Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Wednesday, May 8, 2013 Page: 1,649
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(3) the projected impact of the recommendations on the allocation of the
division's funds.
SECTION 25. Article 42.01, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended by
adding Section 11 to read as follows:
Sec. 11. In addition to the information described by Section 1, the judgment
should reflect whether a victim impact statement was returned to the attorney
representing the state pursuant to Article 56.03(e).
SECTION 26. Article 56.03(e), Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended to read
as follows:
(e) Prior to the imposition of a sentence by the court in a criminal case, the
court[, i,] shall, as applicable in the case,
inquire as to whether a victim impact statement has been returned to the attorney
representing the state and, if a victim impact statement has been returned to the
attorney representing the state, consider the information provided in the statement.
Before sentencing the defendant, the court shall permit the defendant or the
defendant's [lis] counsel a reasonable time to read the statement, excluding the
victim's name, address, and telephone number, comment on the statement, and, with
the approval of the court, introduce testimony or other information alleging a factual
inaccuracy in the statement. If the court sentences the defendant to a term of
community supervision, the attorney representing the state [eel4] shall forward any
victim's impact statement received in the case to the community supervision and
corrections department supervising the defendant[, alog ith thc papers inithc c ].
SECTION 27. Article 56.04, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended by
adding Subsection (d-1) and amending Subsection (e) to read as follows:
(d-1) The victim services division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice,
in consultation with the Board of Pardons and Paroles, law enforcement agencies,
prosecutors' offices, and other participants in the criminal justice system, shall
develop recommendations to ensure that completed victim impact statements are
submitted to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice as provided by this chapter.
(e) On inquiry by the court, the attorney representing the state [The-4etis
asistanee-coordinator] shall make available [sew4] a copy of a victim impact
statement for consideration by [te] the court sentencing the defendant. If the court
sentences the defendant to imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice,
the court [4] shall attach the copy of the victim impact statement to the commitment
papers.
SECTION 28. Chapter 19, Education Code, is amended by adding Section
19.0022 to read as follows:
Sec. 19.0022. SUNSET PROVISION. The Windham School District is subject
to review under Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). The district shall
be reviewed during the period in which the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is
reviewed.
SECTION 29. Section 19.0041, Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 19.0041. PROGRAM DATA COLLECTION AND BIENNIAL
EVALUATION AND REPORT [OF-TRA-IING SERVICES]. (a) To evaluate the
effectiveness of its programs [
], the Windham School District shall [cons-lt with theWednesday, May 8, 2013
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Wednesday, May 8, 2013, legislative document, May 8, 2013; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth641149/m1/67/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.