By: Patrick S.B. No. 1217
(In the Senate - Filed March 6, 2013; March 13, 2013, read
first time and referred to Committee on Intergovernmental
Relations; April 29, 2013, reported favorably by the following
vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; April 29, 2013, sent to printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of a county to deposit fees collected by a
county bail bond board in a separate county fund.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1704.101, Occupations Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 1704.101. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY. A board shall:
(1) exercise powers incidental or necessary to the
administration of this chapter;
(2) deposit fees collected under this chapter in the
general fund of the county or in a separate county fund established
for this purpose;
(3) supervise and regulate each phase of the bonding
business in the county;
(4) adopt and post rules necessary to implement this
chapter;
(5) conduct hearings and investigations and make
determinations relating to the issuance, denial, or renewal of
licenses;
(6) issue licenses to qualified applicants;
(7) deny licenses to unqualified applicants;
(8) employ persons necessary to assist in board
functions; and
(9) conduct board business, including maintaining
records and minutes.
SECTION 2. Subsection (a), Section 1704.103, Occupations
Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) Fees deposited in the general fund of a county or in a
separate county fund under Section 1704.101(2) may be used only to
administer and enforce this chapter, including reimbursement for:
(1) reasonable expenses incurred by the board in
enforcing this chapter; and
(2) actual expenses incurred by a board member in
serving on the board.
SECTION 3. A county that establishes a separate county fund
for the purpose of depositing fees collected under Chapter 1704,
Occupations Code, as provided by Section 1704.101, Occupations
Code, as amended by this Act, may transfer fees previously
collected under Chapter 1704, Occupations Code, and deposited in
the county's general fund to the separate fund.
SECTION 4. 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, 2013.
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