Texas 2015 - 84th Regular

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1	1	84R259 ADM-D
2	2	By: Wu H.B. No. 297
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the establishment of progressive sanctions for students
8	8	who fail to attend school and to the repeal of the offenses of
9	9	failure to attend school and parent contributing to nonattendance.
10	10	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	11	SECTION 1. Article 4.14(g), Code of Criminal Procedure, is
12	12	amended to read as follows:
13	13	(g) A municipality may enter into an agreement with a
14	14	contiguous municipality or a municipality with boundaries that are
15	15	within one-half mile of the municipality seeking to enter into the
16	16	agreement to establish concurrent jurisdiction of the municipal
17	17	courts in the municipalities and provide original jurisdiction to a
18	18	municipal court in which a case is brought as if the municipal court
19	19	were located in the municipality in which the case arose, for:
20	20	(1) all cases in which either municipality has
21	21	jurisdiction under Subsection (a); and
22	22	(2) cases that arise under Section 821.022, Health and
23	23	Safety Code[, or Section 25.094, Education Code].
24	24	SECTION 2. Article 45.0216(g), Code of Criminal Procedure,
25	25	is amended to read as follows:
26	26	(g) This article does not apply to any offense otherwise
27	27	covered by:
28	28	(1) Chapter 106, Alcoholic Beverage Code; or
29	29	(2) Chapter 161, Health and Safety Code[; or
30	30	[(3) Section 25.094, Education Code].
31	31	SECTION 3. Article 45.056(k), Code of Criminal Procedure,
32	32	is amended to read as follows:
33	33	(k) Subsections (i) and (j) do not apply to[:
34	34	[(1)] a part-time judge[; or
35	35	[(2) a county judge of a county court that has one or
36	36	more appointed full-time magistrates under Section 54.1172,
37	37	Government Code].
38	38	SECTION 4. Section 25.085(f), Education Code, is amended to
39	39	read as follows:
40	40	(f) The board of trustees of a school district may adopt a
41	41	policy requiring a person described by Subsection (e) who is under
42	42	21 years of age to attend school until the end of the school
43	43	year. Section [25.094 applies to a person subject to a policy
44	44	adopted under this subsection. Sections 25.093 and] 25.095 does
45	45	[do] not apply to the parent of a person subject to a policy adopted
46	46	under this subsection.
47	47	SECTION 5. Sections 25.091(a) and (b), Education Code, are
48	48	amended to read as follows:
49	49	(a) A peace officer serving as an attendance officer has the
50	50	following powers and duties concerning enforcement of compulsory
51	51	school attendance requirements:
52	52	(1) to investigate each case of a violation of
53	53	compulsory school attendance requirements referred to the peace
54	54	officer;
55	55	(2) to enforce compulsory school attendance
56	56	requirements by:
57	57	(A) applying truancy prevention measures adopted
58	58	under Section 25.0915 and progressive sanctions under Section
59	59	29.0945 to the student; and
60	60	(B) if the truancy prevention measures and
61	61	progressive sanctions fail to meaningfully address the student's
62	62	conduct, [:
63	63	[(i)] referring the student to a juvenile
64	64	court [or filing a complaint against the student in a county,
65	65	justice, or municipal court] if the student has unexcused absences
66	66	for the amount of time specified [under Section 25.094 or] under
67	67	Section 51.03(b)(2), Family Code; [or
68	68	[(ii) filing a complaint in a county,
69	69	justice, or municipal court against a parent who violates Section
70	70	25.093;]
71	71	(3) to serve court-ordered legal process;
72	72	(4) to review school attendance records for compliance
73	73	by each student investigated by the officer;
74	74	(5) to maintain an investigative record on each
75	75	compulsory school attendance requirement violation and related
76	76	court action and, at the request of a court, the board of trustees
77	77	of a school district, or the commissioner, to provide a record to
78	78	the individual or entity requesting the record;
79	79	(6) to make a home visit or otherwise contact the
80	80	parent of a student who is in violation of compulsory school
81	81	attendance requirements, except that a peace officer may not enter
82	82	a residence without the permission of the parent of a student
83	83	required under this subchapter to attend school or of the tenant or
84	84	owner of the residence [except to lawfully serve court-ordered
85	85	legal process on the parent]; and
86	86	(7) to take a student into custody with the permission
87	87	of the student's parent or in obedience to a court-ordered legal
88	88	process.
