84R4556 JSC-D
By: Alonzo H.B. No. 2945
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the use of the juvenile case manager fund.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article 102.0174(g), Code of Criminal Procedure,
is amended to read as follows:
(g) A fund created under this section may be used [only] to
finance the salary, benefits, training, travel expenses, office
supplies, and other necessary expenses relating to the position of
a juvenile case manager employed under Article 45.056. If there is
money in the fund after those costs are paid, a juvenile case
manager may direct the remaining money to be used for educational
programs, including juvenile alcohol and substance abuse programs
and other projects designed to prevent or reduce the incidence of
delinquent conduct and conduct indicating a need for supervision.
The fund may not be used to supplement the income of an employee
whose primary role is not that of a juvenile case manager.
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, 2015.