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House Bill 1425 |
House Author: Lewis et al. |
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Effective: 6-19-09 |
Senate Sponsor: Seliger |
House Bill 1425 amends the Education Code to establish that, for purposes of determining whether a county is required to develop a juvenile justice alternative education program (JJAEP) and whether an expelled student who is not detained or receiving treatment under a court order is required to be enrolled in such a program according to the population threshold for such requirements, a county with a population greater than 125,000 is considered to be a county with a population of 125,000 or less if the county had a population of 125,000 or less according to the 2000 federal census and the county's juvenile board, with Texas Juvenile Probation Commission approval, enters into a memorandum of understanding with each school district within the county that outlines the board and district responsibilities in minimizing the number of students expelled without receiving alternative educational services and that includes the required coordination procedures between a district and a board concerning supervision and rehabilitative services appropriate for expelled students and students assigned to disciplinary alternative education programs.
House Bill 1425 requires a juvenile court that has placed a child on juvenile probation or deferred prosecution under the Juvenile Justice Code and that required as a condition of probation or deferred prosecution that the child attend a JJAEP in a county that is not required to operate a JJAEP, as amended by the bill, to modify the conditions of probation or deferred prosecution if the county discontinues operation of the JJAEP. House Bill 1425 makes its provisions applicable beginning with the 2009-2010 school year.