89	89	(b) An attendance officer employed by a school district who
90	90	is not commissioned as a peace officer has the following powers and
91	91	duties with respect to enforcement of compulsory school attendance
92	92	requirements:
93	93	(1) to investigate each case of a violation of the
94	94	compulsory school attendance requirements referred to the
95	95	attendance officer;
96	96	(2) to enforce compulsory school attendance
97	97	requirements by:
98	98	(A) applying truancy prevention measures adopted
99	99	under Section 25.0915 and progressive sanctions under Section
100	100	25.0945 to the student; and
101	101	(B) if the truancy prevention measures and
102	102	progressive sanctions fail to meaningfully address the student's
103	103	conduct, [:
104	104	[(i)] referring the student to a juvenile
105	105	court [or filing a complaint against the student in a county,
106	106	justice, or municipal court] if the student has unexcused absences
107	107	for the amount of time specified [under Section 25.094 or] under
108	108	Section 51.03(b)(2), Family Code; [and
109	109	[(ii) filing a complaint in a county,
110	110	justice, or municipal court against a parent who violates Section
111	111	25.093;]
112	112	(3) to monitor school attendance compliance by each
113	113	student investigated by the officer;
114	114	(4) to maintain an investigative record on each
115	115	compulsory school attendance requirement violation and related
116	116	court action and, at the request of a court, the board of trustees
117	117	of a school district, or the commissioner, to provide a record to
118	118	the individual or entity requesting the record;
119	119	(5) to make a home visit or otherwise contact the
120	120	parent of a student who is in violation of compulsory school
121	121	attendance requirements, except that the attendance officer may not
122	122	enter a residence without permission of the parent or of the owner
123	123	or tenant of the residence;
124	124	(6) at the request of a parent, to escort a student
125	125	from any location to a school campus to ensure the student's
126	126	compliance with compulsory school attendance requirements; and
127	127	(7) if the attendance officer has or is informed of a
128	128	court-ordered legal process directing that a student be taken into
129	129	custody and the school district employing the officer does not
130	130	employ its own police department, to contact the sheriff,
131	131	constable, or any peace officer to request that the student be taken
132	132	into custody and processed according to the legal process.
133	133	SECTION 6. Section 25.0915, Education Code, is amended to
134	134	read as follows:
135	135	Sec. 25.0915. TRUANCY PREVENTION MEASURES; REFERRAL [AND
136	136	FILING] REQUIREMENT. (a) A school district shall adopt truancy
137	137	prevention measures designed to:
138	138	(1) address student conduct related to truancy in the
139	139	school setting; and
140	140	(2) minimize the need for referrals to juvenile court
141	141	for conduct described by Section 51.03(b)(2), Family Code[; and
142	142	[(3) minimize the filing of complaints in county,
143	143	justice, and municipal courts alleging a violation of Section
144	144	25.094].
145	145	(b) Each referral to juvenile court for conduct described by
146	146	Section 51.03(b)(2), Family Code, [or complaint filed in county,
147	147	justice, or municipal court alleging a violation by a student of
148	148	Section 25.094] must:
149	149	(1) be accompanied by a statement from the student's
150	150	school certifying that:
151	151	(A) the school applied the truancy prevention
152	152	measures adopted under Subsection (a) and progressive sanctions
153	153	under Section 25.0945 to the student; and
154	154	(B) the truancy prevention measures and
155	155	progressive sanctions failed to meaningfully address the student's
156	156	school attendance; and
157	157	(2) specify whether the student is eligible for or
158	158	receives special education services under Subchapter A, Chapter 29.
