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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to complaints filed by a school district regarding the |
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offense of contributing to truancy by a parent. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.0951(b), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) If a student fails to attend school without excuse as |
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specified by Subsection (a), a school district shall [may] file a |
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complaint against the student's parent in a county, justice, or |
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municipal court for an offense under Section 25.093 if the school |
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district possesses and is able to provide to the court [provides] |
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evidence of the parent's criminal negligence. In this subsection, |
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"parent" includes a person standing in parental relation. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |