| 1 | 1 | | By: Rodriguez S.B. No. 1769 |
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| 2 | 2 | | (White) |
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| 4 | 4 | | |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the creation of an advisory committee to examine the |
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| 8 | 8 | | fingerprinting practices of juvenile probation departments. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. FINGERPRINTING ADVISORY COMMITTEE. Not later |
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| 11 | 11 | | than December 1, 2013, the Texas Juvenile Justice Board shall |
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| 12 | 12 | | appoint an advisory committee to develop a plan to end the practice |
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| 13 | 13 | | of fingerprinting children referred to a juvenile probation |
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| 14 | 14 | | department for delinquent conduct, other than felony conduct. The |
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| 15 | 15 | | plan must ensure that public safety and due process rights are |
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| 16 | 16 | | protected. |
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| 17 | 17 | | SECTION 2. APPOINTMENTS; PRESIDING OFFICER. (a) In making |
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| 18 | 18 | | appointments to the advisory committee, the board shall include |
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| 19 | 19 | | members who are interested parties, including: |
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| 20 | 20 | | (1) chief juvenile probation officers; |
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| 21 | 21 | | (2) juvenile prosecutors; |
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| 22 | 22 | | (3) juvenile defense attorneys; |
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| 23 | 23 | | (4) peace officers; |
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| 24 | 24 | | (5) representatives of the Department of Family and |
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| 25 | 25 | | Protective Services; |
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| 26 | 26 | | (6) juvenile justice advocates; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | (7) members of the public. |
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| 28 | 28 | | (b) The board shall designate one of the members as |
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| 29 | 29 | | presiding officer of the advisory committee. |
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| 30 | 30 | | SECTION 3. REPORT. Not later than December 1, 2014, the |
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| 31 | 31 | | advisory committee shall submit to the board the plan developed |
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| 32 | 32 | | under Section 1. |
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| 33 | 33 | | SECTION 4. COMPENSATION. Members of the advisory committee |
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| 34 | 34 | | serve without compensation and are not entitled to reimbursement |
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| 35 | 35 | | for expenses. |
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| 36 | 36 | | SECTION 5. APPLICATION OF LAWS GOVERNING ADVISORY |
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| 37 | 37 | | COMMITTEES. The advisory committee is not subject to Chapter 2110, |
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| 38 | 38 | | Government Code. |
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| 39 | 39 | | SECTION 6. EXPIRATION DATE. The advisory committee is |
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| 40 | 40 | | abolished and this Act expires January 1, 2015. |
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| 41 | 41 | | SECTION 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect |
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| 42 | 42 | | immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members |
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| 43 | 43 | | elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas |
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| 44 | 44 | | Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for |
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| 45 | 45 | | immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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