86R14524 MCK-D
By: Hinojosa H.B. No. 3664
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the time certain licensed child-care facilities may
detain unaccompanied children.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 42, Human Resources Code,
is amended by adding Section 42.0538 to read as follows:
Sec. 42.0538. DETENTION OF CERTAIN CHILDREN. A licensed
child-care facility that is operated by or under a contract with
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement or the Office of
Refugee Resettlement to enforce federal immigration laws may not
detain for more than 20 days a child who is not accompanied by or in
the physical custody of a parent, guardian, or other adult family
member.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.