By Coleman H.B. No. 2773 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to juvenile court jurisdiction over and procedures for 1-3 children who are eight or nine years of age and to services for 1-4 those children. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. Chapter 51, Family Code, is amended by adding 1-7 Section 51.20 to read as follows: 1-8 Sec. 51.20. SERVICES FOR CHILDREN UNDER 10 YEARS OF AGE. 1-9 For the purpose of providing limited social services to children 1-10 ages 8 and 9 who are referred by law enforcement officials, a local 1-11 juvenile probation department may, to the extent resources are 1-12 available, provide counseling and rehabilitative services to 1-13 children ages 8 and 9 in accordance with guidelines established by 1-14 the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission under Section 141.0415, 1-15 Human Resources Code. 1-16 SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 141, Human Resources Code, 1-17 is amended by adding Section 141.0415 to read as follows: 1-18 Sec. 141.0415. SERVICES FOR CHILDREN UNDER 10 YEARS OF AGE. 1-19 The commission shall adopt rules that establish guidelines for 1-20 local juvenile probation departments to develop services and 1-21 programs for children under 10 years of age that adequately address 1-22 the needs of those children. 1-23 SECTION 3. Subchapter C, Chapter 34, Family Code, is amended 2-1 by adding Section 34.541 to read as follows: 2-2 Sec. 34.541. PROVISION OF SERVICES IN COOPERATION WITH 2-3 JUVENILE PROBATION DEPARTMENTS. (a) The Department of Protective 2-4 and Regulatory Services shall assist local juvenile probation 2-5 departments in providing services to children under 10 years of age 2-6 who are under the jurisdiction of those departments. 2-7 (b) The Department of Protective and Regulatory Services 2-8 shall provide the assistance in a manner designed to aid local 2-9 juvenile probation departments to implement the guidelines 2-10 established by the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission under 2-11 Section 141.0415, Human Resources Code. 2-12 SECTION 4. (a) The change in law made by this Act applies 2-13 only to conduct that occurs on or after the effective date of this 2-14 Act. Conduct violating a penal law of the state occurs on or after 2-15 the effective date of this Act if every element of the violation 2-16 occurs on or after that date. 2-17 (b) Conduct that occurs before the effective date of this 2-18 Act is covered by the law in effect at the time the conduct 2-19 occurred, and the former law is continued in effect for that 2-20 purpose. 2-21 SECTION 5. This act takes effect September 1, 1993. 2-22 SECTION 6. The importance of this legislation and the 2-23 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-24 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-25 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 3-1 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.