159	159	(c) A court shall dismiss a [complaint or] referral made by
160	160	a school district under this section that is not made in compliance
161	161	with Subsection (b).
162	162	SECTION 7. Subchapter C, Chapter 25, Education Code, is
163	163	amended by adding Section 25.0945 to read as follows:
164	164	Sec. 25.0945. PROGRESSIVE SANCTIONS FOR FAILURE TO ATTEND
165	165	SCHOOL. (a) Before referring a student to a juvenile court for
166	166	conduct indicating a need for supervision under Section
167	167	51.03(b)(2), Family Code, a school district or open-enrollment
168	168	charter school employee shall impose progressive sanctions on the
169	169	student. Under the progressive sanctions, the employee may:
170	170	(1) issue a warning letter to the student and the
171	171	student's parent or guardian that states the number of absences of
172	172	the student and explains the consequences if the student has
173	173	additional absences;
174	174	(2) impose:
175	175	(A) a behavior contract on the student that must
176	176	be signed by the student, the student's parent or guardian, and an
177	177	employee of the school and that includes:
178	178	(i) a specific description of the behavior
179	179	that is required or prohibited for the student;
180	180	(ii) the period for which the contract will
181	181	be effective, not to exceed 45 school days after the date the
182	182	contract becomes effective; and
183	183	(iii) the penalties for additional
184	184	absences, including additional disciplinary action or the referral
185	185	of the student to a juvenile court; and
186	186	(B) school-based community service; or
187	187	(3) refer the student to counseling, community-based
188	188	services, or other in-school or out-of-school services aimed at
189	189	addressing the student's truancy.
190	190	(b) A referral made under Subsection (a)(3) may include
191	191	participation by the child's parent or guardian if necessary.
192	192	(c) If the student fails to comply with or complete the
193	193	progressive sanctions under this section, the school district or
194	194	open-enrollment charter school shall refer the student to a
195	195	juvenile court for conduct indicating a need for supervision under
196	196	Section 51.03(b)(2), Family Code.
197	197	SECTION 8. Sections 25.095(a) and (b), Education Code, are
198	198	amended to read as follows:
199	199	(a) A school district or open-enrollment charter school
200	200	shall notify a student's parent in writing at the beginning of the
201	201	school year that if the student is absent from school on 10 or more
202	202	days or parts of days within a six-month period in the same school
203	203	year or on three or more days or parts of days within a four-week
204	204	period[:
205	205	[(1) the student's parent is subject to prosecution
206	206	under Section 25.093; and
207	207	[(2)] the student is subject to progressive sanctions
208	208	under Section 25.0945 and possible [prosecution under Section
209	209	25.094 or to] referral to a juvenile court [in a county with a
210	210	population of less than 100,000 for conduct that violates that
211	211	section].
212	212	(b) A school district shall notify a student's parent if the
213	213	student has been absent from school, without excuse under Section
214	214	25.087, on three days or parts of days within a four-week period.
215	215	The notice must:
216	216	(1) inform the parent that[:
217	217	[(A)] it is the parent's duty to monitor the
218	218	student's school attendance and require the student to attend
219	219	school; and
220	220	[(B) the parent is subject to prosecution under
221	221	Section 25.093; and]
222	222	(2) request a conference between school officials and
223	223	the parent to discuss the absences.
