82R6541 KCR-D
By: Marquez H.B. No. 3303
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to prohibiting the pre-adjudication solitary confinement
of certain juveniles.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 51.12, Family Code, is amended by adding
Subsection (n) to read as follows:
(n) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, a child
may not be detained in solitary confinement. A child may be
detained in solitary confinement only if the solitary confinement
is necessary to:
(1) ensure the physical or mental health or safety of
the child or another child detained in the same facility as the
child; or
(2) comply with the requirements of Subsection (f),
(g), or (l).
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2011.