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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the prevention of automobile burglary and theft. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 6, Article 4413(37), Revised Statutes, |
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is amended by adding Subsections (j) and (k) to read as follows: |
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(j) The authority shall: |
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(1) develop and use standard performance measures for |
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each category of grants provided by the authority in order to assess |
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grantee success in achieving the purposes of this article; and |
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(2) ensure that grants are used to help increase: |
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(A) the recovery rate of stolen motor vehicles; |
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(B) the clearance rate of motor vehicle |
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burglaries and thefts; and |
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(C) the number of persons arrested for motor |
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vehicle burglary and theft. |
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(k) The authority shall allocate grant funds primarily |
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based on the number of motor vehicles stolen in, or the motor |
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vehicle burglary or theft rate across, the state rather than based |
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on geographic distribution. |
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SECTION 2. Section 7(a), Article 4413(37), Revised |
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Statutes, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The authority shall develop and implement a plan of |
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operation. The plan of operation must be updated biennially and |
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filed with the legislature on or before December 1 of each |
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even-numbered year. |
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SECTION 3. Section 9(a), Article 4413(37), Revised |
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Statutes, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The Department of Public Safety may administer |
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[authority shall develop] a statewide motor vehicle registration |
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program [to be administered by the Department of Public Safety]. |
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This section applies only if the Department of Public Safety |
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administers the program. |
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SECTION 4. Section 9, Article 4413(37), Revised Statutes, |
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is amended by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: |
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(h) The Department of Public Safety shall collect data |
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regarding theft rates and types of motor vehicles enrolled in the |
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program, the recovery rate for stolen motor vehicles enrolled in |
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the program, and the clearance rate of burglaries and thefts of |
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motor vehicles enrolled in the program. |
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SECTION 5. Sections 6(j) and (k), Article 4413(37), Revised |
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Statutes, as added by this Act, apply only in relation to a grant |
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for which the notice of funds availability or of funding |
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opportunity is made public on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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