224	224	SECTION 9. Section 29.087(d), Education Code, is amended to
225	225	read as follows:
226	226	(d) A student is eligible to participate in a program
227	227	authorized by this section if:
228	228	(1) the student has been ordered by [a court under
229	229	Article 45.054, Code of Criminal Procedure, as added by Chapter
230	230	1514, Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, or by]
231	231	the Texas Juvenile Justice Department [Youth Commission] to:
232	232	(A) participate in a preparatory class for the
233	233	high school equivalency examination; or
234	234	(B) take the high school equivalency examination
235	235	administered under Section 7.111; or
236	236	(2) the following conditions are satisfied:
237	237	(A) the student is at least 16 years of age at the
238	238	beginning of the school year or semester;
239	239	(B) the student is a student at risk of dropping
240	240	out of school, as defined by Section 29.081;
241	241	(C) the student and the student's parent or
242	242	guardian agree in writing to the student's participation;
243	243	(D) at least two school years have elapsed since
244	244	the student first enrolled in ninth grade and the student has
245	245	accumulated less than one third of the credits required to graduate
246	246	under the minimum graduation requirements of the district or
247	247	school; and
248	248	(E) any other conditions specified by the
249	249	commissioner.
250	250	SECTION 10. Section 51.02(15), Family Code, is amended to
251	251	read as follows:
252	252	(15) "Status offender" means a child who is accused,
253	253	adjudicated, or convicted for conduct that would not, under state
254	254	law, be a crime if committed by an adult, including:
255	255	(A) truancy under Section 51.03(b)(2);
256	256	(B) running away from home under Section
257	257	51.03(b)(3);
258	258	(C) a fineable only offense under Section
259	259	51.03(b)(1) transferred to the juvenile court under Section
260	260	51.08(b), but only if the conduct constituting the offense would
261	261	not have been criminal if engaged in by an adult;
262	262	(D) [failure to attend school under Section
263	263	25.094, Education Code;
264	264	[(E)] a violation of standards of student conduct
265	265	as described by Section 51.03(b)(5);
266	266	(E) [(F)] a violation of a juvenile curfew
267	267	ordinance or order;
268	268	(F) [(G)] a violation of a provision of the
269	269	Alcoholic Beverage Code applicable to minors only; or
270	270	(G) [(H)] a violation of any other fineable only
271	271	offense under Section 8.07(a)(4) or (5), Penal Code, but only if the
272	272	conduct constituting the offense would not have been criminal if
273	273	engaged in by an adult.
274	274	SECTION 11. Section 51.04(a), Family Code, is amended to
275	275	read as follows:
276	276	(a) This title covers the proceedings in all cases involving
277	277	the delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision
278	278	engaged in by a person who was a child within the meaning of this
279	279	title at the time the person engaged in the conduct, and[, except as
280	280	provided by Subsection (h),] the juvenile court has exclusive
281	281	original jurisdiction over proceedings under this title.
282	282	SECTION 12. Section 54.041(f), Family Code, is amended to
283	283	read as follows:
284	284	(f) If a child is found to have engaged in conduct
285	285	indicating a need for supervision described under Section
286	286	51.03(b)(2) [or (g)], the court may order the child's parents or
287	287	guardians to attend a program for parents of students with
288	288	unexcused absences that provides instruction designed to assist
289	289	those parents in identifying problems that contribute to the
290	290	students' unexcused absences and in developing strategies for
291	291	resolving those problems [described by Section 25.093(f),
292	292	Education Code], if a program is available.
293	293	SECTION 13. Section 58.106(a), Family Code, is amended to
294	294	read as follows:
295	295	(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section,
296	296	information contained in the juvenile justice information system is
297	297	confidential information for the use of the department and may not
298	298	be disseminated by the department except:
299	299	(1) with the permission of the juvenile offender, to
300	300	military personnel of this state or the United States;
301	301	(2) to a person or entity to which the department may
302	302	grant access to adult criminal history records as provided by
303	303	Section 411.083, Government Code;
304	304	(3) to a juvenile justice agency;
305	305	(4) to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department [Youth
306	306	Commission and the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission] for
307	307	analytical purposes;
308	308	(5) to the office of independent ombudsman of the
309	309	Texas Juvenile Justice Department [Youth Commission]; and
310	310	(6) to a county, justice, or municipal court
311	311	exercising jurisdiction over a juvenile[, including a court
312	312	exercising jurisdiction over a juvenile under Section 54.021].
