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1		-	85R24626 DMS-D
2		-	By: Zaffirini, et al. S.B. No. 42
3		-	(Smithee)
4		-	Substitute the following for S.B. No. 42: No.
	1	+	S.B. No. 42
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7		-	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	4		AN ACT
9	5		relating to the security of courts and judges in the state;
10	6		establishing a fee.
11	7		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	8		SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the Judge Julie Kocurek
13	9		Judicial and Courthouse Security Act of 2017.
14	10		SECTION 2. Article 102.017(f), Code of Criminal Procedure,
15	11		is amended to read as follows:
16	12		(f) The sheriff, constable, or other law enforcement agency
17	13		or entity that provides security for a court [A local
18	14		administrative judge] shall provide to the Office of Court
19	15		Administration of the Texas Judicial System a written report
20	16		regarding any security incident involving court security that
21	17		occurs in or around a building housing a court for which the
22	18		sheriff, constable, agency, or entity provides security [judge
23	19		serves as local administrative judge] not later than the third
24	20		business day after the date the incident occurred. A copy of the
25	21		report must be provided to the presiding judge of the court in which
26	22		the incident occurred. The report is confidential and exempt from
27	23		disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.
28	24		SECTION 3. Subchapter A, Chapter 29, Government Code, is
29	25		amended by adding Section 29.014 to read as follows:
30	26		Sec. 29.014. COURT SECURITY COMMITTEE. (a) The presiding
31	27		or municipal judge, as applicable, shall establish a court security
32	28		committee composed of:
33	29		(1) the presiding or municipal judge, or the judge's
34	30		designee;
35	31		(2) a representative of the law enforcement agency or
36	32		other entity that provides the primary security for the court;
37	33		(3) a representative of the municipality; and
38	34		(4) any other person the committee determines
39	35		necessary to assist the committee.
40	36		(b) The person described by Subsection (a)(1) serves as
41	37		presiding officer of the committee.
42	38		(c) The committee shall establish the policies and
43	39		procedures necessary to provide adequate security to the municipal
44	40		courts served by the presiding or municipal judge, as applicable.
45	41		(d) A committee may recommend to the municipality the uses
46	42		of resources and expenditures of money for courthouse security, but
47	43		may not direct the assignment of those resources or the expenditure
48	44		of those funds.
49	45		SECTION 4. Section 30.00007, Government Code, is amended by
50	46		amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as
51	47		follows:
52	48		(b) The presiding judge shall:
53	49		(1) maintain a central docket for cases filed within
54	50		the territorial limits of the municipality over which the municipal
55	51		courts of record have jurisdiction;
56	52		(2) provide for the distribution of cases from the
57	53		central docket to the individual municipal judges to equalize the
58	54		distribution of business in the courts;
59	55		(3) request the jurors needed for cases that are set
60	56		for trial by jury;
61	57		(4) temporarily assign judges or substitute judges to
62	58		exchange benches and to act for each other in a proceeding pending
63	59		in a court if necessary for the expeditious disposition of business
64	60		in the courts; [and]
65	61		(5) supervise and control the operation and clerical
66	62		functions of the administrative department of each court, including
67	63		the court's personnel, during the proceedings of the court; and
68	64		(6) establish a court security committee to adopt
69	65		security policies and procedures for the courts served by the
70	66		presiding judge that is composed of:
71	67		(A) the presiding judge, or the presiding judge's
72	68		designee, who serves as presiding officer of the committee;
73	69		(B) a representative of the law enforcement
74	70		agency or other entity that provides the primary security for the
75	71		court;
76	72		(C) a representative of the municipality; and
77	73		(D) any other person the committee determines
78	74		necessary to assist the committee.
79	75		(c) A court security committee may recommend to the
80	76		governing body the uses of resources and expenditures of money for
81	77		courthouse security, but may not direct the assignment of those
82	78		resources or the expenditure of those funds.
83	79		SECTION 5. Chapter 51, Government Code, is amended by
84	80		adding Subchapter N to read as follows:
85	81		SUBCHAPTER N. ADDITIONAL FILING FEE FOR JUDICIAL AND COURT
86	82		PERSONNEL TRAINING
87	83		Sec. 51.971. JUDICIAL AND COURT PERSONNEL TRAINING FEE.
88	84		(a) In addition to other fees authorized or required by law, the
89	85		clerk of a district court, county court, statutory county court,
90	86		statutory probate court, or justice court shall collect a $5 fee on
91	87		the filing of any civil action or proceeding requiring a filing fee,
92	88		including an appeal, and on the filing of any counterclaim,
93	89		cross-action, intervention, interpleader, or third party action
94	90		requiring a filing fee to be used as provided under Section 56.003.
95	91		(b) A court may waive payment of a fee due under this section
96	92		for an individual the court determines is indigent.
97	93		(c) Fees due under this section shall be collected in the
98	94		same manner as other fees, fines, or costs in the case.
99	95		(d) The clerk of a district court, county court, statutory
100	96		county court, statutory probate court, or justice court shall
101	97		deposit the court costs and fees collected under this section in the
102	98		appropriate local treasury and remit the court costs and fees to the
103	99		comptroller in the manner provided under Subchapter B, Chapter 133,
104	100		Local Government Code.
105	101		(e) The comptroller shall deposit the fees received under
106	102		this section to the credit of the judicial and court personnel
107	103		training fund established under Section 56.001.
108	104		(f) The comptroller may audit the records of a county
109	105		related to costs and fees collected under this section.
110	106		(g) Money spent from costs and fees collected under this
111	107		section is subject to audit by the state auditor.
112	108		SECTION 6. Section 56.003, Government Code, is amended by
113	109		adding Subsection (h) to read as follows:
114	110		(h) The court of criminal appeals shall grant legal funds to
115	111		statewide professional associations and other entities that
116	112		provide training to individuals responsible for providing court
117	113		security.
118	114		SECTION 7. Section 56.004(b), Government Code, is amended
119	115		to read as follows:
120	116		(b) The legislature shall appropriate funds from the
121	117		judicial and court personnel training fund to the court of criminal
122	118		appeals to provide for:
123	119		(1) continuing legal education, technical assistance,
124	120		and other support programs for prosecuting attorneys and their
125	121		personnel, criminal defense attorneys who regularly represent
126	122		indigent defendants in criminal matters and their personnel, and
127	123		justices of the peace and their court personnel; [and]
128	124		(2) innocence training programs for law enforcement
129	125		officers, law students, and other participants; and
130	126		(3) court security training programs for individuals
131	127		responsible for providing court security.
132	128		SECTION 8. Subchapter B, Chapter 72, Government Code, is
133	129		amended by adding Sections 72.015 and 72.016 to read as follows:
134	130		Sec. 72.015. JUDICIAL SECURITY DIVISION. (a) The office
135	131		shall establish a judicial security division to provide guidance to
136	132		state court personnel on improving security for each court.
137	133		(b) The office shall appoint a director of security and
138	134		emergency preparedness to oversee the judicial security division.
139	135		(c) The judicial security division shall:
140	136		(1) serve as a central resource for information on
141	137		local and national best practices for court security and the safety
142	138		of court personnel;
143	139		(2) provide an expert opinion on the technical aspects
144	140		of court security; and
145	141		(3) keep abreast of and provide training on recent
146	142		court security improvements.
147	143		Sec. 72.016. NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE FOR JUDICIAL PRIVACY.
148	144		The director shall develop a procedure to regularly notify county
149	145		registrars, the Department of Public Safety, the Texas Ethics
150	146		Commission, and any other state agency the office determines should
151	147		be notified of the judges, judges' spouses, and related family
152	148		members whose personal information must be kept from public
153	149		records, as provided under Sections 552.117 and 572.035 of this
154	150		code, Sections 13.0021 and 15.0215, Election Code, and Section
155	151		521.121, Transportation Code.
156	152		SECTION 9. Section 74.092, Government Code, is amended to
157	153		read as follows:
158	154		Sec. 74.092. DUTIES OF LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE. (a) A
159	155		local administrative judge, for the courts for which the judge
160	156		serves as local administrative judge, shall:
161	157		(1) implement and execute the local rules of
162	158		administration, including the assignment, docketing, transfer, and
163	159		hearing of cases;
164	160		(2) appoint any special or standing committees
165	161		necessary or desirable for court management and administration;
166	162		(3) promulgate local rules of administration if the
167	163		other judges do not act by a majority vote;
168	164		(4) recommend to the regional presiding judge any
169	165		needs for assignment from outside the county to dispose of court
170	166		caseloads;
171	167		(5) supervise the expeditious movement of court
172	168		caseloads, subject to local, regional, and state rules of
173	169		administration;
174	170		(6) provide the supreme court and the office of court
175	171		administration requested statistical and management information;
176	172		(7) set the hours and places for holding court in the
177	173		county;
178	174		(8) supervise the employment and performance of
179	175		nonjudicial personnel;
180	176		(9) supervise the budget and fiscal matters of the
181	177		local courts, subject to local rules of administration;
182	178		(10) coordinate and cooperate with any other local
183	179		administrative judge in the district in the assignment of cases in
184	180		the courts' concurrent jurisdiction for the efficient operation of
185	181		the court system and the effective administration of justice;
186	182		(11) if requested by the courts the judge serves,
187	183		establish and maintain the lists required by Section 37.003 and
188	184		ensure appointments are made from the lists in accordance with
189	185		Section 37.004; [and]
190	186		(12) perform other duties as may be directed by the
191	187		chief justice or a regional presiding judge; and
192	188		(13) establish a court security committee to adopt
193	189		security policies and procedures for the courts served by the local
194	190		administrative district judge that is composed of:
195	191		(A) the local administrative district judge, or
196	192		the judge's designee, who serves as presiding officer of the
197	193		committee;
198	194		(B) a representative of the sheriff's office;
199	195		(C) a representative of the county commissioners
200	196		court;
201	197		(D) one judge of each type of court in the county
202	198		other than a municipal court or a municipal court of record;
203	199		(E) a representative of any county attorney's
204	200		office, district attorney's office, or criminal district attorney's
205	201		office that serves in the applicable courts; and
206	202		(F) any other person the committee determines
207	203		necessary to assist the committee.
208	204		(b) A court security committee may recommend to the county
209	205		commissioners court the uses of resources and expenditures of money
210	206		for courthouse security, but may not direct the assignment of those
211	207		resources or the expenditure of those funds.
212	208		SECTION 10. Subchapter D, Chapter 101, Government Code, is
213	209		amended by adding Section 101.06111 to read as follows:
214	210		Sec. 101.06111. ADDITIONAL DISTRICT COURT FEES: GOVERNMENT
215	211		CODE. The clerk of a district court shall collect an additional
216	212		filing fee of $5 under Section 51.971 in civil cases to fund
217	213		judicial and court personnel training.
218	214		SECTION 11. Subchapter E, Chapter 101, Government Code, is
219	215		amended by adding Section 101.08111 to read as follows:
220	216		Sec. 101.08111. ADDITIONAL STATUTORY COUNTY COURT FEES:
221	217		GOVERNMENT CODE. The clerk of a statutory county court shall
222	218		collect an additional filing fee of $5 under Section 51.971 in civil
223	219		cases to fund judicial and court personnel training.
224	220		SECTION 12. Subchapter F, Chapter 101, Government Code, is
225	221		amended by adding Section 101.10111 to read as follows:
226	222		Sec. 101.10111. ADDITIONAL STATUTORY PROBATE COURT FEES:
227	223		GOVERNMENT CODE. The clerk of a statutory probate court shall
228	224		collect an additional filing fee of $5 under Section 51.971 in civil
229	225		cases to fund judicial and court personnel training.
230	226		SECTION 13. Subchapter G, Chapter 101, Government Code, is
231	227		amended by adding Section 101.12121 to read as follows:
232	228		Sec. 101.12121. ADDITIONAL COUNTY COURT FEES: GOVERNMENT
233	229		CODE. The clerk of a county court shall collect an additional
234	230		filing fee of $5 under Section 51.971 in civil cases to fund
235	231		judicial and court personnel training.
236	232		SECTION 14. Subchapter H, Chapter 101, Government Code, is
237	233		amended by adding Section 101.1411 to read as follows:
238	234		Sec. 101.1411. ADDITIONAL JUSTICE COURT FEES: GOVERNMENT
239	235		CODE. The clerk of a justice court shall collect an additional
240	236		filing fee of $5 under Section 51.971 in civil cases to fund
241	237		judicial and court personnel training.
242	238		SECTION 15. Subtitle L, Title 2, Government Code, is
243	239		amended by adding Chapter 158 to read as follows:
244	240		CHAPTER 158. COURT SECURITY OFFICERS
245	241		Sec. 158.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "court security
246	242		officer" means a constable, sheriff, sheriff's deputy, municipal
247	243		peace officer, or any other person assigned to provide security for
248	244		an appellate, district, statutory county, county, municipal, or
249	245		justice court in this state.
250	246		Sec. 158.002. COURT SECURITY CERTIFICATION. (a) Except as
251	247		provided by Subsection (b), a person may not serve as a court
252	248		security officer for an appellate, district, statutory county,
253	249		county, municipal, or justice court in this state unless the person
254	250		holds a court security certification issued by a training program
255	251		approved by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.
256	252		(b) A court security officer is not required to hold a court
257	253		security certification to provide security to a court described by
258	254		Subsection (a) before the first anniversary of the date the officer
259	255		begins providing security for the court.
260	256		Sec. 158.003. VERIFICATION. The sheriff, constable, law
261	257		enforcement agency, or other entity that provides security for a
262	258		court shall verify that each court security officer holds the court
263	259		security certification as required by this chapter.
264	260		SECTION 16. Subchapter D, Chapter 411, Government Code, is
265	261		amended by adding Section 411.0485 to read as follows:
266	262		Sec. 411.0485. PROTECTION FOR JUDGES. Any commissioned
267	263		peace officer in this state, including a commissioned officer of
268	264		the department, may provide personal security to a state judge at
269	265		any location in this state, regardless of the location of the law
270	266		enforcement agency or department that employs or commissions the
271	267		peace officer.
272	268		SECTION 17. Section 552.117(a), Government Code, is amended
273	269		to read as follows:
274	270		(a) Information is excepted from the requirements of
275	271		Section 552.021 if it is information that relates to the home
276	272		address, home telephone number, emergency contact information, or
277	273		social security number of the following person or that reveals
278	274		whether the person has family members:
279	275		(1) a current or former official or employee of a
280	276		governmental body, except as otherwise provided by Section 552.024;
281	277		(2) a peace officer as defined by Article 2.12, Code of
282	278		Criminal Procedure, or a security officer commissioned under
283	279		Section 51.212, Education Code, regardless of whether the officer
284	280		complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175, as applicable;
285	281		(3) a current or former employee of the Texas
286	282		Department of Criminal Justice or of the predecessor in function of
287	283		the department or any division of the department, regardless of
288	284		whether the current or former employee complies with Section
289	285		552.1175;
290	286		(4) a peace officer as defined by Article 2.12, Code of
291	287		Criminal Procedure, or other law, a reserve law enforcement
292	288		officer, a commissioned deputy game warden, or a corrections
293	289		officer in a municipal, county, or state penal institution in this
294	290		state who was killed in the line of duty, regardless of whether the
295	291		deceased complied with Section 552.024 or 552.1175;
296	292		(5) a commissioned security officer as defined by
297	293		Section 1702.002, Occupations Code, regardless of whether the
298	294		officer complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175, as applicable;
299	295		(6) an officer or employee of a community supervision
300	296		and corrections department established under Chapter 76 who
301	297		performs a duty described by Section 76.004(b), regardless of
302	298		whether the officer or employee complies with Section 552.024 or
303	299		552.1175;
304	300		(7) a current or former employee of the office of the
305	301		attorney general who is or was assigned to a division of that office
306	302		the duties of which involve law enforcement, regardless of whether
307	303		the current or former employee complies with Section 552.024 or
308	304		552.1175;
309	305		(8) a current or former employee of the Texas Juvenile
310	306		Justice Department or of the predecessors in function of the
311	307		department, regardless of whether the current or former employee
312	308		complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175;
313	309		(9) a current or former juvenile probation or
314	310		supervision officer certified by the Texas Juvenile Justice
315	311		Department, or the predecessors in function of the department,
316	312		under Title 12, Human Resources Code, regardless of whether the
317	313		current or former officer complies with Section 552.024 or
318	314		552.1175;
319	315		(10) a current or former employee of a juvenile
320	316		justice program or facility, as those terms are defined by Section
321	317		261.405, Family Code, regardless of whether the current or former
322	318		employee complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175; [or]
323	319		(11) a current or former member of the Texas military
324	320		forces, as that term is defined by Section 437.001;
325	321		(12) a current or former federal judge or state judge,
326	322		as those terms are defined by Section 13.0021(a), Election Code, or
327	323		a spouse of a current or former federal judge or state judge; or
328	324		(13) a current or former district attorney, criminal
329	325		district attorney, or county attorney whose jurisdiction includes
330	326		any criminal law or child protective services matter.
331	327		SECTION 18. Section 572.002, Government Code, is amended by
332	328		adding Subdivision (11-a) to read as follows:
333	329		(11-a) "State judge" means:
334	330		(A) a judge, former judge, or retired judge of an
335	331		appellate court, a district court, a constitutional county court, a
336	332		county court at law, or a statutory probate court of this state;
337	333		(B) an associate judge appointed under Chapter
338	334		201, Family Code, or a retired associate judge or former associate
339	335		judge appointed under that chapter;
340	336		(C) a magistrate or associate judge appointed
341	337		under Chapter 54 or 54A;
342	338		(D) a justice of the peace; or
343	339		(E) a municipal court judge.
344	340		SECTION 19. Subchapter B, Chapter 572, Government Code, is
345	341		amended by adding Section 572.035 to read as follows:
346	342		Sec. 572.035. REMOVAL OF PERSONAL INFORMATION FOR FEDERAL
347	343		JUDGES, STATE JUDGES, AND SPOUSES. On receiving notice from the
348	344		Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System of the
349	345		judge's qualification for the judge's office, the commission shall
350	346		remove or redact from any financial statement, or information
351	347		derived from a financial statement, that is available to the public
352	348		the residence address of a federal judge, a state judge, or the
353	349		spouse of a federal or state judge.
354	350		SECTION 20. Section 13.0021(a)(2), Election Code, is
355	351		amended to read as follows:
356	352		(2) "State judge" means:
357	353		(A) a judge, former judge, or retired judge of an
358	354		appellate court, a district court, a constitutional county court,
359	355		[or] a county court at law, or a statutory probate court of this
360	356		state;
361	357		(B) an associate judge appointed under Chapter
362	358		201, Family Code, or a retired associate judge or former associate
363	359		judge appointed under that chapter; [or]
364	360		(C) a magistrate or associate judge appointed
365	361		under Chapter 54 or 54A, Government Code;
366	362		(D) a justice of the peace; or
367	363		(E) a municipal court judge.
368	364		SECTION 21. Section 13.0021(b), Election Code, is amended
369	365		to read as follows:
370	366		(b) If the registration applicant is a federal judge, a
371	367		state judge, or the spouse of a state judge or a federal judge, the
372	368		registrar of the county shall omit [who seeks to have] the
373	369		applicant's residence address [omitted] from the registration
374	370		list[, the applicant shall include with the application an
375	371		affidavit stating that the applicant is a federal judge or state
376	372		judge or the spouse of a federal judge or state judge].
377	373		SECTION 22. Section 15.0215, Election Code, is amended to
378	374		read as follows:
379	375		Sec. 15.0215. OMISSION OF ADDRESS FOR [NOTICE OF] FEDERAL
380	376		JUDGE OR STATE JUDGE AND SPOUSE [STATUS]. (a) In this section,
381	377		"federal judge" and "state judge" have the meanings assigned by
382	378		Section 13.0021.
383	379		(b) On receiving notice from the Office of Court
384	380		Administration of the Texas Judicial System of the person's
385	381		qualification for office as a [A] federal judge or[, a] state judge
386	382		and of the name of the judge's spouse, if applicable, [or the spouse
387	383		of a federal judge or state judge who is registered to vote may at
388	384		any time submit to] the registrar of the county in which the judge
389	385		resides shall omit from the registration list the residence address
390	386		of the judge and the spouse of the judge [an affidavit stating that
391	387		the voter is a federal judge or state judge or the spouse of a
392	388		federal judge or state judge].
393	389		(c) A registered district voter who wishes to verify that an
394	390		elected judge whose personal identifying information is
395	391		confidential under Section 552.1175, Government Code, resides in
396	392		the district may request in writing that the registrar certify the
397	393		judge lives in the district. The registrar shall exercise due
398	394		diligence in determining the residence of the judge and respond to
399	395		the voter in writing not later than the 10th business day after the
400	396		date the request is received on whether the judge resides in the
401	397		district. The registrar may not release the address of the judge.
402	398		The registrar is not required to certify the residence of the same
403	399		judge more than once in a calendar year, but must provide copies of
404	400		the certification to subsequent requestors.
405	401		SECTION 23. Section 133.058(d), Local Government Code, is
406	402		amended to read as follows:
407	403		(d) A county may not retain a service fee on the collection
408	404		of a fee:
409	405		(1) for the judicial fund;
410	406		(2) under Article 42A.303 or 42A.653, Code of Criminal
411	407		Procedure; [or]
412	408		(3) under Section 51.851, Government Code; or
413	409		(4) under Section 51.971, Government Code.
