in delinquent conduct
that included a violation of a penal law listed in Section 53.045(a)
and if the petition was approved by the grand jury under Section
53.045, the court or jury may sentence the child to commitment in
the Texas Juvenile Justice Department or a post-adjudication secure
correctional facility under Section 54.04011(c)(2) with a possible
transfer to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for a term of:
(A) not more than 40 years if the conduct
constitutes:
(i) a capital felony;
(ii) a felony of the first degree; or
(iii) an aggravated controlled substance
felony;
(B) not more than 20 years if the conduct
constitutes a felony of the second degree; or
(C) not more than 10 years if the conduct
constitutes a felony of the third degree;
(4) the court may assign the child an appropriate
sanction level and sanctions as provided by the assignment
guidelines in Section 59.003; or
(5) [the court may place the child in a suitable
nonsecure correctional facility that is registered and meets the
applicable standards for the facility as provided by Section
51.126; or
[(6)] if applicable, the court or jury may make a
disposition under Subsection (m) or Section 54.04011(c)(2)(A).
SECTION 7. Section 61.0031(d), Family Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(d) The juvenile court to which the order has been
transferred shall require the parent or other eligible person to
appear before the court to notify the parent or other eligible
person of the existence and terms of the order, unless the parent or
other eligible person [permanent supervision hearing under Section
51.073(c)] has [been] waived, in writing, the right to
appear. Failure to do so renders the order unenforceable.
SECTION 8. Section 261.401, Family Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
(e) In this section, for purposes of an investigation
conducted by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, "child" means
an individual who is:
(1) 10 years of age or older and younger than 19 years
of age; and
(2) committed to the department under Title 3.
SECTION 9. Section 261.405(a), Family Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) In this section:
(1) "Child" means a person who is:
(A) 10 years of age or older and younger than 19
years of age; and
(B) under the jurisdiction of a juvenile court.
(2) "Juvenile justice facility" means a facility
operated wholly or partly by the juvenile board, by another
governmental unit, or by a private vendor under a contract with the
juvenile board, county, or other governmental unit that serves
juveniles under juvenile court jurisdiction. The term includes:
(A) a public or private juvenile
pre-adjudication secure detention facility, including a holdover
facility;
(B) a public or private juvenile
post-adjudication secure correctional facility except for a
facility operated solely for children committed to the Texas
Juvenile Justice Department; and
(C) a public or private nonsecure [non-secure]
juvenile post-adjudication residential treatment facility that is
not licensed by the Department of Family and Protective Services or
the Department of State Health Services.
(3) [(2)] "Juvenile justice program" means a program
or department operated wholly or partly by the juvenile board or by
a private vendor under a contract with a juvenile board that serves
juveniles under juvenile court jurisdiction. The term includes:
(A) a juvenile justice alternative education
program;
(B) a non-residential program that serves
juvenile offenders under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court;
and
(C) a juvenile probation department.
SECTION 10. Subchapter A, Chapter 152, Human Resources
Code, is amended by adding Section 152.0018 to read as follows:
Sec. 152.0018. COORDINATION OF SERVICES FOR JUVENILES IN
CONSERVATORSHIP. A juvenile board or local juvenile probation
department and the Department of Family and Protective Services
shall plan and coordinate services for a child who is in the
conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services
and subject to proceedings under Title 3, Family Code, including
services for a child who is:
(1) released from detention under conditions provided
under Section 53.02(a), Family Code;
(2) released from detention under conditions provided
under Section 54.01(f), Family Code, after a hearing conducted
under Section 54.01, Family Code;
(3) detained as a result of a hearing conducted under
Section 54.01, Family Code;
(4) placed in a secure correctional facility,
nonsecure correctional facility, or other placement, including a
placement that qualifies for funding under Title IV-E, Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 670 et seq.), by a juvenile court as
a condition of probation under Section 54.04(d), Family Code; or
(5) placed on probation under Section 54.04, Family
Code, and released to the custody of the Department of Family and
Protective Services.
SECTION 11. Section 201.001(a)(2), Human Resources Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(2) "Child" means an individual:
(A) 10 years of age or older and younger than 19
[18] years of age who is under the jurisdiction of a juvenile court;
or
(B) 10 years of age or older and younger than 19
years of age who is committed to the department under Title 3,
Family Code.
SECTION 12. Section 53.045(a), Family Code, as amended by
this Act, applies only to conduct violating a penal law that occurs
on or after the effective date of this Act. Conduct violating a
penal law that occurs before the effective date of this Act is
governed by the law in effect when the conduct occurred, and the
former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of
this section, conduct occurs before the effective date of this Act
if any element of the conduct occurs before the effective date.
SECTION 13. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.