78R3133 PEP-D


By:  Luna                                                         H.B. No. 754



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the satisfaction by certain defendants of a condition 
of community supervision requiring the defendant to perform 
community service.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Article 42.036, Code of Criminal Procedure, is 
amended by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
	(g)  A judge may permit a defendant classified as a low-risk 
offender under the classification system developed by the 
Commission on Jail Standards under Section 511.009, Government 
Code, to substitute for community service otherwise required under 
this article one or more payments in the amount of $50 to any 
governmental entity that administers community service in this 
state.  A defendant is considered to have served one day in jail, or 
to have performed eight hours of community service, for each $50 
contributed under this subsection.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003, and 
applies to a defendant required to perform community service under 
Article 42.036, Code of Criminal Procedure, before, on, or after 
that date.