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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the conditions of confinement of children prior to |
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certain judicial proceedings. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 51.12, Family Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (n) to read as follows: |
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(n) A child, including a child who has been certified as |
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eligible for determinate sentencing under Section 53.045 or a child |
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who has been transferred to a district court or a criminal district |
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court for criminal proceedings under Section 54.02, may be confined |
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only in a certified juvenile detention facility before sentencing |
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proceedings or commitment of the child after a disposition hearing, |
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as applicable. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a |
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child who is confined before sentencing proceedings or commitment |
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on or after the effective date of this Act, regardless of whether |
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the conduct for which the child is sentenced or committed occurred |
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before, on, or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |