1 BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 120 By: Kamel 03-31-95 Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND Currently, a court may impose a maximum $10 fee on a child who requests participation in a teen court program. This money is then deposited in the county treasury in the county in which the court is located. In order to help cover administrative costs of the teen court program, teen court officials would like the court to have the authority to impose an additional $10 fee. PURPOSE This legislation allows a court to impose an additional $10 fee to be paid to the teen court program. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 54.032, Family Code, by adding Subsection (g) to allow the court to impose an additional $10 non-refundable fee for a defendant who requests a teen court program. Provides that the fee is payable to the teen court program. SECTION 2. Amends Article 45.55, Code of Criminal Procedure, by adding Subsection (g) to allow the court to impose an additional $10 non-refundable fee for a defendant who requests a teen court program. Provides that the fee is payable to the teen court program. SECTION 3. Makes this act prospective. SECTION 4. Effective date: September 1, 1995 SECTION 5. Emergency clause. SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION H.B. 120 was considered by the committee in a public hearing on 8 March 1995. The following person testified in favor of the bill: Hartley Sappington, Teen Court Association. The bill was left pending in committee. On 29 March 1995, H.B. 120 was reported favorably without amendment with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed, by a record vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays, 0 pnv, 4 absent.