SRC-JBJ, S.B. 136 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research CenterS.B. 136
By: Harris
Jurisprudence
6/21/1999
Enrolled


DIGEST 

Currently, a proposed juror reports for jury service and is provided a form
letter that allows a juror to donate the juror's reimbursements to any one
of over 200 local child welfare boards.  Although the county is required to
provide the form letter, as a matter of procedure several counties do not
adequately inform prospective jurors of the form letter.  S.B. 136
specifies that the counties hand deliver the form letter to prospective
jurors.  In addition, S.B. 136 requires the counties to collect the
prospective juror's form and process the form accordingly. 

PURPOSE

As engrossed, S.B. 136 requires a county to personally provide a juror with
a donation form letter, collect the form letter, and deposit the donation
into a child welfare fund. 

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, Government Code, to require each
prospective juror reporting for jury service to be personally provided a
form letter which, when signed, directs the juror's reimbursement to be
donated to the child welfare board of the county appointed under Section
264.005, Family Code.  Requires the county treasurer or a designated county
employee to collect the form letters directing the county treasurer to
donate a prospective juror's compensation, and to deposit any donations
made to the county child welfare board into a prescribed and authorized
county child welfare fund, if available.  Makes conforming changes. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date:  September 1, 1999.
  Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.