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AN ACT
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relating to the determination of the population of a county |
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required to develop a juvenile justice alternative education |
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program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 37.011, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) For purposes of this section and Section 37.010(a), a |
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county with a population greater than 125,000 is considered to be a |
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county with a population of 125,000 or less if: |
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(1) the county had a population of 125,000 or less |
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according to the 2000 federal census; and |
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(2) the juvenile board of the county enters into, with |
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the approval of the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission, a |
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memorandum of understanding with each school district within the |
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county that: |
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(A) outlines the responsibilities of the board |
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and school districts in minimizing the number of students expelled |
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without receiving alternative educational services; and |
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(B) includes the coordination procedures |
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required by Section 37.013. |
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SECTION 2. A juvenile court that has placed a child on |
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juvenile probation or deferred prosecution under Title 3, Family |
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Code, and required as a condition of probation or deferred |
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prosecution, as described by Section 37.011(b), Education Code, |
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that the child attend a juvenile justice alternative education |
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program in a county that is not required to operate a juvenile |
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justice alternative education program under Section 37.011, |
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Education Code, as amended by this Act, shall modify the conditions |
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of probation or deferred prosecution if the county discontinues |
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operation of the juvenile justice alternative education program. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2009-2010 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1425 was passed by the House on May 7, |
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2009, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1425 was passed by the Senate on May |
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22, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |