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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of an interoperable statewide |
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emergency radio infrastructure and the establishment of an |
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emergency radio infrastructure account. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 771, Health and Safety Code, is amended |
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by adding Subchapter F to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER F. INTEROPERABLE STATEWIDE EMERGENCY |
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RADIO INFRASTRUCTURE |
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Sec. 771.151. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter, "emergency |
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radio infrastructure" means radio frequency hardware, software, or |
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auxiliary equipment that: |
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(1) provides dispatch communications for this state |
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and local governments to public safety agencies; and |
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(2) permits interoperable communication between |
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different public safety agencies. |
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Sec. 771.152. USE OF REVENUE. (a) Fees collected under |
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Section 133.102(e)(7), Local Government Code, may only: |
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(1) be used for the planning, development, provision, |
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enhancement, or ongoing maintenance of an interoperable statewide |
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emergency radio infrastructure; |
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(2) be used in accordance with the state |
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communications interoperability plan; |
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(3) be used for the development of a regional or state |
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interoperable radio communication system; or |
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(4) be distributed as grants by the commission to: |
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(A) regional councils of government that have |
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entered into interlocal agreements authorized under state law; and |
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(B) state agencies requiring emergency radio |
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communications infrastructure. |
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(b) Fees collected and distributed as provided by this |
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subchapter may not be used to purchase or maintain radio subscriber |
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equipment. |
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Sec. 771.153. EMERGENCY RADIO INFRASTRUCTURE ACCOUNT. (a) |
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The emergency radio infrastructure account is an account in the |
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general revenue fund. |
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(b) The account consists of: |
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(1) fees deposited in the fund as provided by Section |
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133.102(e)(7), Local Government Code; and |
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(2) notwithstanding Section 404.071, Government Code, |
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all interest attributable to money held in the account. |
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(c) Money in the account may be appropriated to: |
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(1) the commission for the planning, development, |
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provision, enhancement, or ongoing maintenance of an interoperable |
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statewide emergency radio infrastructure; and |
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(2) the Department of Public Safety for communications |
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interoperability and other public safety services. |
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(d) Section 403.095, Government Code, does not apply to the |
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account. |
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SECTION 2. Section 133.102(e), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(e) The comptroller shall allocate the court costs received |
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under this section to the following accounts and funds so that each |
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receives to the extent practicable, utilizing historical data as |
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applicable, the same amount of money the account or fund would have |
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received if the court costs for the accounts and funds had been |
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collected and reported separately, except that the account or fund |
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may not receive less than the following percentages: |
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(1) abused children's counseling0.0088 percent; |
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(2) crime stoppers assistance0.2581 percent; |
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(3) breath alcohol testing0.5507 percent; |
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(4) Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management |
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Institute2.1683 percent; |
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(5) law enforcement officers standards and |
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education5.0034 percent; |
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(6) comprehensive rehabilitation5.3218 percent; |
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(7) emergency radio infrastructure account |
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[operator's and chauffeur's license]23.2330 [11.1426] percent; |
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(8) criminal justice planning12.5537 percent; |
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(9) an account in the state treasury to be used only |
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for the establishment and operation of the Center for the Study and |
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Prevention of Juvenile Crime and Delinquency at Prairie View A&M |
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University1.2090 percent; |
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(10) compensation to victims of crime |
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fund37.6338 percent; |
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(11) [fugitive apprehension account12.0904 percent;
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[(12)] judicial and court personnel training |
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fund4.8362 percent; |
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(12) [(13)] an account in the state treasury to be |
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used for the establishment and operation of the |
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Correctional Management Institute of Texas and Criminal |
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Justice Center Account1.2090 percent; and |
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(13) [(14)] fair defense account6.0143 percent. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |