By Uher                                               H.B. No. 2148
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the transfer of certain cases by a juvenile court.
 1-3           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-4           SECTION 1. Section 51.07, Family Code, is amended to read as
 1-5     follows:
 1-6           Sec. 51.07.  TRANSFER TO ANOTHER COUNTY. (a)  When a child
 1-7     has been found to have engaged in delinquent conduct or conduct
 1-8     indicating a need for supervision under Section 54.03 [of this
 1-9     code], the juvenile court, with the consent of the child and
1-10     appropriate adult given in accordance with Section 51.09 [of this
1-11     code], may transfer the case [and transcripts of records and
1-12     documents] to the juvenile court of the county where the child
1-13     resides for disposition of the case under Section 54.04 [of this
1-14     code].
1-15           (b)  The [When a child who is on probation moves with his
1-16     family from one county to another, the] juvenile court may transfer
1-17     the case of a child who is on probation to another [the] juvenile
1-18     court [in the county of the child's new residence] if:
1-19                 (1)  the transfer is in the best interest of the child;
1-20     and
1-21                 (2)  the receiving court consents to the transfer.  [In
1-22     all other cases of transfer, consent of the receiving court is
1-23     required.]
1-24           (c)  The transferring court shall forward transcripts of
 2-1     records and documents in the case to the judge of the receiving
 2-2     court.
 2-3           SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001, and
 2-4     applies only to the transfer of a case on or after that date.  A
 2-5     transfer of a case before the effective date of this Act is
 2-6     governed by the law applicable to the transfer immediately before
 2-7     the effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect
 2-8     for that purpose.