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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to reimbursement to a county for payment to a person who |
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reports for jury service. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 61.001(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a person who |
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reports for jury service in response to the process of a court is |
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entitled to receive as reimbursement for travel and other expenses |
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an amount: |
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(1) not less than $6 for the first day or fraction of |
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the first day the person is in attendance in court in response to |
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the process and discharges the person's duty for that day; and |
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(2) not less than the amount provided in the General |
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Appropriations Act [$40] for each day or fraction of each day the |
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person is in attendance in court in response to the process after |
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the first day and discharges the person's duty for that day. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 61.0015(a) and (e), Government Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The state shall reimburse a county the appropriate |
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amount as provided in the General Appropriations Act [$34 a day] for |
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the reimbursement paid under Section 61.001 to a person who reports |
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for jury service in response to the process of a court for each day |
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or fraction of each day after the first day in attendance in court |
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in response to the process. |
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(e) If a payment on a county's claim for reimbursement is |
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reduced under Subsection (d), or if a county fails to file the claim |
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for reimbursement in a timely manner, the comptroller may, as |
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provided by rule, apportion the payment of the balance owed the |
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county. The comptroller's rules may permit a different rate of |
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reimbursement for each quarterly payment under Subsection (c) |
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[shall:
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[(1)
pay the balance owed to the county when
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sufficient money described by Subsection (c) is available; or
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[(2)
carry forward the balance owed to the county and
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pay the balance to the county when the next payment is required]. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |