Bill Text: TX HB3773 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the duties of the comptroller of public accounts to audit the Office of Court Administration's Collection Improvement Program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-23 - Referred to Appropriations [HB3773 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HB3773-Introduced.html
By: Pitts | H.B. No. 3773 |
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relating to the duties of the comptroller of public accounts to | ||
audit the Office of Court Administration's Collection Improvement | ||
Program. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Article 103.0033, Code of Criminal Procedure is | ||
amended by amending Subsections (f), (h), (i), and (j) to read as | ||
follows: | ||
(f) The office[ |
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rate of counties and municipalities described by Subsection (e) | ||
before implementation of a program. The office[ |
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determine the rate for each county and municipality not later than | ||
the first anniversary of the county's or municipality's adoption of | ||
a program. | ||
(h) The office[ |
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may: | ||
(1) use case dispositions, population, revenue data, | ||
or other appropriate measures to develop a prioritized | ||
implementation schedule for programs; and | ||
(2) determine whether it is not cost-effective to | ||
implement a program in a county or municipality and grant a waiver | ||
to the county or municipality. | ||
(i) Each county and municipality shall at least annually | ||
submit to the office [ |
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includes updated information regarding the program, as determined | ||
by the office[ |
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must be in a form approved by the office[ |
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(j) The office[ |
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counties and municipalities to verify information reported under | ||
Subsection (i) and confirm that the county or municipality is | ||
conforming with requirements relating to the program.[ |
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SECTION 2. Section 133.103, Local Government Code is | ||
amended by amending Subsections (b) and (c) to read as follows: | ||
(b) The[ |
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treasurer shall send 50 percent of the fees collected under this | ||
section to the comptroller. The comptroller shall deposit the fees | ||
received to the credit of the general revenue fund. | ||
(c) The[ |
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this section in the general fund of the county or municipality for | ||
the purpose of improving the efficiency of the administration of | ||
justice in the county or municipality. The county or municipality | ||
shall prioritize the needs of the judicial officer who collected | ||
the fees when making expenditures under this subsection and use the | ||
money deposited to provide for those needs. | ||
SECTION 3. Sections 133.058(e) and 133.103(c-1), Local | ||
Government Code are repealed. | ||
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2012. |