By Patterson S.B. No. 412 74R3123 NSC-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the use of state funds or services by certain private 1-3 entities for the legal representation of an inmate sentenced to 1-4 death. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. Chapter 26, Code of Criminal Procedure, is 1-7 amended by adding Article 26.052 to read as follows: 1-8 Art. 26.052. RESTRICTION ON USE OF STATE FUNDS OR SERVICES 1-9 FOR REPRESENTATION OF CERTAIN INMATES. (a) Notwithstanding any 1-10 other provision of law, a private nonprofit entity may not receive 1-11 or use state funds or services to provide to an inmate sentenced to 1-12 death representation by counsel or other assistance in a habeas 1-13 corpus appeal. 1-14 (b) In this article: 1-15 (1) "Private nonprofit entity" means a private 1-16 nonprofit entity such as the Texas Appellate Practice and Education 1-17 Resource Center whose primary purpose is providing legal 1-18 representation to indigent inmates or defendants. 1-19 (2) "Services" includes legal assistance provided 1-20 through a program or clinic of a public university. 1-21 SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only 1-22 to state funds or services received on or after the effective date 1-23 of this Act. State funds or services received before the effective 1-24 date of this Act are covered by the law in effect when the funds or 2-1 services were received, and the former law is continued in effect 2-2 for that purpose. 2-3 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 1995. 2-4 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the 2-5 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-6 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-7 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-8 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.