80R9132 PEP-D
 
  By: Madden, Rodriguez, Pena, Hodge, Woolley H.B. No. 530
 
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 530:
 
  By:  Madden C.S.H.B. No. 530
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the operation and funding of drug court programs.
       BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
       SECTION 1.  Section 469.001, Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
       Sec. 469.001.  DRUG COURT PROGRAM DEFINED; PROCEDURES FOR
CERTAIN DEFENDANTS. (a) In this chapter, "drug court program"
means a program that has the following essential characteristics:
             (1)  the integration of alcohol and other drug
treatment services in the processing of cases in the judicial
system;
             (2)  the use of a nonadversarial approach involving
prosecutors and defense attorneys to promote public safety and to
protect the due process rights of program participants;
             (3)  early identification and prompt placement of
eligible participants in the program;
             (4)  access to a continuum of alcohol, drug, and other
related treatment and rehabilitative services;
             (5)  monitoring of abstinence through weekly alcohol
and other drug testing;
             (6)  a coordinated strategy to govern program responses
to participants' compliance;
             (7)  ongoing judicial interaction with program
participants;
             (8)  monitoring and evaluation of program goals and
effectiveness;
             (9)  continuing interdisciplinary education to promote
effective program planning, implementation, and operations; and
             (10)  development of partnerships with public agencies
and community organizations.
       (b)  If a defendant successfully completes a drug court
program, regardless of whether the defendant was convicted of the
offense for which the defendant entered the program or whether the
court deferred further proceedings without entering an
adjudication of guilt, after notice to the state and a hearing on
whether the person is otherwise entitled to the petition and
whether issuance of the order is in the best interest of justice,
the court shall enter an order of nondisclosure under Section
411.081, Government Code, as if the defendant had received a
discharge and dismissal under Section 5(c), Article 42.12, Code of
Criminal Procedure, with respect to all records and files related
to the defendant's arrest for the offense for which the defendant
entered the program if the defendant:
             (1)  has not been previously convicted of a felony
offense; and
             (2)  is not convicted for any other felony offense
before the second anniversary of the defendant's successful
completion of the program.
       (c)  An order of nondisclosure issued under Subsection (b)
does not affect the consequences of a conviction with respect to any
driver's license suspension or denial.  The Department of Public
Safety shall establish procedures to ensure compliance with this
subsection.
       SECTION 2.  Section 469.002, Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
       Sec. 469.002.  AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH PROGRAM. The [Except
as provided by Section 469.006, the] commissioners court of a
county or governing body of a municipality may establish the
following types of [a] drug court programs:
             (1)  drug courts for [program for] persons arrested
for, charged with, or convicted of:
                   (A) [(1)]  an offense in which an element of the
offense is the use or possession of alcohol or the use, possession,
or sale of a controlled substance, a controlled substance analogue,
or marihuana; or
                   (B) [(2)]  an offense in which the use of alcohol
or a controlled substance is suspected to have significantly
contributed to the commission of the offense and the offense did not
involve:
                         (i) [(A)]  carrying, possessing, or using a
firearm or other dangerous weapon;
                         (ii) [(B)]  the use of force against the
person of another; or
                         (iii) [(C)]  the death of or serious bodily
injury to another;
             (2)  drug courts for juveniles detained for, taken into
custody for, or adjudicated as having engaged in:
                   (A)  delinquent conduct, including habitual
felony conduct, or conduct indicating a need for supervision in
which an element of the conduct is the use or possession of alcohol
or the use, possession, or sale of a controlled substance, a
controlled substance analogue, or marihuana; or
                   (B)  delinquent conduct, including habitual
felony conduct, or conduct indicating a need for supervision in
which the use of alcohol or a controlled substance is suspected to
have significantly contributed to the commission of the conduct and
the conduct did not involve:
                         (i)  carrying, possessing, or using a
firearm or other dangerous weapon;
                         (ii)  the use of force against the person of
another; or
                         (iii)  the death of or serious bodily injury
to another;
             (3)  reentry drug courts for persons with a
demonstrated history of using alcohol or a controlled substance who
may benefit from a program designed to facilitate the person's
transition and reintegration into the community on release from a
state or local correctional facility;
             (4)  family dependency drug treatment courts for family
members involved in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship
in which a parent's use of alcohol or a controlled substance is a
primary consideration in the outcome of the suit; or
             (5)  programs for other persons not precisely described
by Subdivisions (1)-(4) who may benefit from a program that has the
essential characteristics described by Section 469.001.
       SECTION 3.  Section 469.003, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
       (c)  A drug court program established under Section 469.002
shall:
             (1)  notify the criminal justice division of the
governor's office before or on implementation of the program; and
             (2)  provide information regarding the performance of
the program to the division on request.
       SECTION 4.  Section 469.004, Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
       Sec. 469.004.  FEES. (a) A drug court program established
under Section 469.002 may collect from a participant in the
program:
             (1)  a reasonable program fee not to exceed $1,000[,
which may be paid on a periodic basis or on a deferred payment
schedule at the discretion of the judge, magistrate, or program
director administering the program]; and
             (2)  an alcohol or controlled substance [a urinalysis]
testing, [and] counseling, and treatment fee[:
                   [(A)  based on the participant's ability to pay;
and
                   [(B)]  in an amount necessary to cover the costs
of the testing, [and] counseling, and treatment.
       (b)  Fees collected under this section may be paid on a
periodic basis or on a deferred payment schedule at the discretion
of the judge, magistrate, or program director administering the
program. The fees must be:
             (1)  [A drug court program may require a participant to
pay all treatment costs incurred while participating in the
program,] based on the participant's ability to pay; and
             (2)  used only for purposes specific to the program.
       SECTION 5.  Section 469.006, Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
       Sec. 469.006.  PROGRAM IN CERTAIN COUNTIES MANDATORY. (a)
The commissioners court of a county with a population of more than
200,000 [550,000] shall establish a drug court program under
Subdivision (1) of Section 469.002.
       (b)  [A drug court program required under this section to be
established must have at least 100 participants during the first
four months in which the program is operating.
       [(c)]  A county required under this section to establish a
drug court program shall apply for [to the] federal and state 
[government for any] funds available to pay the costs of the
program. The criminal justice division of the governor's office
may assist a county in applying for federal funds as required by
this subsection[, including providing financial assistance to the
county].
       (c)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a county is required to
establish a drug court program under this section only if the county
receives federal or state funding, including funding under Article
102.0178, Code of Criminal Procedure, specifically for that
purpose.
       (d)  A county that does not establish a drug court program as
required by this section and maintain the program is ineligible to
receive from the state:
             (1)  funds for a community supervision and corrections
department; and
             (2)  grants for substance abuse treatment programs
administered by the criminal justice division of the governor's
office.
       SECTION 6.  Subchapter A, Chapter 102, Code of Criminal
Procedure, is amended by adding Article 102.0178 to read as
follows:
       Art. 102.0178.  COSTS ATTENDANT TO CERTAIN INTOXICATION AND
DRUG CONVICTIONS.  (a)  In addition to other costs on conviction
imposed by this chapter, a person shall pay $50 as a court cost on
conviction of an offense under:
             (1)  Chapter 49, Penal Code; or
             (2)  Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code.
       (b)  For purposes of this article, a person is considered to
have been convicted if:
             (1)  a sentence is imposed;
             (2)  the defendant receives community supervision or
deferred adjudication; or
             (3)  the court defers final disposition of the case.
       (c)  Court costs under this article are collected in the same
manner as other fines or costs. An officer collecting the costs
shall keep separate records of the funds collected as costs under
this article and shall deposit the funds in the county or municipal
treasury, as appropriate.
       (d)  The custodian of a county or municipal treasury shall:
             (1)  keep records of the amount of funds on deposit
collected under this article; and
             (2)  except as provided by Subsection (e), send to the
comptroller before the last day of the first month following each
calendar quarter the funds collected under this article during the
preceding quarter.
       (e)  A county or municipality is entitled to:
             (1)  if the custodian of the county or municipal
treasury complies with Subsection (d), retain 10 percent of the
funds collected under this article by an officer of the county or
municipality during the calendar quarter as a service fee;  and
             (2)  if the county or municipality has established a
drug court program or establishes a drug court program before the
expiration of the calendar quarter, retain in addition to the 10
percent authorized by Subdivision (1) another 50 percent of the
funds collected under this article by an officer of the county or
municipality during the calendar quarter to be used exclusively for
the development and maintenance of drug court programs operated
within the county or municipality.
       (f)  If no funds due as costs under this article are
deposited in a county or municipal treasury in a calendar quarter,
the custodian of the treasury shall file the report required for the
quarter in the regular manner and must state that no funds were
collected.
       (g)  The comptroller shall deposit the funds received under
this article to the credit of the drug court account in the general
revenue fund to help fund drug court programs established under
Chapter 469, Health and Safety Code. The legislature shall
appropriate money from the account solely to the criminal justice
division of the governor's office for distribution to drug court
programs that apply for the money.
