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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the prosecution of a parent contributing to the |
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nonattendance of a public school student. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.093(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) If a warning is issued as required by Section 25.095(a), |
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the parent intentionally [with criminal negligence] fails to |
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require the child to attend school as required by law, and the child |
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has absences for the amount of time specified under Section 25.094, |
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the parent commits an offense. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect at the time the offense was committed, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
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purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the |
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effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred |
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before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |