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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a grant program to promote good citizenship and anger |
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management. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 7, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 7.032 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 7.032. GOOD CITIZENSHIP ACCOUNT; GRANTS. (a) The good |
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citizenship account is a separate account in the general revenue |
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fund. The account is composed of money deposited to the credit of |
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the account under Article 103.004, Code of Criminal Procedure. The |
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agency shall administer the account and shall spend money credited |
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to the account only to make grants to benefit school district |
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programs, including anger management programs and mediation |
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programs, that deter violence and promote interpersonal skills. |
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(b) The commissioner shall make grants from the account to |
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school districts as provided by this section for the promotion of |
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good citizenship and anger management to district students. |
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(c) The commissioner by rule shall establish procedures for |
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awarding grants. The rules must provide that: |
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(1) grants are awarded to school districts on an |
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annual basis through a competitive process; and |
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(2) a school district may only receive a grant from |
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money deposited to the credit of the good citizenship account that |
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was received from a fine imposed for an offense that occurred within |
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the district. |
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(d) To be eligible for a grant, a good citizenship program |
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offered by a school district must include methods to deter violence |
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and promote interpersonal skills among district students. |
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(e) The commissioner may adopt any rules necessary to |
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implement this section. |
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SECTION 2. Article 103.004, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) As provided by comptroller rule, the custodian of the |
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county treasury shall remit to the comptroller for deposit into the |
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good citizenship account created under Section 7.032, Education |
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Code, money received from a fine imposed for an offense that: |
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(1) is a Class C misdemeanor under Section 22.01, |
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Penal Code; |
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(2) does not involve: |
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(A) harassment, as defined by Section 37.001, |
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Education Code; or |
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(B) violence, sexual conduct, or bodily injury; |
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(3) involves open-handed physical conduct between two |
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or more students; and |
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(4) was committed by a person 12 years of age or |
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younger. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act to Article |
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103.004, Code of Criminal Procedure, applies only to a fine imposed |
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on or after the effective date of this Act. A fine imposed before |
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the effective date of this Act is covered by the law in effect when |
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the fine was imposed, and the former law is continued in effect for |
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that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. Not later than October 1, 2013, the comptroller |
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shall adopt rules as necessary to implement Article 103.004(e), |
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Code of Criminal Procedure, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |