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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the administration of the Juvenile Justice Case |
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Management System. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 58.403 and 58.404, Family Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 58.403. JUVENILE INFORMATION SYSTEM. The commission |
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shall [in partnership with local counties may] participate in and |
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assist counties in the creation and maintenance of a statewide |
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system to: |
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(1) aid in processing the cases of children under this |
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title; |
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(2) facilitate the delivery of services to children in |
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the juvenile justice system; |
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(3) aid in the early identification of at-risk and |
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delinquent children; and |
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(4) facilitate cross-jurisdictional sharing of |
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information related to juvenile offenders between authorized |
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criminal and juvenile justice agencies and partner agencies. |
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Sec. 58.404. INFORMATION COLLECTED BY COMMISSION. The |
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commission shall [may] collect and maintain all information related |
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to juvenile offenders and all offenses committed by a juvenile |
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offender, including all information collected and maintained under |
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Subchapters B and D. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |