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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to juveniles committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice |
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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 59.009(a), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) For a child at sanction level six, the juvenile court |
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may commit the child to the custody of the Texas Juvenile Justice |
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Department [or a post-adjudication secure correctional facility |
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under Section 54.04011(c)(1)]. The department[, juvenile board, or |
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local juvenile probation department, as applicable,] may: |
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(1) require the child to participate in a highly |
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structured residential program that emphasizes discipline, |
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accountability, fitness, training, and productive work for not less |
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than nine months or more than 24 months unless the department |
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reduces or[, board, or probation department] extends the period and |
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the reason for the reduction or [an] extension is documented; |
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(2) require the child to make restitution to the |
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victim of the child's conduct or perform community service |
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restitution appropriate to the nature and degree of the harm caused |
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and according to the child's ability, if there is a victim of the |
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child's conduct; |
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(3) require the child and the child's parents or |
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guardians to participate in programs and services for their |
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particular needs and circumstances; and |
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(4) if appropriate, impose additional sanctions. |
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SECTION 2. Section 244.003(b), Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Section 243.051(c), these records |
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and all other information concerning a child, including personally |
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identifiable information, are not public and are available only: |
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(1) according to the provisions of Section 58.005, |
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Family Code, Section 244.051 of this code, and Chapter 67, Code of |
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Criminal Procedure; or |
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(2) to an individual or entity assisting the |
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department in providing transition planning and reentry services to |
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the child, as determined by the department. |
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SECTION 3. Section 245.054(a), Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) In addition to providing the court with notice of |
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release of a child under Section 245.051(b), as soon as possible but |
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not later than the 10th [30th] day before the date the department |
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releases the child, the department shall provide the court that |
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committed the child to the department: |
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(1) a copy of the child's reentry and reintegration |
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plan developed under Section 245.0535; and |
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(2) a report concerning the progress the child has |
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made while committed to the department. |
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SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act to Section |
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59.009(a), Family Code, do not apply to a child committed to a |
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post-adjudication secure correctional facility under former |
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Section 54.04011(c)(1), Family Code, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for a child committed to the facility. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |