79R8280 MFC-D


By:  Ritter                                                       H.B. No. 1310

Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1310:                                   

By:  Madden                                                   C.S.H.B. No. 1310



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the authority of certain local dispute resolution 
centers to collect a fee from persons receiving dispute resolution 
services from the centers.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Chapter 152, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, 
is amended by adding Section 152.006 to read as follows:
	Sec. 152.006.  FEE FOR ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION 
CENTERS.  An entity described by Section 152.002(b)(1) that 
provides services for the resolution of disputes in a county with a 
population of 250,000 or more but less than 290,000 may collect a 
reasonable fee in any amount set by the commissioners court from a 
person who receives the services.
	SECTION 2.  This Act applies only to alternative dispute 
resolution services provided on or after the effective date of this 
Act.  Any alternative dispute resolution services provided before 
the effective date of this Act are governed by the law in effect 
immediately before that time, and that law is continued in effect 
for that purpose.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.