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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to collecting data regarding unaccompanied minors in |
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certain child-care facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 531, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 531.0412 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 531.0412. DATA REGARDING UNACCOMPANIED MINORS IN |
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CERTAIN CHILD-CARE FACILITIES. (a) In this section, |
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"unaccompanied minor" means a child described by 6 U.S.C. Section |
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279(g). |
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(b) The commission shall collect the following statistical |
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information for each unaccompanied minor in the care of a |
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residential child-care facility, as defined by Section 42.002, |
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Human Resources Code, licensed by the Department of Family and |
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Protective Services: |
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(1) the child's gender; |
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(2) the child's age; |
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(3) the child's country of origin; |
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(4) whether the child has a disability; and |
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(5) whether the facility primarily provides care for |
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children under the age of five. |
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(c) Identifying information about an unaccompanied minor |
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collected under this section is confidential and is not subject to |
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disclosure under Chapter 552. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |