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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to juvenile case managers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Article 45.056, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, is amended to read as follows: |
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Art. 45.056. AUTHORITY TO EMPLOY JUVENILE CASE MANAGERS; |
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REIMBURSEMENT; MINIMUM STANDARDS.
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SECTION 2. Article 45.056, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsections (f), (g), |
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and (h) to read as follows: |
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(d) Pursuant to Article 102.0174, the court may pay the |
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salary and benefits and pay for the training of the juvenile case
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manager from the juvenile case manager fund. |
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(f) The governing body of the employing governmental entity |
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under this article shall adopt reasonable rules for juvenile case |
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managers that provide: |
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(1) a code of ethics, and for the enforcement of that |
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code; |
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(2) minimum education requirements; and |
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(3) minimum training standards, including |
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requirements that each juvenile case manager receive training in: |
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(A) the role of the juvenile case manager; |
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(B) case planning and management; |
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(C) juvenile law; |
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(D) courtroom proceedings and presentation; |
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(E) law enforcement proceedings; |
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(F) local programs and services for juveniles and |
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methods by which juveniles may access those programs and services; |
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and |
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(G) detecting and preventing abuse, |
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exploitation, and neglect of children. |
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(g) The employing court or governmental entity under this |
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article shall enforce the rules adopted under Subsection (f). |
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(h) The commissioners court or governing body of the |
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municipality that administers the juvenile case manager fund under |
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Article 102.0174 shall require periodic review of juvenile case |
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managers to ensure enforcement of the rules adopted under |
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Subsection (f). |
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SECTION 3. Subsection (g), Article 102.0174, Code of |
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Criminal Procedure, is amended to read as follows: |
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(g) A fund created under this section may be used only to |
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finance the salary, [and] benefits, and training of a juvenile case
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manager employed under Article 45.056. The fund may not be used to |
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supplement the income of an employee whose primary role is not that |
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of a juvenile case manager. |
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SECTION 4. Not later than December 1, 2011, the governing |
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body of a governmental entity that employs a juvenile case manager |
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under Article 45.056, Code of Criminal Procedure, as amended by |
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this Act, shall adopt the rules required under that article. |
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SECTION 5. 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. |
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