89R11782 MCF-D
By: Louderback H.B. No. 3612
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the filing of a petition for truant conduct.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 65.053(b), Family Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the [The]
prosecutor shall [may, in the prosecutor's discretion, determine
whether to] file a petition with the truancy court requesting an
adjudication of the child for truant conduct. [If the prosecutor
decides not to file a petition requesting an adjudication, the
prosecutor shall inform the truancy court and the school district
of the decision.]
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026
school year.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.