TITLE: Relating to the fine imposed on a student convicted of truancy.

SUMMARY: Relating to the fine imposed on a student convicted of truancy.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the fine imposed on a student convicted of truancy. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 25.094(e), Education Code, is amended to read as follows: (e) An offense under this section is a Class Cmisdemeanor punishable only by a fine not to exceed $20.SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.