By Place H.B. No. 2634 75R8954 GWK-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 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 on an individual who participates in a department program or 1-16 receives department services and who is not paying a monthly fee 1-17 under Section 19, Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure. 1-18 (b) In addition to the substantive changes made by this 1-19 section, this section conforms Chapter 76, Government Code, to 1-20 Section 1, Chapter 217, Acts of the 74th Legislature, Regular 1-21 Session, 1995. 1-22 (c) Section 1, Chapter 217, Acts of the 74th Legislature, 1-23 Regular Session, 1995, is repealed. 1-24 (d) To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails over 2-1 another Act of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, 2-2 relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted 2-3 codes. 2-4 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1997. 2-5 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 2-6 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-7 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-8 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-9 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended. 2-10 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1 2-11 On line 14 after "fee" insert a comma and add "of not less 2-12 than $25.00 and not more than $40.00 per month." 2-13 Talton