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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the definition of conduct indicating a need for |
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supervision. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 51.03(b), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) Conduct indicating a need for supervision is: |
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(1) subject to Subsection (f), conduct, other than a |
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traffic offense, that violates: |
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(A) the penal laws of this state of the grade of |
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misdemeanor that are punishable by fine only; or |
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(B) the penal ordinances of any political |
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subdivision of this state; |
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(2) the absence of a child on 10 or more days or parts |
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of days within a six-month period in the same school year or on |
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three or more days or parts of days within a four-week period from |
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school; |
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(3) the voluntary absence of a child from the child's |
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home without the consent of the child's parent or guardian for a |
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substantial length of time or without intent to return; |
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(4) conduct prohibited by city ordinance or by state |
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law involving the inhalation of the fumes or vapors of paint and |
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other protective coatings or glue and other adhesives and the |
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volatile chemicals itemized in Section 485.001, Health and Safety |
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Code; |
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(5) an act that violates a school district's |
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previously communicated written standards of student conduct for |
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which the child has been expelled under Section 37.007(c), |
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Education Code; [or] |
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(6) conduct that violates a reasonable and lawful |
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order of a court entered under Section 264.305; or |
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(7) conduct described by Section 43.02(a)(1) or (2), |
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Penal Code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 51.03, Family Code, as amended by this |
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Act, applies only to conduct that occurs on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. Conduct that occurs before the effective date of |
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this Act is covered by the law in effect at the time the conduct |
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occurred, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. For the purposes of this section, conduct occurs before |
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the effective date of this Act if any element of the conduct |
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occurred before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |