| 1 | 1 | | 81R22264 YDB-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Madden, Hartnett H.B. No. 1608 |
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| 3 | 3 | | Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1608: |
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| 4 | 4 | | By: Hartnett C.S.H.B. No. 1608 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to donations of juror reimbursements. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Section 61.003(a), Government Code, as amended |
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| 12 | 12 | | by Chapters 661 (H.B. 1204) and 1378 (S.B. 560), Acts of the 80th |
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| 13 | 13 | | Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, is reenacted and amended to |
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| 14 | 14 | | read as follows: |
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| 15 | 15 | | (a) Each person who reports for jury service shall be |
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| 16 | 16 | | personally provided a form letter that when signed by the person |
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| 17 | 17 | | directs the county treasurer to donate all, or a specific amount |
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| 18 | 18 | | designated by the person, of the person's daily reimbursement under |
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| 19 | 19 | | this chapter to: |
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| 20 | 20 | | (1) the compensation to victims of crime fund under |
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| 21 | 21 | | Subchapter B, Chapter 56, Code of Criminal Procedure; |
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| 22 | 22 | | (2) the child welfare and child protective services |
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| 23 | 23 | | board of the county appointed under Section 264.005, Family Code, |
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| 24 | 24 | | that serves abused and neglected children; |
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| 25 | 25 | | (3) any program selected by the commissioners court |
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| 26 | 26 | | that is operated by a public or private nonprofit organization and |
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| 27 | 27 | | that provides shelter and services to victims of family violence; |
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| 28 | 28 | | or |
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| 29 | 29 | | (4) any other program approved by the commissioners |
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| 30 | 30 | | court of the county, including a program established under Article |
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| 31 | 31 | | 56.04(f), Code of Criminal Procedure, that offers psychological |
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| 32 | 32 | | counseling to jurors in criminal cases involving graphic evidence |
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| 33 | 33 | | or testimony. |
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| 34 | 34 | | SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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| 35 | 35 | | to donations from jurors appearing in response to a summons issued |
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| 36 | 36 | | on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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| 37 | 37 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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