79R12741 PEP-D


By:  Allen of Dallas                                              H.B. No. 3118

Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3118:                                   

By:  Naishtat                                                 C.S.H.B. No. 3118



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to fees collected for services provided by the Commission 
on Jail Standards.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 511.0091, Government Code, is amended by 
adding Subsection (c-1) and amending Subsection (d) to read as 
follows:
	(c-1)  In addition to the other fees authorized by this 
section, the commission may set and collect a reasonable fee to 
cover the cost of performing any reinspection of a municipal or 
county jail described by Subsection (a) that is conducted by the 
commission:
		(1)  following a determination by the commission that 
the jail is not in compliance with minimum standards; and
		(2)  in response to a request by the operator of the 
jail for an inspection.
	(d)  All money paid to the commission under this chapter:               
		(1)  is subject to Subchapter F, Chapter 404; and               
		(2)  shall be deposited to the credit of a special 
account in the general revenue fund to be appropriated only to pay 
costs incurred by the commission in performing services under this 
chapter.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.