89R3067 CJD-F     By: Cook S.B. No. 2757       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the duration of a child's detention following a   detention hearing and a study on the effects of detention orders in   a juvenile court proceeding.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 54.01(h), Family Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (h)  A detention order extends to the conclusion of the   disposition hearing, if there is one, but in no event for more than   five [10] working days. Further detention orders may be made   following subsequent detention hearings. The initial detention   hearing may not be waived but subsequent detention hearings may be   waived in accordance with the requirements of Section 51.09. Each   subsequent detention order shall extend for no more than five [10]   working days, except that in a county that does not have a certified   juvenile detention facility, as described by Section 51.12(a)(3),   each subsequent detention order shall extend for no more than seven   [15] working days.          SECTION 2.  (a) In this section, "department" means the   Texas Juvenile Justice Department.          (b)  The department shall conduct a study on the effects of   detention orders in a juvenile court proceeding.          (c)  In conducting the study described by Subsection (b) of   this section, the department shall, for each child detained in a   facility described by Section 51.12, Family Code, determine the:                (1)  amount of time each child was detained in a   facility; and                (2)  amount of time between each detention hearing.          (d)  Not later than December 1, 2026, the department shall   prepare and submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the   speaker of the house of representatives, and each member of the   legislature a written report containing the results of the study   conducted under this section and any recommendations for   legislative or other action.  The report must include the   information described by Subsection (c) of this section   disaggregated by:                (1)  the county in which the child was detained;                (2)  the conduct for which the child was detained;                (3)  age;                (4)  race;                (5)  ethnicity;                (6)  sex; and                (7)  whether the child is the subject of a case with the   Department of Family and Protective Services.          (e)  The department shall ensure that information collected   during the study does not personally identify any child.          (f)  This section expires September 1, 2027.          SECTION 3.  The change in law made by this Act to Section   54.01, Family Code, applies only to a detention order, including a   subsequent detention order, entered by a court on or after the   effective date of this Act.          SECTION 4.  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, 2025.