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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to grants for the development and operation of pretrial |
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intervention programs for pregnant defendants and defendants who |
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are the primary caretaker of a child. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 509.011, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) The division may award a grant to a department for the |
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development and operation of a pretrial intervention program for |
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defendants who are: |
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(1) pregnant at the time of placement into the |
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program; or |
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(2) the primary caretaker of a child younger than 18 |
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years of age. |
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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. |