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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the filing of a complaint or referral to juvenile court |
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by a school district against a student for failing to attend school. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (a), Section 25.0951, Education Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) If a student fails to attend school without excuse on 10 |
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or more days or parts of days within a six-month period in the same |
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school year, a school district shall within 10 [seven] school days |
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of the student's last absence: |
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(1) file a complaint against the student or the |
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student's parent or both in a county, justice, or municipal court |
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for an offense under Section 25.093 or 25.094, as appropriate, or |
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refer the student to a juvenile court in a county with a population |
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of less than 100,000 for conduct that violates Section 25.094; or |
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(2) refer the student to a juvenile court for conduct |
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indicating a need for supervision under Section 51.03(b)(2), Family |
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Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |