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AN ACT
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relating to youth camp abuse complaints and compliance orders. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 141, Health and Safety Code, is amended |
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by adding Sections 141.0051 and 141.0085 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 141.0051. LICENSE; CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN |
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CONVICTIONS. In making a determination on issuance, renewal, or |
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revocation of a youth camp operator's license, the department shall |
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consider whether the youth camp employs an individual who was |
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convicted of an act of sexual abuse, as defined by Section 21.02, |
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Penal Code, that occurred at the camp. |
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Sec. 141.0085. REPORTS OF ABUSE; DUTIES OF YOUTH CAMP |
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OPERATOR. (a) The executive commissioner by rule shall establish a |
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procedure for the department to forward a report of alleged abuse of |
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a camper that is received by the department to the Department of |
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Family and Protective Services or another appropriate agency. |
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(b) If a law enforcement agency notifies a youth camp |
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operator of the investigation or conviction of an individual who is |
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employed by the camp for an act of sexual abuse, as defined by |
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Section 21.02, Penal Code, that occurred at the camp, the operator |
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shall: |
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(1) immediately notify the department of the |
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investigation or conviction; and |
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(2) retain all records related to the investigation or |
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conviction until the department notifies the camp that the record |
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retention is no longer required. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 141, Health and Safety Code, is amended |
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by adding Sections 141.0111 and 141.0112 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 141.0111. REQUIRED INFORMATION ABOUT ABUSE REPORTING. |
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A youth camp operator shall develop and maintain a written policy |
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regarding the method for reporting to the department suspected |
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abuse occurring at the camp. The operator on request of any person |
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shall provide a copy of the policy to the person. |
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Sec. 141.0112. REQUIRED NOTICE ABOUT YOUTH CAMP COMPLAINTS |
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AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS. (a) The department shall post on the |
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department's Internet website each youth camp compliance order |
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issued by the department until at least the third anniversary of the |
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date the compliance order was finally adjudicated. |
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(b) A youth camp operator shall include on the camp's |
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publicly accessible Internet website a clearly marked link to the |
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youth camp program web page on the department's Internet website. |
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SECTION 3. Notwithstanding Sections 141.0085, 141.0111, |
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and 141.0112, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, a youth |
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camp operator is not required to comply with those sections until |
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January 1, 2020. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4372 was passed by the House on May |
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10, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 134, Nays 7, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 4372 on May 24, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 1, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4372 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 21, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |