Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3994 Compare Versions

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1		-	87R21307 LHC-D
2		-	By: Neave, Wu H.B. No. 3994
3		-	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3994:
4		-	By: Ramos C.S.H.B. No. 3994
	1	+	87R11871 LHC-D
	2	+	By: Neave H.B. No. 3994
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7	5		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	6		AN ACT
9	7		relating to the modification of a disposition by a juvenile court
10	8		after a child's violation of a condition of probation.
11	9		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	10		SECTION 1. Section 54.05, Family Code, is amended by adding
13		-	~~Subsections~~ (n~~) and (o~~) to read as follows:
	11	+	Subsection (n) to read as follows:
14	12		(n) If a court finds after a hearing to modify disposition
15	13		that a child violated a condition of probation by engaging in
16	14		conduct that does not violate a penal law of this state, the court
17	15		may not modify the disposition by ordering the placement of the
18		-	child in a juvenile facility solely because of the violation
19		-	unless:
20		-	(1) the conduct indicates that the child may be
21		-	dangerous to the child's self or may threaten the safety of the
22		-	public; or
23		-	(2) the placement is in a facility specifically
24		-	designated to treat a diagnosed condition, including:
25		-	(A) a residential treatment center;
26		-	(B) a chemical dependency treatment facility
27		-	licensed under Chapter 464, Health and Safety Code; or
28		-	(C) a facility where the child is treated by a sex
29		-	offender treatment provider.
30		-	(o) In this section:
31		-	(1) "Residential treatment center" means a general
32		-	residential operation that:
33		-	(A) provides care for 13 or more children or
34		-	young adults; and
35		-	(B) exclusively provides treatment services for
36		-	children or young adults with emotional disorders.
37		-	(2) "Sex offender treatment provider" has the meaning
38		-	assigned by Section 110.001, Occupations Code.
39		-	SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
40		-	to conduct that occurs on or after September 1, 2021. Conduct that
41		-	occurred before September 1, 2021, is governed by the law in effect
42		-	on the date the conduct occurred, and the former law is continued in
43		-	effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, conduct
44		-	occurred before September 1, 2021, if any element of the conduct
45		-	occurred before that date.
	16	+	child in a juvenile facility solely because of the violation unless
	17	+	the conduct indicates that the child may be dangerous to the child's
	18	+	self or may threaten the safety of the public.
	19	+	SECTION 2. Section 54.05(n), Family Code, as added by this
	20	+	Act, applies only to conduct that occurs on or after September 1,
	21	+	2021. Conduct that occurred before September 1, 2021, is governed
	22	+	by the law in effect on the date the conduct occurred, and the
	23	+	former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of
	24	+	this section, conduct occurred before September 1, 2021, if any
	25	+	element of the conduct occurred before that date.
46	26		SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.