SRC-AAA S.B. 756 75(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 756
By: Brown
Jurisprudence
3-4-97
As Filed


DIGEST

Currently, the law allows jurors to donate all or part of their
compensation to the Texas Crime Victim's Compensation Fund (fund).  This
sometimes leaves county officials with the task of forwarding less than $1
to the state.  This bill requires each prospective juror reporting for
jury service to donate all of his or her compensation to the fund, if the
juror decides to participate in the program. 
  
PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 756 requires each prospective juror reporting for jury
service to donate all of  his or her compensation to the fund, if the
juror decides to participate in the program. 
  
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 Section 61.003(c), Government Code, to require each
prospective juror reporting for jury service to be provided information on
victim compensation.  Deletes a provision requiring a person responsible
under Section 62.013 or 62.014, Government Code, for summoning prospective
jurors to appear for jury service to provide certain information to
jurors. 

SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1997.
  Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 3. Emergency clause.