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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the supervision of certain juvenile case managers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 45.056, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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(f) The judge of a court that employs a juvenile case |
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manager under Subsection (a) or (c) shall supervise the juvenile |
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case manager, except that the judge may delegate that duty to |
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another officer of the court who is authorized to conduct hearings |
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under Title 3, Family Code. The judge may not delegate that duty to |
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the clerk of the court. This subsection does not apply to: |
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(1) a part-time judge; or |
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(2) a county court for which the county judge has |
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appointed one or more full-time magistrates under Section 54.1172, |
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Government Code. |
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SECTION 2. Subsection (f), Article 45.056, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, as added by this Act, applies to the supervision of a |
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juvenile case manager employed by a court on or after the effective |
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date of this Act, regardless of whether the juvenile case manager |
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began that employment before, on, or after the effective date of |
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this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |