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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibiting the pre-adjudication solitary confinement |
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of certain juveniles. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 51.12, Family Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (n) to read as follows: |
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(n) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, a child |
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may not be detained in solitary confinement. A child may be |
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detained in solitary confinement only if the solitary confinement |
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is necessary to: |
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(1) ensure the physical or mental health or safety of |
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the child or another child detained in the same facility as the |
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child; or |
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(2) comply with the requirements of Subsection (f), |
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(g), or (l). |
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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, 2011. |