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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to data collection of truancy case outcomes. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 65, Family Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 65.201 and renumbering subsequent |
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sections as follows: |
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Sec. 65.201. DATA COLLECTION ON CASE OUTCOMES. (a) The |
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truancy court shall annually report to the Office of Court |
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Administration regarding the following case outcomes, in total and |
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disaggregated by school district, race, ethnicity, sex, age, grade |
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level, eligibility for special education services, eligibility for |
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Section 504 services, pregnant or parenting status, homelessness |
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status, English learner status, and economically disadvantaged: |
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1) The number of referrals received under Section |
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25.0915, Education Code; |
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2) The number of referrals dismissed under Section |
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25.0915, Education Code; |
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3) The number of referrals forwarded to a truant conduct |
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prosecutor under Sec. 65.051; |
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4) The number of petitions filed by the truant conduct |
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prosecutor under Sec. 65.053; |
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5) The number of petitions dismissed due to the child's |
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mental illness under Sec. 65.065; |
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6) The number of cases dismissed due to a finding that |
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the child did not engage in truant conduct under Sec 65.101(g); |
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7) The number of judgments issued finding that the child |
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engaged in truant conduct under Sec. 65.101(h); |
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8) The number of remedial orders entered and |
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disaggregated under Sec. 65.103 requiring a child to: |
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A) Attend school without unexcused absences; |
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B) Attend a preparatory class for the high school |
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equivalency examination; |
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C) Take the high school equivalency examination; |
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D) Attend a nonprofit, community-based special |
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program; |
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E) Complete community service; or |
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F) Participate in a tutorial program; |
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9) The number of orders entered to suspend or deny the |
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issuance of a driver's license or permit to a child under Sec. 65. |
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103 (c) ; |
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10) The number of cases closed due to the child's |
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compliance with a remedial order; |
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11) The number of orders affecting parents and others |
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entered under Sec. 65.105; |
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12) The number of orders entered assessing court costs |
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under Sec. 65.107; |
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13) The number of orders entered holding a child in |
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contempt of court and assessing a fine under Sec. 65.251(a)(1); |
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14) The number of orders entered holding a child in |
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contempt of court and suspending or denying the issuance of a |
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driver's license or permit to a child under Sec. 65.251(a)(2); |
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15) The number of orders entered referring a child to |
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the juvenile probation department under Sec. 65.251(b); |
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16) The number of orders entered finding a parent or |
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person other than the child in contempt of court and: |
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(A) assessing a fine under Sec. 65.253(c); |
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(B) ordering confinement in jail under Sec. |
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65.253(d); or |
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(C) ordering community service under Sec. |
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65.253(d); |
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17) The number of writs of attachment issued under |
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Sec. 65.254; and |
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18) The number of warrants for arrest issued under |
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Sec. 65.258(d). |
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(b) The truancy court shall annually report to the Office of |
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Court Administration regarding the following information: |
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(1) the total amount of court costs collected under |
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Sec. 65.107; |
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(2) the total amount of fines assessed under Sec. |
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65.251(a)(1); |
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(3) the total amount of fines collected under Sec. |
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65.251(a)(1); |
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(4) the total amount of fines assessed under Sec. |
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65.253(c); and |
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(5) the total amount of fines collected under Sec. |
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65.253(c). |
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(c) The Office of Court Administration shall annually |
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publish the case outcomes and information for each court on the |
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office's public Internet website in a searchable format. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |