88R22835 LHC-D     By: Sherman, Sr. H.B. No. 2305       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a report on recidivism rates.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 322, Government Code, is amended by   adding Section 322.0195 to read as follows:          Sec. 322.0195.  RECIDIVISM REPORT. (a)  The board shall   prepare a biennial report on recidivism that includes rearrest and   reincarceration rates.  The report must include:                (1)  statewide rearrest and reincarceration rates for   individuals released from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice   or the Texas Juvenile Justice Department; and                (2)  rearrest and reincarceration rates for all   individuals for the following counties:                      (A)  Bexar;                      (B)  Collin;                      (C)  Dallas;                      (D)  Denton;                      (E)  El Paso;                      (F)  Fort Bend;                      (G)  Harris;                      (H)  Hidalgo;                      (I)  Tarrant; and                      (J)  Travis.          (b)  In preparing the report, the board shall collaborate   with the Department of Public Safety and each sheriff.  The   Department of Public Safety and each sheriff shall provide any   information requested by the board for the purpose of preparing the   report.          (c)  The report may be included in any other report made by   the board.          (d)  Not later than the last day of February of each   odd-numbered year, the board shall submit the report to the   governor, the lieutenant governor, and each member of the   legislature.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.