1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to administrative fees collected by community supervision 1-3 and corrections departments. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. (a) Chapter 76, Government Code, is amended by 1-6 adding Section 76.015 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 76.015. ADMINISTRATIVE FEE. (a) A department may 1-8 collect money from an individual as ordered by a court served by 1-9 the department regardless of whether the individual is under the 1-10 department's supervision. 1-11 (b) A department that collects money under this section 1-12 shall promptly transfer the money collected to the appropriate 1-13 county or state officer. 1-14 (c) A department may assess a reasonable administrative fee 1-15 of not less than $25 and not more than $40 per month on an 1-16 individual who participates in a department program or receives 1-17 department services and who is not paying a monthly fee under 1-18 Section 19, Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure. 1-19 (b) In addition to the substantive changes made by this 1-20 section, this section conforms Chapter 76, Government Code, to 1-21 Section 1, Chapter 217, Acts of the 74th Legislature, Regular 1-22 Session, 1995. 1-23 (c) Section 1, Chapter 217, Acts of the 74th Legislature, 1-24 Regular Session, 1995, is repealed. 2-1 (d) To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails over 2-2 another Act of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, 2-3 relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted 2-4 codes. 2-5 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1997. 2-6 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 2-7 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-8 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-9 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-10 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended. _______________________________ _______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 2634 was passed by the House on April 25, 1997, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 2634 was passed by the Senate on May 26, 1997, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. _______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor