Amend SB 1377 by striking all below the enacting clause and
substituting the following:
      SECTION 1. Chapter 321, Government Code, is amended by adding
Section 321.017 to read as follows:
      Sec. 321.017.  REVIEW AND OVERSIGHT OF FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS
RECEIVING COURT COSTS. (a)  The state auditor may review each fund
and account into which money collected as a court cost is directed
by law to be deposited to determine whether:
            (1)  the money is being used for the purpose or
purposes for which the money is collected; and
            (2)  the amount of the court cost is appropriate,
considering the purpose or purposes for which the cost is
collected.
      (b)  The state auditor may perform reviews under this section
as specified in the audit plan developed under Section 321.013.
      (c)  The state auditor shall make the findings of a review
performed under this section available to the public and shall
report the findings to the governor, the chief justice of the
supreme court, the presiding judge of the court of criminal
appeals, and the committee.  The report may include the state
auditor's recommendations for legislation or policy changes.
      SECTION 2. (a)  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
      (b)  Notwithstanding Section 321.017(b), Government Code, as
added by this Act, the state auditor shall perform and complete a
review described by Subsection (a) of that section and report the
findings of the review before December 1, 2002.