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Amend CSSB 1477 (committee printing) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 4 of the bill, in the introductory language
to the SECTION, (page 2, line 13), strike "(d) through (g)" and
substitute "(d) through (h)".
(2) In SECTION 4 of the bill, in proposed Section
411.081(d), Government Code, between "order of nondisclosure" and
"on or after:" (page 2, line 27), insert "on payment of a $28 fee to
the clerk of the court. The payment may be made only".
(3) In SECTION 4 of the bill, in proposed Section
411.081(g), Government Code, between "a copy of the order" and "to
all law enforcement agencies" (page 3, lines 4-5), insert "by mail
or electronic means".
(4) At the end of SECTION 4 of the bill, proposed Section
411.081, Government Code (page 3, between lines 11 and 12), add
Subsection (h) to read as follows:
(h) The clerk of a court that collects a fee under
Subsection (d) shall remit the fee to the comptroller not later than
the last day of the month following the end of the calendar quarter
in which the fee is collected, and the comptroller shall deposit the
fee in the general revenue fund. The Department of Public Safety
shall submit a report to the legislature not later than December 1
of each even-numbered year that includes information on:
(1) the number of petitions for nondisclosure and
orders of nondisclosure received by the department in each of the
previous two years;
(2) the actions taken by the department with respect
to the petitions and orders received; and
(3) the costs incurred by the department in taking
those actions.
(5) At the end of SECTION 6 of the bill (page 3, line 51),
add Subsection (d) to the transitional language to read as follows:
(d) The Department of Public Safety shall submit its first
report to the legislature as required by Section 411.081(h), as
added by this Act, not later than December 1, 2004.