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TX SB181
Bill
Status
11/12/2024
Primary Sponsor
Jose Menendez
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AI Summary
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Authorizes the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) to adopt a gender-responsive version of its standardized risk and needs assessment instrument for offenders in the adult criminal justice system
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The gender-responsive instrument would assess offenders of a specific gender and account for factors that particularly affect that gender
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Amends Section 501.0921(a) of the Government Code, which currently requires TDCJ to use a standardized instrument based on criminogenic factors
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Effective date: September 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to adopt a gender-responsive risk and needs assessment instrument.
Criminal Procedure
Last Action
Referred to Criminal Justice
2/3/2025