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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the modification of a disposition by a juvenile court |
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after a child's violation of a condition of probation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 54.05, Family Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (n) to read as follows: |
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(n) If a court finds after a hearing to modify disposition |
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that a child violated a condition of probation by engaging in |
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conduct that does not violate a penal law of this state, the court |
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may not modify the disposition by ordering the placement of the |
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child in a juvenile facility solely because of the violation unless |
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the conduct indicates that the child may be dangerous to the child's |
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self or may threaten the safety of the public. |
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SECTION 2. Section 54.05(n), Family Code, as added by this |
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Act, applies only to conduct that occurs on or after September 1, |
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2021. Conduct that occurred before September 1, 2021, is governed |
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by the law in effect on the date the conduct occurred, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of |
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this section, conduct occurred before September 1, 2021, if any |
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element of the conduct occurred before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |