By: West S.B. No. 1925
(Turner of Harris)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the dedication of revenue received from certain court
costs to the truancy prevention and diversion fund.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Articles 102.015(a) and (g), Code of Criminal
Procedure, as added by Chapter 1213 (S.B. 1419), Acts of the 83rd
Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, are reenacted to read as
follows:
(a) The truancy prevention and diversion fund is a dedicated
account in the general revenue fund.
(g) The comptroller shall deposit the funds received under
this article to the credit of a dedicated account in the general
revenue fund to be known as the truancy prevention and diversion
fund. The legislature may appropriate money from the account only
to the criminal justice division of the governor's office for
distribution to local governmental entities for truancy prevention
and intervention services.
SECTION 2. Notwithstanding Chapter 839 (H.B. 6), Acts of
the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, money dedicated by
Article 102.015(g), Code of Criminal Procedure, as added by Chapter
1213 (S.B. 1419), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session,
2013, to the truancy prevention and diversion fund established by
Article 102.015, Code of Criminal Procedure, is rededicated by this
Act.
SECTION 3. 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.