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Senate committee hears bill to let managed assigned counsel access confidential juvenile records
Summary
A bill to allow managed assigned counsel programs to access otherwise-confidential juvenile court records drew explanation from its sponsor and support from the Texas Indigent Defense Commission; the committee left the bill pending for exchange with its House companion.
Senator Judith Zaffirini told the Senate Committee on Criminal Justice that Senate Bill 1848 would add managed assigned counsel programs (MACs) to the narrowly tailored list of people who may access confidential juvenile case information under current law.
The bill, Zaffirini said, is a companion to House Bill 4885 and would allow MAC…
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