| 1 | | - | H.B. No. 2737 |
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| 1 | + | By: Wu, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Johnson) H.B. No. 2737 |
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| 2 | + | (In the Senate - Received from the House May 2, 2019; |
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| 3 | + | May 7, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on State |
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| 4 | + | Affairs; May 19, 2019, reported favorably by the following vote: |
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| 5 | + | Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 19, 2019, sent to printer.) |
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| 6 | + | Click here to see the committee vote |
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| 4 | 10 | | AN ACT |
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| 5 | 11 | | relating to judicial guidance related to child protective services |
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| 6 | 12 | | cases and juvenile cases. |
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| 7 | 13 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 8 | 14 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 22, Government Code, is |
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| 9 | 15 | | amended by adding Section 22.0135 to read as follows: |
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| 10 | 16 | | Sec. 22.0135. JUDICIAL GUIDANCE RELATED TO CHILD PROTECTIVE |
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| 11 | 17 | | SERVICES CASES AND JUVENILE CASES. (a) The supreme court, in |
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| 12 | 18 | | conjunction with the Supreme Court of Texas Permanent Judicial |
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| 13 | 19 | | Commission for Children, Youth and Families, annually shall provide |
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| 14 | 20 | | guidance to judges who preside over child protective services cases |
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| 17 | 22 | | for: |
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| 18 | 23 | | (1) in child protective services cases, issues related |
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| 19 | 24 | | to: |
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| 20 | 25 | | (A) placement of children with severe mental |
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| 21 | 26 | | health issues; |
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| 22 | 27 | | (B) changes in placement; and |
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| 23 | 28 | | (C) final termination of parental rights; and |
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| 24 | 29 | | (2) in juvenile cases, issues related to: |
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| 25 | 30 | | (A) placement of children with severe mental |
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| 26 | 31 | | health issues; |
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| 27 | 32 | | (B) the release of children detained in juvenile |
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| 28 | 33 | | detention facilities; |
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| 29 | 34 | | (C) certification of juveniles to stand trial as |
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| 30 | 35 | | adults; |
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| 31 | 36 | | (D) a child's appearance before a court in a |
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| 32 | 37 | | judicial proceeding, including the use of a restraint on the child |
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| 33 | 38 | | and the clothing worn by the child during the proceeding; and |
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| 34 | 39 | | (E) commitment of children to the Texas Juvenile |
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| 35 | 40 | | Justice Department. |
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| 36 | 41 | | (b) The supreme court shall adopt the rules necessary to |
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| 37 | 42 | | accomplish the purposes of this section. |
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| 38 | 43 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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| 39 | | - | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 40 | | - | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 41 | | - | I certify that H.B. No. 2737 was passed by the House on May 2, |
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| 42 | | - | 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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| 43 | | - | voting. |
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| 44 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 45 | | - | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 46 | | - | I certify that H.B. No. 2737 was passed by the Senate on May |
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| 47 | | - | 22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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| 48 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | | - | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 50 | | - | APPROVED: _____________________ |
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| 51 | | - | Date |
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| 52 | | - | _____________________ |
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| 53 | | - | Governor |
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