81R18830 KCR-F
By: Vaught H.B. No. 1351
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1351:
By: McReynolds C.S.H.B. No. 1351
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the administration of the Juvenile Justice Case
Management System.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 58.403, Family Code, is amended to read
as follows:
Sec. 58.403. JUVENILE INFORMATION SYSTEM. (a) Through the
adoption of an interlocal contract under Chapter 791, Government
Code, with one or more counties, the [The] commission [in
partnership with local counties] may participate in and assist
counties in the creation, operation, and maintenance of a
[statewide] system that is intended for statewide use to:
(1) aid in processing the cases of children under this
title;
(2) facilitate the delivery of services to children in
the juvenile justice system;
(3) aid in the early identification of at-risk and
delinquent children; and
(4) facilitate cross-jurisdictional sharing of
information related to juvenile offenders between authorized
criminal and juvenile justice agencies and partner agencies.
(b) The commission may use funds appropriated for the
implementation of this section to pay costs incurred under an
interlocal contract described by Subsection (a), including license
fees, maintenance and operations costs, administrative costs, and
any other costs specified in the interlocal contract.
(c) The commission may provide training services to
counties on the use and operation of a system created, operated, or
maintained by one or more counties under Subsection (a).
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.