Texas 2015 - 84th Regular

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1		-	By: Rodríguez S.B. No. 821
2		-	(Lucio III)
	1	+	S.B. No. 821
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5		-	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	4		AN ACT
7	5		relating to references to school in the Family Code.
8	6		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	7		SECTION 1. Section 34.002(a), Family Code, is amended to
10	8		read as follows:
11	9		(a) A parent or both parents of a child may enter into an
12	10		authorization agreement with a relative of the child listed in
13	11		Section 34.001 to authorize the relative to perform the following
14	12		acts in regard to the child:
15	13		(1) to authorize medical, dental, psychological, or
16	14		surgical treatment and immunization of the child, including
17	15		executing any consents or authorizations for the release of
18	16		information as required by law relating to the treatment or
19	17		immunization;
20	18		(2) to obtain and maintain health insurance coverage
21	19		for the child and automobile insurance coverage for the child, if
22	20		appropriate;
23	21		(3) to enroll the child in a day-care program or
24	22		preschool or in a public or private elementary [primary] or
25	23		secondary school;
26	24		(4) to authorize the child to participate in
27	25		age-appropriate extracurricular, civic, social, or recreational
28	26		activities, including athletic activities;
29	27		(5) to authorize the child to obtain a learner's
30	28		permit, driver's license, or state-issued identification card;
31	29		(6) to authorize employment of the child; and
32	30		(7) to apply for and receive public benefits on behalf
33	31		of the child.
34	32		SECTION 2. Section 101.028, Family Code, is amended to read
35	33		as follows:
36	34		Sec. 101.028. SCHOOL. "School" means an elementary [a
37	35		primary] or secondary school in which a child is enrolled or, if the
38	36		child is not enrolled in an elementary [a primary] or secondary
39	37		school, the public school district in which the child primarily
40	38		resides. For purposes of this section, a reference to elementary
41	39		school includes prekindergarten.
42	40		SECTION 3. Section 153.3101, Family Code, is amended to
43	41		read as follows:
44	42		Sec. 153.3101. REFERENCE TO "SCHOOL" IN STANDARD POSSESSION
45	43		ORDER. In a standard possession order, "school" means the
46	44		elementary [primary] or secondary school in which the child is
47	45		enrolled or, if the child is not enrolled in an elementary [a
48	46		primary] or secondary school, the public school district in which
49	47		the child primarily resides.
50	48		SECTION 4. Section 261.105(d), Family Code, is amended to
51	49		read as follows:
52	50		(d) If the department initiates an investigation and
53	51		determines that the abuse or neglect does not involve a person
54	52		responsible for the child's care, custody, or welfare, the
55	53		department shall refer the report to a law enforcement agency for
56	54		further investigation. If the department determines that the abuse
57	55		or neglect involves an employee of a public elementary [primary] or
58	56		secondary school, and that the child is a student at the school, the
59	57		department shall orally notify the superintendent of the school
60	58		district in which the employee is employed about the investigation.
61	59		SECTION 5. The changes in law made by this Act are
62	60		nonsubstantive and intended to conform references to "school" in
63	61		the Family Code to usage in other law.
64	62		SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
	63	+	______________________________ ______________________________
	64	+	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
	65	+	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 821 passed the Senate on
	66	+	May 8, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
	67	+	______________________________
	68	+	Secretary of the Senate
	69	+	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 821 passed the House on
	70	+	May 27, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, two
	71	+	present not voting.
	72	+	______________________________
	73	+	Chief Clerk of the House
	74	+	Approved:
	75	+	______________________________
	76	+	Date
	77	+	______________________________
	78	+	Governor