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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to references to school in the Family Code. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 34.002(a), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) A parent or both parents of a child may enter into an |
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authorization agreement with a relative of the child listed in |
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Section 34.001 to authorize the relative to perform the following |
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acts in regard to the child: |
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(1) to authorize medical, dental, psychological, or |
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surgical treatment and immunization of the child, including |
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executing any consents or authorizations for the release of |
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information as required by law relating to the treatment or |
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immunization; |
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(2) to obtain and maintain health insurance coverage |
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for the child and automobile insurance coverage for the child, if |
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appropriate; |
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(3) to enroll the child in a day-care program or |
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preschool or in a public or private elementary [primary] or |
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secondary school; |
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(4) to authorize the child to participate in |
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age-appropriate extracurricular, civic, social, or recreational |
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activities, including athletic activities; |
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(5) to authorize the child to obtain a learner's |
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permit, driver's license, or state-issued identification card; |
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(6) to authorize employment of the child; and |
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(7) to apply for and receive public benefits on behalf |
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of the child. |
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SECTION 2. Section 101.028, Family Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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Sec. 101.028. SCHOOL. "School" means an elementary [a
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primary] or secondary school in which a child is enrolled or, if the |
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child is not enrolled in an elementary [a primary] or secondary |
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school, the public school district in which the child primarily |
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resides. For purposes of this section, a reference to elementary |
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school includes prekindergarten. |
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SECTION 3. Section 153.3101, Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 153.3101. REFERENCE TO "SCHOOL" IN STANDARD POSSESSION |
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ORDER. In a standard possession order, "school" means the |
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elementary [primary] or secondary school in which the child is |
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enrolled or, if the child is not enrolled in an elementary [a
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primary] or secondary school, the public school district in which |
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the child primarily resides. |
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SECTION 4. Section 261.105(d), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) If the department initiates an investigation and |
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determines that the abuse or neglect does not involve a person |
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responsible for the child's care, custody, or welfare, the |
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department shall refer the report to a law enforcement agency for |
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further investigation. If the department determines that the abuse |
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or neglect involves an employee of a public elementary [primary] or |
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secondary school, and that the child is a student at the school, the |
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department shall orally notify the superintendent of the school |
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district in which the employee is employed about the investigation. |
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SECTION 5. The changes in law made by this Act are |
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nonsubstantive and intended to conform references to "school" in |
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the Family Code to usage in other law. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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