       (h)  Funds collected under this article are subject to audit
by the comptroller.
       SECTION 7.  Chapter 54, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subchapter GG to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER GG.  MAGISTRATES FOR DRUG COURT PROGRAMS
       Sec. 54.1801.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "drug court" 
has the meaning assigned by Section 469.001, Health and Safety
Code.
       Sec. 54.1802.  APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter
applies to each district court in this state.  If a provision of
this subchapter conflicts with a specific provision for a
particular district court, the specific provision controls.
       Sec. 54.1803.  APPOINTMENT.  (a)  The judges of the district
courts of a county hearing criminal cases, with the consent and
approval of the commissioners court of the county, may appoint the
number of magistrates set by the commissioners court to perform the
duties associated with the administration of drug courts as
authorized by this subchapter.
       (b)  Each magistrate's appointment must be made with the
approval of the majority of the judges described in Subsection (a).
       (c)  A magistrate appointed under this section serves at the
will of a majority of the appointing judges.
       Sec. 54.1804.  QUALIFICATIONS. A magistrate must:
             (1)  be a resident of this state and of the county in
which the magistrate is appointed to serve under this subchapter;
and
             (2)  have been licensed to practice law in this state
for at least four years.
       Sec. 54.1805.  COMPENSATION. A magistrate is entitled to
the salary determined by the county commissioners court.
       Sec. 54.1806.  JUDICIAL IMMUNITY. A magistrate has the same
judicial immunity as a district judge.
       Sec. 54.1807.  PROCEEDINGS THAT MAY BE REFERRED.  (a)  A
district judge may refer to a magistrate a criminal case for drug
court proceedings.
       (b)  A magistrate may not preside over a contested trial on
the merits, regardless of whether the trial is before a jury.
       Sec. 54.1808.  ORDER OF REFERRAL. (a)  To refer one or more
cases to a drug court magistrate, a district judge must issue an
order of referral specifying the magistrate's duties.
       (b)  An order of referral may:
             (1)  limit the powers of the magistrate and direct the
magistrate to report on specific issues and perform particular
acts;
             (2)  set the time and place for the hearing;
             (3)  provide a date for filing the magistrate's
findings;
             (4)  designate proceedings for more than one case over
which the magistrate shall preside;  and
             (5)  set forth general powers and limitations of
authority of the magistrate applicable to any case referred.
       Sec. 54.1809.  POWERS. (a)  Except as limited by an order of
referral, a magistrate to whom a drug court case is referred may:
             (1)  conduct hearings;
             (2)  hear evidence;
             (3)  compel production of relevant evidence;
             (4)  rule on admissibility of evidence;
             (5)  issue summons for the appearance of witnesses;
             (6)  examine witnesses;
             (7)  swear witnesses for hearings;  and
             (8)  perform any act and take any measure necessary and
proper for the efficient performance of the duties assigned by the
district judge.
       (b)  A magistrate may not enter a ruling on any issue of law
or fact if that ruling could result in dismissal or require
dismissal of a pending criminal prosecution, but the magistrate may
make findings, conclusions, and recommendations on those issues.
       SECTION 8.  Subchapter B, Chapter 102, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 102.0215 to read as follows:
       Sec. 102.0215.  ADDITIONAL COURT COSTS ON CONVICTION: CODE
OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.  A person convicted of an offense shall pay
under the Code of Criminal Procedure, in addition to all other
costs, costs attendant to convictions under Chapter 49, Penal Code,
and under Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, to help fund drug
court programs established under Chapter 469, Health and Safety
Code (Art. 102.0178, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $50.
       SECTION 9.  (a) The change in law made by this Act in
amending Section 469.001, Health and Safety Code, applies to a
defendant who enters a drug court program under Chapter 469, Health
and Safety Code, regardless of whether the defendant committed the
offense for which the defendant enters the program before, on, or
after the effective date of this Act.
       (b)  The commissioners court of a county required under
Section 469.006(b), Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act,
to establish a drug court program shall establish the program not
later than the later of:
             (1)  September 1, 2008; or
             (2)  the first anniversary of the initial date on which
the federal census indicates that the county's population exceeds
200,000.
       (c)  The change in law made by this Act in adding Article
102.0178, Code of Criminal Procedure, and Section 102.0215,
Government Code, applies only to an offense committed on or after
the effective date of this Act. An offense committed before the
effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the
offense was committed, and the former law is continued in effect for
that purpose. For purposes of this subsection, an offense was
committed before the effective date of this Act if any element of
the offense was committed before that date.
       SECTION 10.  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, 2007.