Amend HB 193 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) Strike SECTION 1 of the bill (page 1, line 5, through page 2, line 4).
(2) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Chapter 54, Family Code, is amended by adding Section 54.12 to read as follows:
Sec. 54.12. TRAFFICKING VICTIM FINDING. (a) This section applies to a child who was referred to a juvenile probation department and whose records include conduct:
(1) that constitutes an offense under Section 43.02(a), Penal Code; and
(2) for which the defense under Section 43.02(d), Penal Code, applies.
(b) If applicable, the court shall enter a finding in the case of a child to whom this section applies stating that the child is a victim of trafficking.
SECTION ____. Subchapter C-1, Chapter 58, Family Code, is amended by adding Section 58.2552 to read as follows:
Sec. 58.2552. SEALING RECORDS WITH OR WITHOUT APPLICATION: TRAFFICKING VICTIM. (a) If a juvenile court enters a finding that a child is a victim of trafficking under Section 54.12, the court, on the court's own motion and without a hearing, shall immediately order the sealing of all records of the child that are related to the conduct described under that section.
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a child who is entitled to have records sealed under that subsection may file an application for the sealing of records related to the child's applicable conduct in the juvenile court served by the juvenile probation department to which the child was referred. The court may not charge a fee for filing the application, regardless of the form of the application. An application filed under this subsection must include the information required under Section 58.256(b).
(c) On receipt of an application under Subsection (b), the court shall immediately order the sealing of the child's records related to the applicable conduct without a hearing.