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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the testing of a juvenile for a sexually transmitted |
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disease or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) following the filing |
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of a petition and a finding of probable cause that the juvenile has |
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engaged in certain 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(a), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) If a petition is filed alleging that a [A] child has |
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[found at the conclusion of an adjudication hearing under Section
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54.03 of this code to have] engaged in delinquent conduct that |
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included a violation of Sections 21.11(a)(1), 22.011, or 22.021, |
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Penal Code, and the juvenile court finds probable cause that the |
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child engaged in the conduct, the child shall undergo a medical |
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procedure or test at the direction of the juvenile court designed to |
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show or help show whether the child has a sexually transmitted |
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disease, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), human |
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immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, antibodies to HIV, or |
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infection with any other probable causative agent of AIDS. The |
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court may direct the child to undergo the procedure or test on the |
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court's own motion or on the request of the victim of the delinquent |
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conduct. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a petition filed or a finding of probable cause made by a juvenile |
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court on or after the effective date of this Act. A petition filed |
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or finding of probable cause by a juvenile court that occurs before |
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the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when |
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the petition was filed or the finding of probable cause was made, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |