By:  Rose (Senate Sponsor - Madla)                                H.B. No. 2823
	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 10, 2005; 
May 12, 2005, read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal 
Justice; May 20, 2005, reported favorably by the following vote:  
Yeas 4, Nays 0; May 20, 2005, sent to printer.)


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT


relating to the form of payments made to certain disabled peace 
officers under the Crime Victims' Compensation Act.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Article 56.542, Code of Criminal Procedure, is 
amended by adding Subsection (l) to read as follows:
	(l)  A peace officer who is entitled to an annual payment 
under Subsection (b) may elect to receive the payment in:
		(1)  a single payment paid each year; or                               
		(2)  equal monthly installments.                                       
	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, 2005.



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