Bill Text: TX SB1571 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to complaints filed by a school district regarding the offense of contributing to truancy by a parent.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-16 - Referred to Criminal Justice [SB1571 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-SB1571-Introduced.html

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88R6590 AMF-F
By: Kolkhorst S.B. No. 1571

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to complaints filed by a school district regarding the
offense of contributing to truancy by a parent.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 25.0951(b), Education Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) If a student fails to attend school without excuse as
specified by Subsection (a), a school district shall [may] file a
complaint against the student's parent in a county, justice, or
municipal court for an offense under Section 25.093 if the school
district possesses and is able to provide to the court [provides]
evidence of the parent's criminal negligence. In this subsection,
"parent" includes a person standing in parental relation.
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024
school year.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.