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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 22.011(c)(5), Penal Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(5) "Employee of a facility" means a person who is an |
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employee of a child-care facility as defined by Section 42.002, |
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Human Resources Code, or an employee of a facility defined by |
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Section 250.001, Health and Safety Code, or any other person who |
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provides services for a facility for compensation, including a |
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contract laborer. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to |
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an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An |
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offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed |
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by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of |
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this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of |
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this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |