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1		-	H.B. No. 4102
	1	+	By: Neave, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Garcia) H.B. No. 4102
	2	+	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 8, 2017;
	3	+	May 9, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal
	4	+	Justice; May 19, 2017, reported adversely, with favorable
	5	+	Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0;
	6	+	May 19, 2017, sent to printer.)
	7	+	Click here to see the committee vote
	8	+	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 4102 By: Whitmire
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	11	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	12		AN ACT
5	13		relating to establishing and funding a grant program for testing
6	14		evidence collected in relation to sexual assaults or other sex
7	15		offenses; authorizing voluntary contributions.
8	16		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	17		SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 502, Transportation Code,
10	18		is amended by adding Section 502.414 to read as follows:
11	19		Sec. 502.414. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION FOR EVIDENCE TESTING
12	20		GRANT PROGRAM. (a) When a person registers or renews the
13	21		registration of a motor vehicle under this chapter, the person may
14	22		contribute any amount to the evidence testing grant program
15	23		established under Section 772.00715, Government Code.
16	24		(b) The department shall provide, in a conspicuous manner,
17	25		an opportunity to contribute to the evidence testing grant program
18	26		in any registration renewal system used by the department.
19	27		(c) If a person makes a contribution under this section and
20	28		does not pay the full amount of a registration fee, the county
21	29		assessor-collector may credit all or a portion of the contribution
22	30		to the person's registration fee.
23	31		(d) The county assessor-collector shall send any
24	32		contribution made under this section to the comptroller for deposit
25	33		to the credit of the evidence testing account established under
26	34		Section 772.00716, Government Code, at least once every three
27	35		months. Before sending the money to the comptroller, the
28	36		department may deduct money equal to the amount of reasonable
29	37		expenses for administering this section.
30		-	SECTION 2. Subchapter H, Chapter 502, Transportation Code,
31		-	is amended by adding Section 502.415 to read as follows:
32		-	Sec. 502.415. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION TO ENDING
33		-	HOMELESSNESS FUND. (a) When a person registers or renews the
34		-	registration of a motor vehicle under this chapter, the person may
35		-	contribute any amount to the Ending Homelessness fund under
36		-	Subsection (f).
37		-	(b) The department shall provide, in a conspicuous manner,
38		-	an opportunity to contribute to the Ending Homelessness fund in any
39		-	registration renewal system used by the department.
40		-	(c) If a person makes a contribution under this section and
41		-	does not pay the full amount of a registration fee, the county
42		-	assessor-collector may credit all or a portion of the contribution
43		-	to the person's registration fee.
44		-	(d) The county assessor-collector shall send any
45		-	contribution made under this section to the comptroller for deposit
46		-	to the Ending Homelessness fund before the 31st day after the date
47		-	the contribution is made.
48		-	(e) The department shall consult with the Texas Department
49		-	of Housing and Community Affairs in performing the department's
50		-	duties under this section.
51		-	(f) The Ending Homelessness fund is created as a trust fund
52		-	outside the state treasury to be held by the comptroller and
53		-	administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community
54		-	Affairs as trustee. The fund is composed of money deposited to the
55		-	credit of the fund under this section. Money in the fund shall be
56		-	used to provide grants to counties and municipalities to combat
57		-	homelessness.
58		-	(g) The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
59		-	shall adopt rules governing application for grants from the Ending
60		-	Homelessness fund and the issuance of those grants.
61		-	SECTION 3. Subchapter A, Chapter 772, Government Code, is
	38	+	SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 772, Government Code, is
62	39		amended by adding Sections 772.00715 and 772.00716 to read as
63	40		follows:
64	41		Sec. 772.00715. EVIDENCE TESTING GRANT PROGRAM. (a) In
65	42		this section:
66	43		(1) "Accredited crime laboratory" has the meaning
67	44		assigned by Section 420.003.
68	45		(2) "Criminal justice division" means the criminal
69	46		justice division established under Section 772.006.
70	47		(3) "Grant program" means the evidence testing grant
71	48		program established under this section.
72	49		(4) "Law enforcement agency" means:
73	50		(A) the police department of a municipality;
74	51		(B) the sheriff's office of a county; or
75	52		(C) a constable's office of a county.
76	53		(b) The criminal justice division shall establish and
77	54		administer a grant program and shall disburse funds to assist law
78	55		enforcement agencies or counties in testing evidence collected in
79	56		relation to a sexual assault or other sex offense.
80	57		(c) Grant funds may be used only for the testing by an
81	58		accredited crime laboratory of evidence that was collected in
82	59		relation to a sexual assault or other sex offense.
83	60		(d) The criminal justice division:
84	61		(1) may establish additional eligibility criteria for
85	62		grant applicants; and
86	63		(2) shall establish:
87	64		(A) grant application procedures;
88	65		(B) guidelines relating to grant amounts; and
89	66		(C) criteria for evaluating grant applications.
90	67		(e) The criminal justice division shall include in the
91	68		biennial report required by Section 772.006(a)(9) detailed
92	69		reporting of the results and performance of the grant program.
93		-	Sec. 772.00716. EVIDENCE TESTING ACCOUNT. (a)
94		-	The
	70	+	Sec. 772.00716. EVIDENCE TESTING ACCOUNT. (a) The
95	71		evidence testing account is created as a dedicated account in the
96	72		general revenue fund of the state treasury.
97	73		(b) Money in the account may be appropriated only to the
98	74		criminal justice division established under Section 772.006 for
99	75		purposes of the evidence testing grant program established under
100	76		Section 772.00715.
101	77		(c) Funds distributed under Section 772.00715 are subject
102	78		to audit by the comptroller.
103		-	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
104		-	______________________________ ______________________________
105		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
106		-	I certify that H.B. No. 4102 was passed by the House on May 6,
107		-	2017, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 1, 2 present, not
108		-	voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
109		-	No. 4102 on May 26, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 4,
110		-	2 present, not voting, and that the House adopted H.C.R. No. 159
111		-	authorizing certain corrections in H.B. No. 4102 on May 28, 2017, by
112		-	the following vote: Yeas 126, Nays 11, 1 present, not voting.
113		-	______________________________
114		-	Chief Clerk of the House
115		-	I certify that H.B. No. 4102 was passed by the Senate, with
116		-	amendments, on May 24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays
117		-	0, and that the Senate adopted H.C.R. No. 159 authorizing certain
118		-	corrections in H.B. No. 4102 on May 29, 2017, by the following vote:
119		-	Yeas 31, Nays 0.
120		-	______________________________
121		-	Secretary of the Senate
122		-	APPROVED: __________________
123		-	Date
124		-	__________________
125		-	Governor
	79	+	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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