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Senate Bill 1353 |
Senate Author: Hinojosa |
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Effective: 9-1-15 |
House Sponsor: Coleman |
Senate Bill 1353 amends the Government Code to authorize the Texas Indigent Defense Commission, by entering into an interlocal contract with one or more counties under the Interlocal Cooperation Act, to participate and assist counties in the creation, implementation, operation, and maintenance of a computerized system to be used to assist those counties in the provision and administration of indigent defense services and to be used to collect data from those counties regarding representation of indigent defendants in Texas. The bill additionally authorizes the commission to award a grant to an administrative agency, local government, or certain tax-exempt organization that provides administrative services to a county under an interlocal contract entered into for the purpose of providing or improving indigent defense services in the county.