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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the composition of a juvenile board. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 152, Human Resources Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 152.0015 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 152.0015. COMPOSITION OF BOARD. (a) Each juvenile |
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board must include: |
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(1) a justice of the peace from the county served by |
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the juvenile board, selected by majority vote of all the justices of |
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the peace of the county; and |
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(2) a judge of a municipal court of a municipality |
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located in the county served by the juvenile board, selected by |
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majority vote of all the municipal judges of the municipalities |
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located in the county. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Section 152.0001(b), to the extent of a |
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conflict between this section and a law applicable to a specific |
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juvenile board, this section prevails. |
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SECTION 2. Section 152.0032, Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 152.0032. COMPOSITION OF JUVENILE BOARD. The |
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juvenile board is composed of: |
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(1) the county judge;[,] |
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(2) the district judges in the county; |
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(3) a justice of the peace of the county, selected by |
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majority vote of all the justices of the peace of the county; |
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(4) a judge of a municipal court of a municipality |
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located in the county, selected by majority vote of all the |
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municipal judges of the municipalities located in the county; [,] |
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and |
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(5) the judges of any statutory courts designated as a |
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juvenile court in the county. |
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SECTION 3. Section 152.0051, Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 152.0051. COMPOSITION OF JUVENILE BOARD. The |
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juvenile board of a county that has a family district court is |
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composed of: |
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(1) the county judge; |
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(2) the judge of each family district court; |
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(3) the judge of each other district court in the |
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county; |
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(4) a justice of the peace of the county, selected by |
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majority vote of all the justices of the peace of the county; |
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(5) a judge of a municipal court of a municipality |
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located in the county, selected by majority vote of all the |
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municipal judges of the municipalities located in the county; and |
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(6) [(4)] the judge of each other court in the county |
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that has jurisdiction over juvenile matters. |
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SECTION 4. (a) The changes in law made by this Act apply to |
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each juvenile board created under Chapter 152, Human Resources |
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Code, regardless of whether the juvenile board is created before, |
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on, or after the effective date of this Act. |
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(b) As soon as possible after the effective date of this |
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Act, the commissioners court of each county in this state that is |
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served by a juvenile board on that date shall ensure that the |
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composition of the juvenile board conforms to the requirements of |
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Section 152.0015, Human Resources Code, as added by this Act, or |
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Section 152.0032 or 152.0051, Human Resources Code, as amended by |
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this Act, as applicable. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect October 1, 2007. |