By: Uresti S.B. No. 1521
(Gallego, Castro, Hartnett, Aliseda, Rodriguez)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the distribution of money appropriated from a municipal
court building security fund.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subsection (d-1), Section 102.017, Code of
Criminal Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
(d-1) For purposes of this article, the term "security
personnel, services, and items" includes:
(1) the purchase or repair of X-ray machines and
conveying systems;
(2) handheld metal detectors;
(3) walkthrough metal detectors;
(4) identification cards and systems;
(5) electronic locking and surveillance equipment;
(6) bailiffs, deputy sheriffs, deputy constables, or
contract security personnel during times when they are providing
appropriate security services;
(7) signage;
(8) confiscated weapon inventory and tracking
systems;
(9) locks, chains, alarms, or similar security
devices;
(10) the purchase or repair of bullet-proof glass;
[and]
(11) continuing education on security issues for court
personnel and security personnel; and
(12) warrant officers and related equipment.
SECTION 2. 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, 2011.