By: Meyer, Fallon, et al. H.B. No. 2575       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT       relating to certain requirements imposed on a sex offender who   enters the premises of a school.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Article 62.053(a), Code of Criminal Procedure,   is amended to read as follows:          (a)  Before a person who will be subject to registration   under this chapter is due to be released from a penal institution,   the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or the Texas Juvenile   Justice Department shall determine the person's level of risk to   the community using the sex offender screening tool developed or   selected under Article 62.007 and assign to the person a numeric   risk level of one, two, or three. Before releasing the person, an   official of the penal institution shall:                (1)  inform the person that:                      (A)  not later than the later of the seventh day   after the date on which the person is released or after the date on   which the person moves from a previous residence to a new residence   in this state or not later than the first date the applicable local   law enforcement authority by policy allows the person to register   or verify registration, the person must register or verify   registration with the local law enforcement authority in the   municipality or county in which the person intends to reside;                      (B)  not later than the seventh day after the date   on which the person is released or the date on which the person   moves from a previous residence to a new residence in this state,   the person must, if the person has not moved to an intended   residence, report to the applicable entity or entities as required   by Article 62.051(h) or (j) or 62.055(e);                      (C)  not later than the seventh day before the   date on which the person moves to a new residence in this state or   another state, the person must report in person to the local law   enforcement authority designated as the person's primary   registration authority by the department and to the juvenile   probation officer, community supervision and corrections   department officer, or parole officer supervising the person;                      (D)  not later than the 10th day after the date on   which the person arrives in another state in which the person   intends to reside, the person must register with the law   enforcement agency that is identified by the department as the   agency designated by that state to receive registration   information, if the other state has a registration requirement for   sex offenders;                      (E)  not later than the 30th day after the date on   which the person is released, the person must apply to the   department in person for the issuance of an original or renewal   driver's license or personal identification certificate and a   failure to apply to the department as required by this paragraph   results in the automatic revocation of any driver's license or   personal identification certificate issued by the department to the   person;                      (F)  the person must notify appropriate entities   of any change in status as described by Article 62.057; [and]                      (G)  certain types of employment are prohibited   under Article 62.063 for a person with a reportable conviction or   adjudication for a sexually violent offense involving a victim   younger than 14 years of age occurring on or after September 1,   2013; and                      (H)  if the person enters or goes within 25 feet of   the premises of a school as described by Article 62.064 and is   subject to the requirements of that article, the person must   immediately notify the administrative office of the school of the   person's presence and the person's registration status under this   chapter;                (2)  require the person to sign a written statement   that the person was informed of the person's duties as described by   Subdivision (1) or Subsection (g) or, if the person refuses to sign   the statement, certify that the person was so informed;                (3)  obtain the address or, if applicable, a detailed   description of each geographical location where the person expects   to reside on the person's release and other registration   information, including a photograph and complete set of   fingerprints; and                (4)  complete the registration form for the person.          SECTION 2.  Article 62.058, Code of Criminal Procedure, is   amended by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:          (g)  A local law enforcement authority who provides a person   with a registration form for verification as required by this   chapter shall include with the form a statement and, if applicable,   a description of the person's duty to provide notice under Article   62.064.          SECTION 3.  Subchapter B, Chapter 62, Code of Criminal   Procedure, is amended by adding Article 62.064 to read as follows:          Art. 62.064.  ENTRY ONTO OR PRESENCE NEAR SCHOOL PREMISES;   NOTICE REQUIRED. (a)  In this article:                (1)  "Premises" means a building or portion of a   building and the grounds on which the building is located,   including any public or private driveway, street, sidewalk or   walkway, parking lot, or parking garage on the grounds.                (2)  "School" has the meaning assigned by Section   481.134, Health and Safety Code.          (b)  A person subject to registration under this chapter who   enters the premises of any school in this state or goes within 25   feet of the premises of a school in this state during the standard   operating hours of the school shall immediately notify the   administrative office of the school of the person's presence on the   premises of the school and the person's registration status under   this chapter.  The office may provide a chaperon to accompany the   person while the person is on the premises of the school.          (c)  The requirements of this article:                (1)  are in addition to any requirement associated with   the imposition of a child safety zone on the person under Section   508.187, Government Code, or Article 42A.453; and                (2)  do not apply to:                      (A)  a student enrolled at the school; or                      (B)  a student from another school participating   at an event at the school.          SECTION 4.  The change in law made by this Act applies to a   person subject to registration under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal   Procedure, for an offense committed or conduct that occurs before,   on, or after the effective date of this Act.          SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.