H.B. No. 431
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the creation of an advisory committee to examine and
  recommend revisions to any state laws pertaining to juvenile
  records.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  DEFINITIONS.  In this Act:
               (1)  "Advisory committee" means the Juvenile Records
  Advisory Committee appointed under Section 2 of this Act.
               (2)  "Board" means the Texas Juvenile Justice Board.
         SECTION 2.  JUVENILE RECORDS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. Not later
  than December 1, 2015, the board shall appoint an advisory
  committee to develop a plan for studying, reorganizing, and
  comprehensively revising Chapter 58, Family Code, and any other
  relevant laws pertaining to juvenile records.
         SECTION 3.  APPOINTMENTS; PRESIDING OFFICER. (a) In making
  appointments to the advisory committee, the board shall include
  members who are interested parties, including:
               (1)  chief juvenile probation officers;
               (2)  juvenile prosecutors;
               (3)  juvenile defense attorneys;
               (4)  juvenile court judges;
               (5)  justice court or municipal court judges;
               (6)  court administrators or court clerks;
               (7)  peace officers;
               (8)  representatives of the Department of Public
  Safety;
               (9)  representatives of the Department of Family and
  Protective Services;
               (10)  representatives of the Texas Juvenile Justice
  Department;
               (11)  juvenile justice advocates;
               (12)  individuals with expertise in federal records and
  federal immigration policy;
               (13)  members of the public; and
               (14)  any other individuals that the board considers
  necessary to accomplish the duties of the advisory committee.
         (b)  The board shall designate one of the members as
  presiding officer of the advisory committee.
         SECTION 4.  REPORT.  (a)  Not later than November 1, 2016,
  the advisory committee shall submit to the legislature and the
  board the recommendations for revisions to Chapter 58, Family Code,
  and any other relevant laws pertaining to juvenile records and a
  copy of the plan developed by the committee under Section 2 of this
  Act to produce those recommendations.
         (b)  The advisory committee may submit:
               (1)  preliminary recommendations at any time before
  submitting the report required under Subsection (a) of this
  section; and
               (2)  follow-up recommendations at any time after
  submitting the report required under Subsection (a) of this
  section.
         SECTION 5.  COMPENSATION.  Members of the advisory committee
  serve without compensation and are not entitled to reimbursement
  for expenses.
         SECTION 6.  APPLICATION OF LAWS GOVERNING ADVISORY
  COMMITTEES. The advisory committee is not subject to Chapter 2110,
  Government Code.
         SECTION 7.  EXPIRATION DATE. The advisory committee is
  abolished and this Act expires December 31, 2018.
         SECTION 8.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act takes effect
  immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members
  elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas
  Constitution.  If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for
  immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 431 was passed by the House on April
  16, 2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 146, Nays 0, 2 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 431 was passed by the Senate on May
  15, 2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor