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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain judicial statistics and related information |
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gathered by the Texas Judicial Council. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 71.035(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The council shall gather judicial statistics and other |
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pertinent information, including case-level information on the |
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amount and character of the business transacted by courts, from the |
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several state judges and other court officials of this state. In |
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addition, the council shall implement a monthly tracking system to |
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ensure accountability for counties and courts which participate in |
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the statewide integrated system for child support, medical support, |
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and dental support enforcement established under Section 231.0011, |
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Family Code. As a duty of office, the district clerks and county |
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clerks serving the affected courts shall report monthly such |
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information as may be required by the council, including, at a |
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minimum, the time required to enforce cases from date of |
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delinquency, from date of filing, and from date of service until |
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date of disposition. Such information as is necessary to complete |
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the report and not directly within the control of the district or |
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county clerk, such as date of delinquency, shall be provided to the |
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clerk by the child support registry or by the enforcement agency |
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providing Title IV-D enforcement services in the court. The |
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monthly report shall be transmitted to the Office of Court |
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Administration of the Texas Judicial System no later than the 20th |
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day of the month following the month reported, in such form as may |
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be prescribed by the Office of Court Administration, which may |
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include electronic data transfer. Copies of such reports shall be |
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maintained in the office of the appropriate district or county |
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clerk for a period of at least two years and shall be available to |
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the public for inspection and reproduction. |
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SECTION 2. The Texas Judicial Council shall adopt rules |
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necessary to implement this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |