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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to providing children committed to the Texas Juvenile |
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Justice Department with certain documents on discharge or release. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 245.0536(b), Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The department shall submit a request under Subsection |
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(a)(2) on intake of the child [as soon as is practicable] to enable |
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the department to receive the personal identification certificate |
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before the department releases or discharges the child and to |
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provide the child with the personal identification certificate when |
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the department releases or discharges the child. |
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SECTION 2. Section 245.0537(b), Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The department shall submit a request under Subsection |
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(a)(2) on intake of the child [as soon as is practicable] to enable |
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the department to receive the applicable document before the |
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department releases or discharges the child and to provide the |
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child with the applicable document when the department releases or |
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discharges the child. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |