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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the filing of a petition for truant conduct. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 65.053(b), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the [The] |
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prosecutor shall [may, in the prosecutor's discretion, determine |
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whether to] file a petition with the truancy court requesting an |
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adjudication of the child for truant conduct. [If the prosecutor |
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decides not to file a petition requesting an adjudication, the |
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prosecutor shall inform the truancy court and the school district |
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of the decision.] |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |