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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of |
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| 6 | 7 | | Texas, 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, That House Rule 13, |
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| 7 | 8 | | Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13, |
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| 8 | 9 | | Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to |
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| 9 | 10 | | resolve the differences on Senate Bill 891 (the operation and |
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| 10 | 11 | | administration of and practice in and grants provided by courts in |
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| 11 | 12 | | the judicial branch of state government; increasing and imposing |
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| 12 | 13 | | fees; creating a criminal offense) to consider and take action on |
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| 13 | 14 | | the following matter: |
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| 14 | 15 | | House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4) is suspended to permit the |
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| 15 | 16 | | committee to add text on a matter not included in either the house |
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| 16 | 17 | | or senate version of the bill by adding the following new SECTION to |
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| 17 | 18 | | ARTICLE 13 of the bill: |
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| 18 | 19 | | SECTION 13.01. Section 231.103(a), Family Code, is amended |
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| 19 | 20 | | to read as follows: |
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| 20 | 21 | | (a) The Title IV-D agency may: |
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| 21 | 22 | | (1) charge a reasonable application fee; |
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| 22 | 23 | | (2) charge a $35 [$25] annual service fee; and |
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| 23 | 24 | | (3) to the extent permitted by federal law, recover |
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| 24 | 25 | | costs for the services provided in a Title IV-D case. |
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| 25 | 26 | | Explanation: The addition is necessary to amend the Family |
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| 26 | 27 | | Code to provide for an increase of the annual service fee charged by |
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| 27 | 28 | | the Title IV-D agency. |
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