Texas § FA.65.103 - REMEDIAL ORDER

§ FA.65.103. REMEDIAL ORDER

REMEDIAL ORDER. (a) A truancy court may enter a remedial order requiring a child who has been found to have engaged in truant conduct to: (1) attend school without unexcused absences; (2) attend a preparatory class for the high school equivalency examination administered under Section 7.111 , Education Code, if the court determines that the individual is unlikely to do well in a formal classroom environment due to the individual's age; (3) if the child is at least 16 years of age, take the high school equivalency examination administered under Section 7.111 , Education Code, if that is in the best interest of the child; (4) attend a nonprofit, community-based special program that the court determines to be in the best interest of the child, including: (A) an alcohol and drug abuse program; (B) a rehabilitation program; (C) a counseling program, including a self-improvement program; (D) a program that provides training in self-esteem and leadership; (E) a work and job skills training program; (F) a program that provides training in parenting, including parental responsibility; (G) a program that provides training in manners; (H) a program that provides training in violence avoidance; (I) a program that provides sensitivity training; and (J) a program that provides training in advocacy and mentoring; (5) complete not more than 50 hours of community service on a project acceptable to the court; and (6) participate for a specified number of hours in a tutorial program covering the academic subjects in which the child is enrolled that are provided by the school the child attends. (b) A truancy court may not order a child who has been found to have engaged in truant conduct to: (1) attend a juvenile justice alternative education program, a boot camp, or a for-profit truancy class; or (2) perform more than 16 hours of community service per week under this section. (c) In addition to any other order authorized by this section, a truancy court may order the Department of Public Safety to suspend the driver's license or permit of a child who has been found to have engaged in truant conduct. If the child does not have a driver's license or permit, the court may order the Department of Public Safety to deny the issuance of a license or permit to the child. The period of the license or permit suspension or the order that the issuance of a license or permit be denied may not extend beyond the maximum time period that a remedial order is effective as provided by Section 65.104 . Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398 ), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2015.