SRC-SLL H.B. 1553 75(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 1553
By: Yarbrough (Whitmire)
Jurisprudence
5-15-97
Engrossed


DIGEST 

State laws provides funding for crossing guard programs to participating
school districts throughout the state.  Section 102.014, Code of Criminal
Procedure, sets aside a portion of parking fines and court costs for
moving violations and school zone infractions.  This bill will provide new
regulations regarding court costs assessed for certain offenses to provide
funding for child safety programs. 

PURPOSE

As proposed, H.B. 1553 provides new regulations regarding court costs
assessed for certain offenses to provide funding for child safety
programs. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Article 102.014, Code of Criminal Procedure, by amending
Subsections (a)(c) and (e), to require the governing body of a
municipality with a population of 950,000 or more, rather than greater
than 850,000, that has taken certain actions as allowed by Section
542.202, Transportation Code or Chapter 682, Transportation Code, by
order, to assess a court cost on each parking violation not to exceed $10,
rather than not less than $2 and not to exceed $5.  Requires a person
convicted of an offense under Title 7C, Transportation Code, when the
offense occurs within a school crossing zone as defined by Section
541.302, Transportation Code, to pay as court costs $25, rather than $20.
Requires a person convicted of an offense under Section 25.093, rather
than Section 4.25, Education Code, or a child convicted of an offense
under Section 25.094, Education Code, to pay as taxable court costs $20.
Makes conforming and standard recodification changes. 

SECTION 2. Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 3. Effective date: September 1, 1997.

SECTION 4. Emergency clause.