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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to increasing the punishment for certain offenses that |
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occur on the grounds of a school district and involve expressions of |
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bias or prejudice against certain groups. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 42.014(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, the |
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[The] sentencing judge may, as a condition of punishment, require |
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attendance in an educational program to further tolerance and |
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acceptance of others. If an offense under Section 28.03 or 28.08, |
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Penal Code, occurred on the grounds of a school district, the |
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sentencing judge shall, as a condition of punishment, require |
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attendance in an educational program to further tolerance and |
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acceptance of others. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |