By Madla                                               S.B. No. 765
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to requiring the state and counties to share the cost of
 1-3     contracting for certain collection services.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Article 103.0031, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
 1-6     amended to read as follows:
 1-7           Art. 103.0031.  COLLECTION CONTRACTS. The commissioners court
 1-8     of a county may enter into a contract with a public or private
 1-9     vendor for the provision of collection services for fines, fees,
1-10     restitution, and other costs ordered to be paid by a court serving
1-11     the county.  The county and state shall share the cost of the
1-12     collection services in proportion to the amount each receives from
1-13     the total amount collected.
1-14           SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.