R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State
1-2 of Texas, 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, That House Rule
1-3 13, Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule
1-4 13, Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to
1-5 resolve the differences on Senate Bill No. 1432, relating to
1-6 truancy, high school equivalency programs, and the authority of
1-7 justice, municipal, and certain juvenile courts in relation to
1-8 children and providing criminal penalties, to consider and take
1-9 action on the following matter:
1-10 House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(1), is suspended to permit the
1-11 committee to change text that is not in disagreement by
1-12 substituting "article" for "section" so that added Articles
1-13 45.054(c) and (d), Code of Criminal Procedure, read as follows:
1-14 (c) A court having jurisdiction under this article shall
1-15 endorse on the summons issued to the parent of the individual who
1-16 is the subject of the hearing an order directing the parent to
1-17 appear personally at the hearing and directing the person having
1-18 custody of the individual to bring the individual to the hearing.
1-19 (d) An individual commits an offense if the individual is a
1-20 parent who fails to attend a hearing under this article after
1-21 receiving notice under Subsection (c) that the individual's
1-22 attendance is required. An offense under this subsection is a
1-23 Class C misdemeanor.
1-24 Explanation: The changed text is necessary to correct an
2-1 inadvertent drafting error.
Reyna of Bexar
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1243 was adopted by the House on May
27, 2001, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House