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  89R11782 MCF-D     By: Louderback H.B. No. 3612       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the filing of a petition for truant conduct.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 65.053(b), Family Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (b)   Except as provided by Subsection (c), the [ The ]   prosecutor shall [ may, in the prosecutor's discretion, determine   whether to ] file a petition with the truancy court requesting an   adjudication of the child for truant conduct. [ If the prosecutor   decides not to file a petition requesting an adjudication, the   prosecutor shall inform the truancy court and the school district   of the decision. ]          SECTION 2.  This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026   school year.          SECTION 3.  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.