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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to testing of a juvenile for a sexually transmitted |
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disease or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) upon the filing of a |
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petition alleging delinquent conduct. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 54.033, Texas Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) A child found at the conclusion of an adjudication
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hearing under Section 54.03 of this code alleged to have engaged in |
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delinquent conduct by a petition filed under 53.04 or 53.045, or a |
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petition filed under 54.02 of this code that included a violation of |
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Sections 21.11(a)(1), 22.011, or 22.021, Penal Code, shall undergo |
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a medical procedure or test at the direction of the juvenile court |
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designed to show or help show whether the child has a sexually |
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transmitted disease, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), |
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human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or infection with any other |
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probable causative agent of AIDS. The Court may direct the child to |
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undergo the procedure or test on the court's own motion or on the |
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request of the victim of the delinquent conduct. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a |
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petition alleging delinquent conduct filed on or after the |
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effective date of this Act, regardless of whether the delinquent |
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conduct occurred before, on, or after the effective date of this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |