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1		-	By: White of Tyler, Miles H.B. No. 431
2		-	(Senate Sponsor - Rodríguez)
3		-	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 20, 2015;
4		-	April 27, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on State
5		-	Affairs; May 6, 2015, reported favorably by the following vote:
6		-	Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 6, 2015, sent to printer.)
7		-	Click here to see the committee vote
	1	+	H.B. No. 431
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10		-	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
11	4		AN ACT
12	5		relating to the creation of an advisory committee to examine and
13	6		recommend revisions to any state laws pertaining to juvenile
14	7		records.
15	8		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
16	9		SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act:
17	10		(1) "Advisory committee" means the Juvenile Records
18	11		Advisory Committee appointed under Section 2 of this Act.
19	12		(2) "Board" means the Texas Juvenile Justice Board.
20	13		SECTION 2. JUVENILE RECORDS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. Not later
21	14		than December 1, 2015, the board shall appoint an advisory
22	15		committee to develop a plan for studying, reorganizing, and
23	16		comprehensively revising Chapter 58, Family Code, and any other
24	17		relevant laws pertaining to juvenile records.
25	18		SECTION 3. APPOINTMENTS; PRESIDING OFFICER. (a) In making
26	19		appointments to the advisory committee, the board shall include
27	20		members who are interested parties, including:
28	21		(1) chief juvenile probation officers;
29	22		(2) juvenile prosecutors;
30	23		(3) juvenile defense attorneys;
31	24		(4) juvenile court judges;
32	25		(5) justice court or municipal court judges;
33	26		(6) court administrators or court clerks;
34	27		(7) peace officers;
35	28		(8) representatives of the Department of Public
36	29		Safety;
37	30		(9) representatives of the Department of Family and
38	31		Protective Services;
39	32		(10) representatives of the Texas Juvenile Justice
40	33		Department;
41	34		(11) juvenile justice advocates;
42	35		(12) individuals with expertise in federal records and
43	36		federal immigration policy;
44	37		(13) members of the public; and
45	38		(14) any other individuals that the board considers
46	39		necessary to accomplish the duties of the advisory committee.
47	40		(b) The board shall designate one of the members as
48	41		presiding officer of the advisory committee.
49	42		SECTION 4. REPORT. (a) Not later than November 1, 2016,
50	43		the advisory committee shall submit to the legislature and the
51	44		board the recommendations for revisions to Chapter 58, Family Code,
52	45		and any other relevant laws pertaining to juvenile records and a
53	46		copy of the plan developed by the committee under Section 2 of this
54	47		Act to produce those recommendations.
55	48		(b) The advisory committee may submit:
56	49		(1) preliminary recommendations at any time before
57	50		submitting the report required under Subsection (a) of this
58	51		section; and
59	52		(2) follow-up recommendations at any time after
60	53		submitting the report required under Subsection (a) of this
61	54		section.
62	55		SECTION 5. COMPENSATION. Members of the advisory committee
63	56		serve without compensation and are not entitled to reimbursement
64	57		for expenses.
65	58		SECTION 6. APPLICATION OF LAWS GOVERNING ADVISORY
66	59		COMMITTEES. The advisory committee is not subject to Chapter 2110,
67	60		Government Code.
68	61		SECTION 7. EXPIRATION DATE. The advisory committee is
69	62		abolished and this Act expires December 31, 2018.
70	63		SECTION 8. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect
71	64		immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members
72	65		elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas
73	66		Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for
74	67		immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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	68	+	______________________________ ______________________________
	69	+	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
	70	+	I certify that H.B. No. 431 was passed by the House on April
	71	+	16, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, 2 present, not
	72	+	voting.
	73	+	______________________________
	74	+	Chief Clerk of the House
	75	+	I certify that H.B. No. 431 was passed by the Senate on May
	76	+	15, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
	77	+	______________________________
	78	+	Secretary of the Senate
	79	+	APPROVED: _____________________
	80	+	Date
	81	+	_____________________
	82	+	Governor