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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to venue for the offense of failure to attend school. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.093(b), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) The attendance officer or other appropriate school |
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official shall file a complaint against the parent in: |
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(1) the constitutional county court of the county in |
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which the parent resides or in which the school is located, if the |
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county has a population of 1.75 million or more; |
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(2) a justice court designated to hear cases arising |
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under this section [of any precinct] in the county in which the |
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parent resides or in which the school is located, or if no justice |
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court is designated, a justice court of any precinct in the county |
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in which the parent resides or in which the school is located; or |
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(3) a municipal court of the municipality in which the |
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parent resides or in which the school is located. |
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SECTION 2. Section 25.094(b), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) An offense under this section may be prosecuted in: |
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(1) the constitutional county court of the county in |
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which the individual resides or in which the school is located, if |
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the county has a population of 1.75 million or more; |
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(2) a justice court designated to hear cases arising |
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under this section [of any precinct] in the county in which the |
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individual resides or in which the school is located, or if no |
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justice court is designated, a justice court of any precinct in the |
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county in which the individual resides or in which the school is |
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located; or |
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(3) a municipal court in the municipality in which the |
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individual resides or in which the school is located. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act to Sections |
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25.093 and 25.094, Education Code, apply only to an offense |
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committed on or after the effective date of this Act. For purposes |
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of this section, an offense is committed before the effective date |
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of this Act if any element of the offense occurs before that date. |
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An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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covered by the law in effect immediately before the effective date |
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of this Act, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |