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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the costs of conducting a civil commitment proceeding |
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for a sexually violent predator. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 841.146(c), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The [In an amount not to exceed $2,500, the] State of |
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Texas shall pay all reasonable costs of: |
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(1) [associated with] a civil commitment proceeding |
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conducted under Subchapter D; |
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(2) [. The State of Texas shall pay the reasonable
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costs of] state or appointed counsel or experts for a [any other] |
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civil commitment proceeding conducted under Subchapter F or G; and |
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(3) [this chapter and shall pay the reasonable costs
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of] the person's outpatient treatment and supervision. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an individual who on or after September 1, 2007, is serving a |
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sentence in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or is |
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committed to the Department of State Health Services or the |
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Department of Aging and Disability Services for an offense |
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committed before, on, or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |