85R6339 YDB-D
By: Hernandez H.B. No. 1026
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authorized uses of county law library funds.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 323.023(b), Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) The clerks of the respective courts shall collect the
costs and pay them to the county treasurer, or to any other official
who discharges the duties commonly delegated to the county
treasurer, for deposit in a fund to be known as the county law
library fund. The fund may be used only for:
(1) establishing the law library after the entry of
the order creating it;
(2) purchasing or leasing library materials,
maintaining the library, or acquiring furniture, shelving, or
equipment for the library; [or]
(3) purchasing or leasing library materials or
acquiring library equipment, including computers, software, and
subscriptions to obtain access to electronic research networks for
use by judges in the county; or
(4) establishing and maintaining a legal self-help
center and other legal assistance programs to provide onsite and
online legal resources to county residents.
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, 2017.