88R506 MCK-D By: Miles S.B. No. 182 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the required report of criminal offenses committed against individuals receiving certain state agency services. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 40, Human Resources Code, is amended by adding Section 40.082 to read as follows: Sec. 40.082. REPORT OF CRIMINAL OFFENSE. Each employee of the department or of a department contractor who becomes aware of a criminal offense another employee of the department or of a department contractor commits against a person receiving services from the department or a department contractor shall report the offense to the Texas Department of Public Safety. SECTION 2. Chapter 203, Human Resources Code, is amended by adding Section 203.020 to read as follows: Sec. 203.020. REPORT OF CRIMINAL OFFENSE. Each employee of the department or of a department contractor who becomes aware of a criminal offense another employee of the department or of a department contractor commits against a person receiving services from the department or a department contractor shall report the offense to the Texas Department of Public Safety. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.