Bill Text: TX HB2234 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the offense of contributing to truancy by a parent; increasing a criminal penalty.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-10 - No action taken in committee [HB2234 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB2234-Introduced.html
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By: Pacheco | H.B. No. 2234 |
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relating to the offense of contributing to truancy by a parent; | ||
increasing a criminal penalty. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 25.093, Education Code, is amended by | ||
amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-2) to read as | ||
follows: | ||
(c) An offense under Subsection (a) is a misdemeanor, | ||
punishable by a fine [ |
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(1) $250 and by not less than eight hours of community | ||
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(2) $350 and by not less than 16 hours of community | ||
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(3) $450 and by not less than 24 hours of community | ||
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(c-2) A defendant required to perform community service | ||
under this section after conviction of an offense under Subsection | ||
(a) shall perform school-based community service in the county in | ||
which the defendant resides. | ||
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only | ||
to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. | ||
An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is | ||
governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, | ||
and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For | ||
purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the | ||
effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred | ||
before that date. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |