By Bonnen                                              H.B. No. 805
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the percentage of money received by a crime stoppers
 1-3     organization that may be used for administrative costs.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Section 414.010(a), Government Code, is amended to
 1-6     read as follows:
 1-7           (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), a crime stoppers
 1-8     organization certified by the council to receive money in the form
 1-9     of payments from defendants placed on community supervision under
1-10     Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, or money in the form of
1-11     repayments of rewards under Articles 37.073 and 42.152, Code of
1-12     Criminal Procedure, may use not more than 20 [10] percent of the
1-13     money annually received to pay costs incurred in administering the
1-14     organization and shall use the remainder of the money, including
1-15     any interest earned on the money, only to reward persons who report
1-16     information concerning criminal activity.  Not later than January
1-17     31 of each year, a crime stoppers organization that receives or
1-18     expends money under this section shall file a detailed report with
1-19     the council.
1-20           SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.