313	313	SECTION 14. Sections 26.045(c) and (e), Government Code,
314	314	are amended to read as follows:
315	315	(c) Except as provided by Subsection [Subsections (d) and]
316	316	(f), a county court that is in a county with a criminal district
317	317	court does not have any criminal jurisdiction.
318	318	(e) Subsection [Subsections] (c) does [and (d) do] not
319	319	affect the jurisdiction of a statutory county court.
320	320	SECTION 15. Section 29.003(i), Government Code, is amended
321	321	to read as follows:
322	322	(i) A municipality may enter into an agreement with a
323	323	contiguous municipality or a municipality with boundaries that are
324	324	within one-half mile of the municipality seeking to enter into the
325	325	agreement to establish concurrent jurisdiction of the municipal
326	326	courts in the municipalities and provide original jurisdiction to a
327	327	municipal court in which a case is brought as if the municipal court
328	328	were located in the municipality in which the case arose, for:
329	329	(1) all cases in which either municipality has
330	330	jurisdiction under Subsection (a); and
331	331	(2) cases that arise under Section 821.022, Health and
332	332	Safety Code[, or Section 25.094, Education Code].
333	333	SECTION 16. Section 71.0352, Government Code, is amended to
334	334	read as follows:
335	335	Sec. 71.0352. JUVENILE DATE: JUSTICE, MUNICIPAL, AND
336	336	JUVENILE COURTS. As a component of the official monthly report
337	337	submitted to the Office of Court Administration of the Texas
338	338	Judicial System:
339	339	(1) justice and municipal courts shall report the
340	340	number of cases filed for [the following offenses:
341	341	[(A) failure to attend school under Section
342	342	25.094, Education Code;
343	343	[(B) parent contributing to nonattendance under
344	344	Section 25.093, Education Code; and
345	345	[(C)] violation of a local daytime curfew
346	346	ordinance adopted under Section 341.905 or 351.903, Local
347	347	Government Code; and
348	348	(2) in cases in which a child fails to obey an order of
349	349	a justice or municipal court under circumstances that would
350	350	constitute contempt of court, the justice or municipal court shall
351	351	report the number of incidents in which the child is:
352	352	(A) referred to the appropriate juvenile court
353	353	for delinquent conduct as provided by Article 45.050(c)(1), Code of
354	354	Criminal Procedure, and Section 51.03(a)(2), Family Code; or
355	355	(B) held in contempt, fined, or denied driving
356	356	privileges as provided by Article 45.050(c)(2), Code of Criminal
357	357	Procedure.
358	358	SECTION 17. Section 103.021, Government Code, is amended to
359	359	read as follows:
360	360	Sec. 103.021. ADDITIONAL FEES AND COSTS IN CRIMINAL OR
361	361	CIVIL CASES: CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. An accused or
362	362	defendant, or a party to a civil suit, as applicable, shall pay the
363	363	following fees and costs under the Code of Criminal Procedure if
364	364	ordered by the court or otherwise required:
365	365	(1) a personal bond fee (Art. 17.42, Code of Criminal
366	366	Procedure) . . . the greater of $20 or three percent of the amount of
367	367	the bail fixed for the accused;
368	368	(2) cost of electronic monitoring as a condition of
369	369	release on personal bond (Art. 17.43, Code of Criminal Procedure) .
