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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the time for correcting an application for compensation |
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for wrongful imprisonment that is denied. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 103.051(d), Civil Practice and Remedies |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(d) If the comptroller denies the claim, the comptroller |
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must state the reason for the denial. Not later than the 45th |
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[10th] day after the date the denial is received, the claimant must |
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submit an application to cure any problem identified. Not later |
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than the 45th day after the date an application is received under |
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this subsection, the comptroller shall determine the claimant's |
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eligibility and the amount owed. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a claim filed under Chapter 103, Civil Practice and Remedies |
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Code, on or after the effective date of this Act. A claim filed |
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before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in |
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effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |