H.B. No. 776

	AN ACT
	relating to the delivery of a child taken into custody under the
	juvenile justice system to a school official.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 52.02(a), Family Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(a)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), a person taking a
	child into custody, without unnecessary delay and without first
	taking the child to any place other than a juvenile processing
	office designated under Section 52.025, shall do one of the
	following:
	(1)  release the child to a parent, guardian, custodian
	of the child, or other responsible adult upon that person's promise
	to bring the child before the juvenile court as requested by the
	court;
	(2)  bring the child before the office or official
	designated by the juvenile board if there is probable cause to
	believe that the child engaged in delinquent conduct, conduct
	indicating a need for supervision, or conduct that violates a
	condition of probation imposed by the juvenile court;
	(3)  bring the child to a detention facility designated
	by the juvenile board;
	(4)  bring the child to a secure detention facility as
	provided by Section 51.12(j);
	(5)  bring the child to a medical facility if the child
	is believed to suffer from a serious physical condition or illness
	that requires prompt treatment; [or]
	(6)  dispose of the case under Section 52.03; or
	(7)  if school is in session and the child is a student,
	bring the child to the school campus to which the child is assigned
	if the principal, the principal's designee, or a peace officer
	assigned to the campus agrees to assume responsibility for the
	child for the remainder of the school day.
	SECTION 2. Section 52.026(a), Family Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(a)  It shall be the duty of the law enforcement officer who
	has taken a child into custody to transport the child to the
	appropriate detention facility or to the school campus to which the
	child is assigned as provided by Section 52.02(a)(7) if the child is
	not released to the parent, guardian, or custodian of the child.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2007.
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	President of the SenateSpeaker of the House
	I certify that H.B. No. 776 was passed by the House on April
	4, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 142, Nays 1, 2 present, not
	voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
	No. 776 on May 17, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 144, Nays 0, 1
	present, not voting.
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	Chief Clerk of the House
	I certify that H.B. No. 776 was passed by the Senate, with
	I certify that H.B. No. 776 was passed by the Senate, with
	amendments, on May 15, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays
	0.
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	Secretary of the Senate
	APPROVED: __________________
	APPROVED: __________________
	Date
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	Governor