370	370	. . actual cost;
371	371	(3) a fee for verification of and monitoring of motor
372	372	vehicle ignition interlock (Art. 17.441, Code of Criminal
373	373	Procedure) . . . not to exceed $10;
374	374	(3-a) costs associated with operating a global
375	375	positioning monitoring system as a condition of release on bond
376	376	(Art. 17.49(b)(2), Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . actual costs,
377	377	subject to a determination of indigency;
378	378	(3-b) costs associated with providing a defendant's
379	379	victim with an electronic receptor device as a condition of the
380	380	defendant's release on bond (Art. 17.49(b)(3), Code of Criminal
381	381	Procedure) . . . actual costs, subject to a determination of
382	382	indigency;
383	383	(4) repayment of reward paid by a crime stoppers
384	384	organization on conviction of a felony (Art. 37.073, Code of
385	385	Criminal Procedure) . . . amount ordered;
386	386	(5) reimbursement to general revenue fund for payments
387	387	made to victim of an offense as condition of community supervision
388	388	(Art. 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $50 for
389	389	a misdemeanor offense or $100 for a felony offense;
390	390	(6) payment to a crime stoppers organization as
391	391	condition of community supervision (Art. 42.12, Code of Criminal
392	392	Procedure) . . . not to exceed $50;
393	393	(7) children's advocacy center fee (Art. 42.12, Code
394	394	of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $50;
395	395	(8) family violence center fee (Art. 42.12, Code of
396	396	Criminal Procedure) . . . $100;
397	397	(9) community supervision fee (Art. 42.12, Code of
398	398	Criminal Procedure) . . . not less than $25 or more than $60 per
399	399	month;
400	400	(10) additional community supervision fee for certain
401	401	offenses (Art. 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $5 per
402	402	month;
403	403	(11) for certain financially able sex offenders as a
404	404	condition of community supervision, the costs of treatment,
405	405	specialized supervision, or rehabilitation (Art. 42.12, Code of
406	406	Criminal Procedure) . . . all or part of the reasonable and
407	407	necessary costs of the treatment, supervision, or rehabilitation as
408	408	determined by the judge;
409	409	(12) fee for failure to appear for trial in a justice
410	410	or municipal court if a jury trial is not waived (Art. 45.026, Code
411	411	of Criminal Procedure) . . . costs incurred for impaneling the jury;
412	412	(13) costs of certain testing, assessments, or
413	413	programs during a deferral period (Art. 45.051, Code of Criminal
414	414	Procedure) . . . amount ordered;
415	415	(14) special expense on dismissal of certain
416	416	misdemeanor complaints (Art. 45.051, Code of Criminal Procedure) .
417	417	. . not to exceed amount of fine assessed;
418	418	(15) an additional fee:
419	419	(A) for a copy of the defendant's driving record
420	420	to be requested from the Department of Public Safety by the judge
421	421	(Art. 45.0511(c-1), Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . amount equal
422	422	to the sum of the fee established by Section 521.048,
423	423	Transportation Code, and the state electronic Internet portal fee;
424	424	(B) as an administrative fee for requesting a
425	425	driving safety course or a course under the motorcycle operator
426	426	training and safety program for certain traffic offenses to cover
427	427	the cost of administering the article (Art. 45.0511(f)(1), Code of
428	428	Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $10; or
429	429	(C) for requesting a driving safety course or a
430	430	course under the motorcycle operator training and safety program
431	431	before the final disposition of the case (Art. 45.0511(f)(2), Code
432	432	of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed the maximum amount of the
433	433	fine for the offense committed by the defendant;
434	434	(16) a request fee for teen court program (Art.
435	435	45.052, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $20, if the court ordering
436	436	the fee is located in the Texas-Louisiana border region, but
437	437	otherwise not to exceed $10;
438	438	(17) a fee to cover costs of required duties of teen
439	439	court (Art. 45.052, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $20, if the
440	440	court ordering the fee is located in the Texas-Louisiana border
441	441	region, but otherwise $10;
442	442	(18) a mileage fee for officer performing certain
443	443	services (Art. 102.001, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $0.15 per
444	444	mile;
445	445	(19) certified mailing of notice of hearing date (Art.
446	446	102.006, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $1, plus postage;
447	447	(20) certified mailing of certified copies of an order
448	448	of expunction (Art. 102.006, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $2,
449	449	plus postage;
450	450	(20-a) a fee to defray the cost of notifying state
451	451	agencies of orders of expungement (Art. 45.0216, Code of Criminal
452	452	Procedure) . . . $30 per application;
453	453	[(20-b) a fee to defray the cost of notifying state
454	454	agencies of orders of expunction (Art. 45.055, Code of Criminal
455	455	Procedure) . . . $30 per application;]
456	456	(21) sight orders:
457	457	(A) if the face amount of the check or sight order
458	458	does not exceed $10 (Art. 102.007, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . .
459	459	not to exceed $10;
460	460	(B) if the face amount of the check or sight order
461	461	is greater than $10 but does not exceed $100 (Art. 102.007, Code of
462	462	Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $15;
463	463	(C) if the face amount of the check or sight order
464	464	is greater than $100 but does not exceed $300 (Art. 102.007, Code of
465	465	Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $30;
466	466	(D) if the face amount of the check or sight order
467	467	is greater than $300 but does not exceed $500 (Art. 102.007, Code of
468	468	Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $50; and
469	469	(E) if the face amount of the check or sight order
470	470	is greater than $500 (Art. 102.007, Code of Criminal Procedure) . .
471	471	. not to exceed $75;
472	472	(22) fees for a pretrial intervention program:
473	473	(A) a supervision fee (Art. 102.012(a), Code of
474	474	Criminal Procedure) . . . $60 a month plus expenses; and
475	475	(B) a district attorney, criminal district
476	476	attorney, or county attorney administrative fee (Art. 102.0121,
477	477	Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $500;
478	478	(23) parking fee violations for child safety fund in
479	479	municipalities with populations:
480	480	(A) greater than 850,000 (Art. 102.014, Code of
481	481	Criminal Procedure) . . . not less than $2 and not to exceed $5; and
482	482	(B) less than 850,000 (Art. 102.014, Code of
483	483	Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $5;
484	484	(24) an administrative fee for collection of fines,
485	485	fees, restitution, or other costs (Art. 102.072, Code of Criminal
486	486	Procedure) . . . not to exceed $2 for each transaction; and
487	487	(25) a collection fee, if authorized by the
488	488	commissioners court of a county or the governing body of a
489	489	municipality, for certain debts and accounts receivable, including
490	490	unpaid fines, fees, court costs, forfeited bonds, and restitution
491	491	ordered paid (Art. 103.0031, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . 30
492	492	percent of an amount more than 60 days past due.
493	493	SECTION 18. The following provisions are repealed:
494	494	(1) Articles 45.054 and 45.055, Code of Criminal
495	495	Procedure;
496	496	(2) Article 45.056(e), Code of Criminal Procedure;
497	497	(3) Article 102.014(d), Code of Criminal Procedure;
498	498	(4) Sections 25.0916, 25.093, and 25.094, Education
499	499	Code;
500	500	(5) Section 25.095(c), Education Code;
501	501	(6) Section 25.0951, Education Code;
502	502	(7) Section 25.0952, Education Code;
503	503	(8) Section 51.03(g), Family Code;
504	504	(9) Section 51.04(h), Family Code;
505	505	(10) Section 51.08(e), Family Code;
506	506	(11) Section 54.021, Family Code;
507	507	(12) Section 26.045(d), Government Code;
508	508	(13) Subchapter W, Chapter 54, Government Code; and
509	509	(14) Subchapter JJ, Chapter 54, Government Code.
510	510	SECTION 19. The changes in law made by this Act do not apply
511	511	to an offense committed under Section 25.093 or 25.094, Education
512	512	Code, before the effective date of this Act or to a criminal action
513	513	pending on the effective date of this Act for an offense under
514	514	either section. An offense committed before the effective date of
515	515	this Act or a criminal action pending on that date is governed by
516	516	the law in effect at the time the offense was committed, and the
517	517	former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For the
518	518	purposes of this section, an offense is committed before the
519	519	effective date of this Act if any element of the offense was
520	520	committed before that date.
521	521	SECTION 20. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.