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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the collection of information regarding the parental |
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status of inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 501, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 501.0125 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 501.0125. INFORMATION ON PARENTAL STATUS OF INMATES. |
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(a) The department shall maintain and annually update statistical |
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information on the number of inmates confined in a facility |
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operated by or under contract with the department who are parents of |
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a child of any age. |
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(b) Not later than December 31 of each year, the department |
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shall submit to the Texas Education Agency and Department of Family |
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and Protective Services a report summarizing the information |
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described by Subsection (a) for the preceding fiscal year. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than December 31, 2020, the Texas |
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Department of Criminal Justice shall submit to the Texas Education |
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Agency and Department of Family and Protective Services the first |
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report required by Section 501.0125, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |