73R7278 DRH-F By De La Garza, Romo, et al. H.B. No. 21 Substitute the following for H.B. No. 21: By De La Garza C.S.H.B. No. 21 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the use of proceeds derived from criminal asset 1-3 forfeiture for gang suppression programs. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Article 59.06, Code of Criminal Procedure, is 1-6 amended by adding Subsection (i) to read as follows: 1-7 (i) As an exception to Subdivision (4) of Subsection (c) of 1-8 this article, the director of the Department of Public Safety each 1-9 year shall transfer to the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission 20 1-10 percent of the gross amount credited under this article to the 1-11 department's fund or $500,000, whichever is less. The Texas 1-12 Juvenile Probation Commission may use money received under this 1-13 subsection only to provide grants to local law enforcement agencies 1-14 for gang suppression programs. 1-15 SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 141, Human Resources Code, 1-16 is amended by adding Section 141.086 to read as follows: 1-17 Sec. 141.086. GANG SUPPRESSION PROGRAMS. The commission, 1-18 from the funds received under Article 59.06(i), Code of Criminal 1-19 Procedure, shall provide grants to local law enforcement agencies 1-20 to operate gang suppression programs. 1-21 SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only 1-22 to property or proceeds distributed to a state law enforcement 1-23 agency on or after the effective date of this Act. 1-24 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the 2-1 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-2 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-3 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-4 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 2-5 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 2-6 passage, and it is so enacted.