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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the period within which the Texas Juvenile Justice |
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Department must accept custody of a person committed to the |
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department. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 54.04, Family Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (s) to read as follows: |
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(s) If the judge orders a disposition under this section |
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sentencing a person to commitment in the Texas Juvenile Justice |
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Department, the department shall accept custody of the person not |
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later than the 30th day after the date on which the judge signs the |
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disposition order committing the person to the department. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies to a person who is sentenced to |
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commitment in the Texas Juvenile Justice Department on or after the |
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effective date of this Act, regardless of whether the conduct for |
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which the person was sentenced occurred before, on, or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |