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| 1 | 1 | 84R257 KKR-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: White of Tyler H.B. No. 697 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the waiver of fines, fees, and court costs imposed on a | |
| 8 | 8 | student convicted of truancy. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Article 45.054(j), Code of Criminal Procedure, | |
| 11 | 11 | is amended to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | (j) Notwithstanding any other law, a [A] county, justice, or | |
| 13 | 13 | municipal court shall [may] waive or reduce a fine, fee, or court | |
| 14 | 14 | cost imposed under this article if the court finds that payment of | |
| 15 | 15 | the fine, fee, or court cost would cause financial hardship. | |
| 16 | 16 | SECTION 2. Article 45.054(j), Code of Criminal Procedure, | |
| 17 | 17 | as amended by this Act, applies to a proceeding for failure to | |
| 18 | 18 | attend school that occurs on or after the effective date of this Act | |
| 19 | 19 | regardless of whether the offense that is the subject of the | |
| 20 | 20 | proceeding was committed before, on, or after the effective date of | |
| 21 | 21 | this Act. | |
| 22 | 22 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |