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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the enrollment in public school of certain students who |
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are registered sex offenders. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 25, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 25.0012 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 25.0012. ENROLLMENT OF CERTAIN REGISTERED SEX |
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OFFENDERS RESTRICTED. (a) In this section, "reportable conviction |
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or adjudication" and "sexually violent offense" have the meanings |
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assigned by Article 62.001, Code of Criminal Procedure. |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c) and |
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notwithstanding Section 25.001, a student may not enroll at a |
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public school campus if the student is required to register as a sex |
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offender under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, as a result |
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of a reportable conviction or adjudication for a sexually violent |
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offense. |
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(c) Notwithstanding Subchapter A, Chapter 37, a student to |
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whom this section applies and who is not exempt from the compulsory |
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school attendance requirements under Section 25.086 shall enroll in |
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a disciplinary alternative education program under Section 37.008 |
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or a juvenile justice alternative education program under Section |
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37.011. |
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SECTION 2. Section 25.0012, Education Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to an offense committed on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. An offense committed before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the |
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offense was committed, and the former law is continued in effect for |
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that purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense was |
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committed before the effective date of this Act if any element of |
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the offense occurred before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |