79R4737 BDH-F


By:  Leibowitz, Escobar, et al.                                   H.B. No. 444

Substitute the following for H.B. No. 444:                                    

By:  Delisi                                                   C.S.H.B. No. 444



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the proximity of a school bus stop to the residence of a 
sex offender or sexually violent predator.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Chapter 34, Education Code, is amended by adding 
Section 34.012 to read as follows:
	Sec. 34.012.  LOCATION OF BUS STOP.  (a)  A school district 
that transports students in connection with school activities 
shall, to the extent practicable, locate each bus stop or other 
place designated as a place of entry to or exit from a district 
transit vehicle at least 1,000 feet from the residence of a person 
who is:
		(1)  required to register as a sex offender under 
Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, because of conduct 
involving a victim younger than 17 years of age; or
		(2)  civilly committed as a sexually violent predator 
under Chapter 841, Health and Safety Code, and subject to 
outpatient treatment and supervision under that chapter.
	(b)  The distance described by Subsection (a) must be 
measured in a straight line from the nearest property line of the 
residence to the bus stop or other designated place.
	SECTION 2.  This Act applies beginning with the 2005-2006 
school year.       
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect September 1, 2005.