414	410		SECTION 24. Subchapter F, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code,
415	411		is amended by adding Section 1701.267 to read as follows:
416	412		Sec. 1701.267. TRAINING PROGRAM FOR COURT SECURITY
417	413		OFFICERS. (a) The commission, in consultation with the Office of
418	414		Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System, shall develop a
419	415		model court security curriculum for court security officers, as
420	416		required by Chapter 158, Government Code, and provide the
421	417		curriculum to any training program the commission approves to
422	418		provide training to court security officers.
423	419		(b) The commission shall issue a certificate to each court
424	420		security officer who completes the training program under this
425	421		section.
426	422		SECTION 25. Section 11.008, Property Code, is amended by
427	423		adding Subsection (j) to read as follows:
428	424		(j) On receipt of a written request from a federal judge,
429	425		state judge as defined by Section 572.002, Government Code, or
430	426		spouse of a federal or state judge, the county clerk shall omit or
431	427		redact from an instrument described by this section that is
432	428		available in an online database made public by the county clerk, or
433	429		by a provider with which the county commissioners court contracts
434	430		to provide the online database, social security number, driver's
435	431		license number, and residence address of the federal judge, state
436	432		judge, or spouse of the federal or state judge.
437	433		SECTION 26. Section 25.025(b), Tax Code, is amended to read
438	434		as follows:
439	435		(b) Information in appraisal records under Section 25.02 is
440	436		confidential and is available only for the official use of the
441	437		appraisal district, this state, the comptroller, and taxing units
442	438		and political subdivisions of this state if:
443	439		(1) the information identifies the home address of a
444	440		named individual to whom this section applies; and
445	441		(2) the individual:
446	442		(A) chooses to restrict public access to the
447	443		information on the form prescribed for that purpose by the
448	444		comptroller under Section 5.07; or
449	445		(B) is a federal or state judge as defined by
450	446		Section 572.002, Government Code, or the spouse of a federal or
451	447		state judge, beginning on the date the Office of Court
452	448		Administration of the Texas Judicial System notifies the appraisal
453	449		district of the judge's qualification for the judge's office.
454	450		SECTION 27. Section 521.121(c), Transportation Code, is
455	451		amended to read as follows:
456	452		(c) The department shall establish a procedure, on a license
457	453		holder's qualification for office as a federal or state judge as
458	454		defined by Section 572.002, Government Code, [for a federal judge,
459	455		a state judge, or the spouse of a federal or state judge] to omit the
460	456		[license holder's] residence address of the judge and the spouse of
461	457		the judge on the license holder's license and to include, in lieu of
462	458		that address, the street address of the courthouse in which the
463	459		license holder or license holder's spouse serves as a federal judge
464	460		or state judge. [In establishing the procedure, the department
465	461		shall require sufficient documentary evidence to establish the
466	462		license holder's status as a federal judge, a state judge, or the
467	463		spouse of a federal or state judge.]
468	464		SECTION 28. (a) Not later than January 1, 2018, the Office
469	465		of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System, the
470	466		Department of Public Safety, the Texas Ethics Commission, each
471	467		county clerk, each registrar, and any other county official
472	468		responsible for county records shall establish the policies and
473	469		procedures necessary to comply with the changes in law made by this
474	470		Act.
475	471		(b) As soon as practicable after the effective date of this
476	472		Act:
477	473		(1) the Office of Court Administration of the Texas
478	474		Judicial System shall establish the judicial security division; and
479	475		(2) each judge required to establish a court security
480	476		committee under this Act shall establish the committee.
481	477		SECTION 29. Section 51.607, Government Code, does not apply
482	478		to the imposition of a fee assessed under Section 51.971(a),
483	479		Government Code, as added by this Act.
484	480		SECTION 30. A person serving as a court security officer as
485	481		defined under Section 158.001, Government Code, as added by this
486	482		Act, on the effective date of this Act is not required to receive
487	483		the certification required under Section 158.002, Government Code,
488	484		as added by this Act, before September 1, 2019.
489	485		SECTION 31. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
	486	+	______________________________ ______________________________
	487	+	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
	488	+	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 42 passed the Senate on
	489	+	April 4, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 26, Nays 5; and that
	490	+	the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 22, 2017, by the
	491	+	following vote: Yeas 26, Nays 5.
	492	+	______________________________
	493	+	Secretary of the Senate
	494	+	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 42 passed the House, with
	495	+	amendment, on May 17, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 140,
	496	+	Nays 3, two present not voting.
	497	+	______________________________
	498	+	Chief Clerk of the House
	499	+	Approved:
	500	+	______________________________
	501	+	Date
	502	+	______________________________
	503	+	Governor