78R11585 JMM-F


By:  Lewis                                                        H.B. No. 3520

Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3520:                                   

By:  Chisum                                                   C.S.H.B. No. 3520



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the composition of a bail bond board.                             
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 1704.053, Occupations Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
	Sec. 1704.053.  BOARD COMPOSITION.  A board consists of:                       
		(1)  the sheriff or a designee from the sheriff's office 
who must be the sheriff's administrator or a deputy sheriff of the 
rank of at least sergeant;
		(2)  a district judge of the county having jurisdiction 
over criminal matters and designated by the presiding judge of the 
administrative judicial district;
		(3)  the county judge, a member of the commissioners 
court designated by the county judge, or a designee approved by the 
commissioners court;
		(4)  a judge of a county court or county court at law in 
the county having jurisdiction over criminal matters and designated 
by the commissioners court;
		(5)  the district attorney or an assistant district 
attorney designated by the district attorney;
		(6)  a licensed bail bond surety in the county elected 
by other licensed bail bond sureties in the county;
		(7)  a justice of the peace;                                                  
		(8)  the district clerk or the clerk's designee;                              
		(9)  the county clerk or the clerk's designee, if the 
county clerk has responsibility over criminal matters;
		(10)  if appointed by the board, a presiding judge of a 
municipal court in the county;
		(11)  if the county's principal municipality designates 
a presiding judge in the municipal court system, the presiding 
judge or a municipal judge from the system designated by the 
presiding judge;  [and]
		(12)  the county treasurer or the treasurer's designee 
or, if appointed by the commissioners court in a county that does 
not have a county treasurer, the person designated by the county 
commissioners court to perform the duties of the county treasurer; 
and
		(13)  a criminal defense attorney practicing in the 
county and elected by other attorneys whose principal place of 
business is located in the county and who are not legally prohibited 
from representing criminal defendants.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect September 1, 2003.