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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to changing the amount of the application fee for a |
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certificate of registration as a private professional guardian. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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ARTICLE 1. CHANGES TO TEXAS PROBATE CODE |
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SECTION 1.01. Section 697(b), Texas Probate Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The application must be accompanied by a nonrefundable |
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fee of $40 [set by the clerk in an amount necessary] to cover the |
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cost of administering this section. |
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SECTION 1.02. Section 51.607, Government Code, does not |
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apply to the change in the amount of a fee made by Section 1.01 of |
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this article. |
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SECTION 1.03. The change in law made by this article applies |
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only to a fee that becomes payable on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. A fee that becomes payable before the effective date of |
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this Act is governed by the law in effect when the fee became |
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payable, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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ARTICLE 2. CHANGES TO ESTATES CODE |
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SECTION 2.01. Section 1104.303(b), Estates Code, as |
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effective January 1, 2014, is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The application must be: |
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(1) made to the clerk of the county having venue of the |
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proceeding for the appointment of a guardian; and |
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(2) accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $40 [set by
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the clerk in an amount necessary] to cover the cost of administering |
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this subchapter. |
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SECTION 2.02. Section 697(b), Texas Probate Code, as |
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amended by Article 1 of this Act, is repealed. |
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SECTION 2.03. Section 51.607, Government Code, does not |
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apply to the change in the amount of a fee made by Section 2.01 of |
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this article. |
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SECTION 2.04. This article takes effect January 1, 2014. |
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ARTICLE 3. EFFECTIVE DATE |
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SECTION 3.01. Except as otherwise provided by this Act, |
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this Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of |
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two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by |
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Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not |
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receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes |
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effect September 1, 2013. |