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1		-	H.B. No. 1906
	1	+	By: Herrero, Guillen, Morales of Maverick H.B. No. 1906
	2	+	(Senate Sponsor - Alvarado)
	3	+	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 19, 2021;
	4	+	May 11, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on
	5	+	Jurisprudence; May 21, 2021, reported favorably by the following
	6	+	vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 21, 2021, sent to printer.)
	7	+	Click here to see the committee vote
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	10	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	11		AN ACT
5	12		relating to grants awarded to reimburse counties for the cost of
6	13		monitoring defendants and victims in criminal cases involving
7	14		family violence.
8	15		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	16		SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 772, Government Code, is
10	17		amended by adding Section 772.0077 to read as follows:
11	18		Sec. 772.0077. GRANT PROGRAM FOR MONITORING DEFENDANTS AND
12	19		VICTIMS IN FAMILY VIOLENCE CASES. (a) In this section:
13	20		(1) "Criminal justice division" means the criminal
14	21		justice division established under Section 772.006.
15	22		(2) "Family violence" has the meaning assigned by
16	23		Section 71.004, Family Code.
17	24		(b) The criminal justice division shall establish and
18	25		administer a grant program to reimburse counties for all or part of
19	26		the costs incurred by counties as a result of monitoring in cases
20	27		involving family violence defendants and victims who participate in
21	28		a global positioning monitoring system under Article 17.292 or
22	29		17.49, Code of Criminal Procedure. A grant recipient may use funds
23	30		from a grant awarded under the program only for monitoring
24	31		conducted for the purpose of restoring a measure of security and
25	32		safety for a victim of family violence.
26	33		(c) The criminal justice division shall establish:
27	34		(1) additional eligibility criteria for grant
28	35		applicants;
29	36		(2) grant application procedures;
30	37		(3) guidelines relating to grant amounts;
31	38		(4) procedures for evaluating grant applications; and
32	39		(5) procedures for monitoring the use of a grant
33	40		awarded under the program and ensuring compliance with any
34	41		conditions of a grant.
35	42		(d) The criminal justice division shall include in the
36	43		biennial report required by Section 772.006(a)(9) a detailed
37	44		reporting of the results and performance of the grant program
38	45		administered under this section.
39	46		(e) The criminal justice division may use any revenue
40	47		available for purposes of this section.
41	48		SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
42	49		a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
43	50		provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
44	51		Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
45	52		Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
46		-	______________________________ ______________________________
47		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
48		-	I certify that H.B. No. 1906 was passed by the House on April
49		-	16, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 116, Nays 30, 1 present, not
50		-	voting.
51		-	______________________________
52		-	Chief Clerk of the House
53		-	I certify that H.B. No. 1906 was passed by the Senate on May
54		-	25, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.
55		-	______________________________
56		-	Secretary of the Senate
57		-	APPROVED: _____________________
58		-	Date
59		-	_____________________
60		-	Governor
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