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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a report of information concerning juvenile offenders |
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committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department who have been in |
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foster care. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 243.008(e), Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(e) Not later than January 31 of each even-numbered year, |
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the department shall submit a report to the governor, the |
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lieutenant governor, and each member of the legislature [the
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speaker of the house of representatives, and each standing
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committee having primary jurisdiction over the department]. The |
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department shall also make the report available to the public on the |
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department's Internet website. The report must summarize |
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statistical information concerning the total number and percentage |
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of children in the custody of the department during the preceding |
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two years who have at any time been in foster care. Data in the |
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report must be disaggregated by: |
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(1) age; |
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(2) sex; |
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(3) race or ethnicity; |
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(4) the conduct for which children were committed to |
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the department; and |
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(5) children entering the juvenile justice system for |
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the first time. |
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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. |