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Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 432.176. Report to Legislature;  Legislative Oversight

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The adjutant general or coordinator shall annually submit a report on the activities under the program and the activities of the department relating to sexual offense prevention and response to:

(1) the governor;

(2) the lieutenant governor;

(3) the speaker of the house of representatives;  and

(4) the chairs of the standing committees of the senate and house of representatives with primary jurisdiction over the department.

(b) Using state data collected by the coordinator, the report must include for the preceding state fiscal year:

(1) the policies and procedures implemented by the coordinator and adjutant general in response to incidents of sexual assault and indecent assault;

(2) an assessment of the implementation and effectiveness of the program and the policies and procedures on the prevention and oversight of and the state's response to reports of sexual assault and indecent assault within the department;

(3) an analysis of the number of incidents of sexual assault and indecent assault involving members of the Texas military forces;  and

(4) deficiencies in the department's training of the coordinator.

(c) Information provided in the report required under Subsection (b)(3) for restricted cases is limited to aggregated statistical data to protect victim privacy and for unrestricted cases is limited to aggregated statistical data that at a minimum includes:

(1) statistics relating to the types of offenses investigated under this subchapter;

(2) statistics relating to victims and accused persons;

(3) the status of investigations under this subchapter and prosecutions under this chapter;  and

(4) the status of administrative actions taken by the department against members of the Texas military forces who are on state active duty.

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