Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

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1	1	89R3067 CJD-F
2	2	By: Cook S.B. No. 2757
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to the duration of a child's detention following a
10	10	detention hearing and a study on the effects of detention orders in
11	11	a juvenile court proceeding.
12	12	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
13	13	SECTION 1. Section 54.01(h), Family Code, is amended to
14	14	read as follows:
15	15	(h) A detention order extends to the conclusion of the
16	16	disposition hearing, if there is one, but in no event for more than
17	17	five [10] working days. Further detention orders may be made
18	18	following subsequent detention hearings. The initial detention
19	19	hearing may not be waived but subsequent detention hearings may be
20	20	waived in accordance with the requirements of Section 51.09. Each
21	21	subsequent detention order shall extend for no more than five [10]
22	22	working days, except that in a county that does not have a certified
23	23	juvenile detention facility, as described by Section 51.12(a)(3),
24	24	each subsequent detention order shall extend for no more than seven
25	25	[15] working days.
26	26	SECTION 2. (a) In this section, "department" means the
27	27	Texas Juvenile Justice Department.
28	28	(b) The department shall conduct a study on the effects of
29	29	detention orders in a juvenile court proceeding.
30	30	(c) In conducting the study described by Subsection (b) of
31	31	this section, the department shall, for each child detained in a
32	32	facility described by Section 51.12, Family Code, determine the:
33	33	(1) amount of time each child was detained in a
34	34	facility; and
35	35	(2) amount of time between each detention hearing.
36	36	(d) Not later than December 1, 2026, the department shall
37	37	prepare and submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the
38	38	speaker of the house of representatives, and each member of the
39	39	legislature a written report containing the results of the study
40	40	conducted under this section and any recommendations for
41	41	legislative or other action. The report must include the
42	42	information described by Subsection (c) of this section
43	43	disaggregated by:
44	44	(1) the county in which the child was detained;
45	45	(2) the conduct for which the child was detained;
46	46	(3) age;
47	47	(4) race;
48	48	(5) ethnicity;
49	49	(6) sex; and
50	50	(7) whether the child is the subject of a case with the
51	51	Department of Family and Protective Services.
52	52	(e) The department shall ensure that information collected
53	53	during the study does not personally identify any child.
54	54	(f) This section expires September 1, 2027.
55	55	SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act to Section
56	56	54.01, Family Code, applies only to a detention order, including a
57	57	subsequent detention order, entered by a court on or after the
58	58	effective date of this Act.
59	59	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
60	60	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
61	61	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
62	62	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
63	63	Act takes effect September 1, 2025.