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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the failure to attend school for part of a day. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.094, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) For purposes of Subsection (a), an individual fails to |
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attend school on a part of a day only if the individual misses: |
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(1) more than 15 percent of an instructional day; or |
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(2) more than 15 percent of a class period. |
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SECTION 2. Section 51.03, Family Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (h) to read as follows: |
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(h) For purposes of Subsection (b)(2), a child is absent for |
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a part of a day only if the child misses: |
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(1) more than 15 percent of an instructional day; or |
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(2) more than 15 percent of a class period. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed or conduct violating a penal law that occurs |
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on or after the effective date of this Act. An offense committed or |
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conduct that occurs before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed |
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or conduct occurred, and the former law is continued in effect for |
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that purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense was |
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committed or conduct violating a penal law occurred before the |
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effective date of this Act if any element of the offense or |
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violation occurred before that date. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |