By: Blanco H.B. No. 3996
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to donations of juror reimbursements.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 61.003(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) Each person who reports for jury service shall be
personally provided a form letter that when signed by the person
directs the county treasurer to donate all, or a specific amount
designated by the person, of the person's daily reimbursement under
this chapter to:
(1) the compensation to victims of crime fund under
Subchapter B, Chapter 56, Code of Criminal Procedure;
(2) the child welfare, child protective services, or
child services board of the county appointed under Section 264.005,
Family Code, that serves abused and neglected children;
(3) any program selected by the commissioners court
that is operated by a public or private nonprofit organization and
that provides shelter and services to victims of family violence;
or
(4) any other program approved by the commissioners
court of the county, including a program established under Article
56.04(f), Code of Criminal Procedure, that offers psychological
counseling to jurors in criminal cases involving graphic evidence
or testimony..; or
(5) the specialty court established by the
commissioners court of the county under Chapter 124, Government
Code.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.