BILL ANALYSIS

 

 

 

H.B. 1421

By: Corte

Urban Affairs

Committee Report (Unamended)

 

 

 

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

 

Under current law, a municipality with a population of less than 850,000 must use money collected from certain municipal court costs for a school crossing guard program.  Current law authorizes a municipality, if the municipality does not operate a school crossing guard program or if the money received from certain court costs exceeds the amount necessary to fund a school crossing guard program, to either deposit the additional funds in an interest-bearing account or use the funds for programs designed to enhance child safety, health, or nutrition. 

 

H.B. 1421 allows a municipality with a population of less than 850,000 that does not operate a school crossing guard program or has funds exceeding the amount necessary to operate such a program to expend those funds received from certain court costs for programs designed to enhance public safety and security. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

 

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.

ANALYSIS

 

H.B. 1421 amends a provision of the Code of Criminal Procedure relating to the authorized uses for the money a municipality collects from court costs from municipal court cases if the municipality does not operate a school crossing guard program, which otherwise would receive such funds, or the money received exceeds the amount necessary to fund such a program to authorize the municipality to expend the additional money for programs designed to enhance public safety and security.

EFFECTIVE DATE

 

On passage, or, if the act does not receive the necessary vote, the act takes effect September 1, 2009.