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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to testing of a juvenile for a sexually transmitted |
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disease or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) on the filing of a |
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petition alleging delinquent conduct that includes certain sexual |
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offenses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (a), Section 54.033, Family Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A child against whom a petition is filed that alleges |
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the child [found at the conclusion of an adjudication hearing under
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Section 54.03 of this code to have] engaged in delinquent conduct |
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that includes [included] a violation of Section [Sections] |
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21.11(a)(1), 22.011, or 22.021, Penal Code, shall undergo a medical |
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procedure or test at the direction of the juvenile court designed to |
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show or help show whether the child has a sexually transmitted |
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disease, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), human |
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immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, antibodies to HIV, or |
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infection with any other probable causative agent of AIDS. The |
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court may direct the child to undergo the procedure or test on the |
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court's own motion or on the request of the victim of the delinquent |
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conduct. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a |
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petition alleging delinquent conduct filed on or after the |
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effective date of this Act, regardless of whether the alleged |
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delinquent conduct occurred before, on, or after the effective date |
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of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |