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House Bill 232 |
House Author: Guillen |
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Effective: 6-14-13 |
Senate Sponsor: Zaffirini |
House Bill 232 amends the Alcoholic Beverage Code to authorize a court to allow a minor defendant who is required to attend an alcohol awareness program on placement on deferred disposition for conviction of certain alcohol-related offenses, but who resides in a county with a population of 75,000 or less and for whom access to an alcohol awareness program is not readily available in the county or an adjacent county, to take an online alcohol awareness program if the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) approves online courses. In the alternative, the bill authorizes the court to require such a defendant to perform not less than eight hours of community service related to alcohol abuse prevention or treatment and approved by DSHS.