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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to juvenile case managers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 45.056, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by amending Subsections (c), (d), and (e) and adding |
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Subsections (f), (g), and (h) to read as follows: |
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(c) A county or justice court on approval of the |
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commissioners court or a municipality or municipal court on |
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approval of the city council may employ one or more [full-time] |
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juvenile case managers to assist the court in administering the |
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court's juvenile docket and in supervising its court orders in |
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juvenile cases. |
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(d) Pursuant to Article 102.0174, the court may pay the |
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salary and benefits of a [the] juvenile case manager from the |
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juvenile case manager fund. |
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(e) A juvenile case manager employed under Subsection (c) |
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shall give priority to [work primarily on] cases brought under |
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Sections 25.093 and 25.094, Education Code. |
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(f) The juvenile case manager shall timely report to the |
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judge who signed the order or judgment and, on request, to the judge |
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assigned to the case or the presiding judge any information or |
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recommendations relevant to assisting the judge in making decisions |
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that are in the best interest of the child. |
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(g) The judge who is assigned to the case shall consult with |
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the juvenile case manager who is supervising the case regarding: |
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(1) the child's home environment; |
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(2) the child's developmental, psychological, and |
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educational status; |
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(3) the child's previous interaction with the justice |
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system; and |
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(4) any sanctions available to the court that would be |
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in the best interest of the child. |
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(h) Subsections (f) and (g) do not apply to: |
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(1) a part-time judge; or |
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(2) a county judge of a county court that has one or |
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more appointed full-time magistrates under Section 54.1172, |
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Government Code. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act to Article |
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45.056, Code of Criminal Procedure, apply to a juvenile case |
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manager employed on or after the effective date of this Act, |
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regardless of whether the juvenile case manager began that |
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employment before, on, or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |