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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a general-law municipality or county |
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to regulate residential child detention facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 250, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 250.014 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 250.014. REGULATION OF CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL CHILD |
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DETENTION FACILITIES. (a) In this section, "residential child |
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detention facility" means a private facility other than a facility |
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licensed by this state that operates under a contract with the |
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United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the United |
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States Department of Health and Human Services, or another federal |
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agency to provide 24-hour custody or care to unaccompanied |
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immigrant or refugee children. |
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(b) This section applies only to a residential child |
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detention facility. |
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(c) A general-law municipality or a county in the |
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unincorporated area of the county may: |
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(1) designate an area in which a residential child |
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detention facility may be located; and |
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(2) take other measures necessary to protect the |
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health and safety of the individuals residing in a residential |
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child detention facility. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |