84R5095 MK-F

By: Huberty H.B. No. 1490

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to public school interventions and procedures for truancy.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Article 4.14(g), Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended to read as follows:

(g) A municipality may enter into an agreement with a contiguous municipality or a municipality with boundaries that are within one-half mile of the municipality seeking to enter into the agreement to establish concurrent jurisdiction of the municipal courts in the municipalities and provide original jurisdiction to a municipal court in which a case is brought as if the municipal court were located in the municipality in which the case arose, for:

(1) all cases in which either municipality has jurisdiction under Subsection (a); and

(2) cases that arise under Section 821.022, Health and Safety Code[, or Section 25.094, Education Code].

SECTION 2. Article 45.0216(g), Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended to read as follows:

(g) This article does not apply to any offense otherwise covered by:

(1) Chapter 106, Alcoholic Beverage Code; or

(2) Chapter 161, Health and Safety Code[; or

[(3) Section 25.094, Education Code].

SECTION 3. Article 45.056(k), Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended to read as follows:

(k) Subsections (i) and (j) do not apply to[:

[(1)] a part-time judge[; or

[(2) a county judge of a county court that has one or more appointed full-time magistrates under Section 54.1172, Government Code]. SECTION 4. (a) Section 7.111(a), Education Code, as amended by Chapters 339 (H.B. 2058) and 1217 (S.B. 1536), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, is reenacted to read as follows:

(a) The board shall provide for the administration of high school equivalency examinations.

(b) Section 7.111(a-1), Education Code, is amended to conform to the amendment of Section 7.111(a), Education Code, by Chapter 1217 (S.B. 1536), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, and is further amended to read as follows:

(a-1) A person who does not have a high school diploma may take the examination in accordance with rules adopted by the board if the person is:

(1) over 17 years of age;

(2) 16 years of age or older and:

(A) is enrolled in a Job Corps training program under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. Section 2801 et seq.), and its subsequent amendments;

(B) a public agency providing supervision of the person or having custody of the person under a court order recommends that the person take the examination; or

(C) is enrolled in the Texas Military Department's [adjutant general's department's] Seaborne ChalleNGe Corps; or

(3) required to take the examination under a court order issued under Section 54.0492(a)(1)(C), Family Code.

SECTION 5. Sections 25.091(a) and (b), Education Code, are amended to read as follows:

(a) A peace officer serving as an attendance officer has the following powers and duties concerning enforcement of compulsory school attendance requirements:

(1) to investigate each case of a violation of compulsory school attendance requirements referred to the peace officer;

(2) to enforce compulsory school attendance requirements by:

(A) applying truancy prevention measures and progressive truancy interventions adopted under Section 25.0915 to the student; and

(B) if the truancy prevention measures or progressive truancy interventions fail to meaningfully address the student's conduct,[:

[(i)] referring the student to a juvenile court [or filing a complaint against the student in a county, justice, or municipal court] if the student has unexcused absences for the amount of time specified under [Section 25.094 or under] Section 51.03(b)(2), Family Code[; or

[(ii) filing a complaint in a county, justice, or municipal court against a parent who violates Section 25.093];

(3) to serve court-ordered legal process;

(4) to review school attendance records for compliance by each student investigated by the officer;

(5) to maintain an investigative record on each compulsory school attendance requirement violation and related court action and, at the request of a court, the board of trustees of a school district, or the commissioner, to provide a record to the individual or entity requesting the record;

(6) to make a home visit or otherwise contact the parent of a student who is in violation of compulsory school attendance requirements, except that a peace officer may not enter a residence without the permission of the parent of a student required under this subchapter to attend school or of the tenant or owner of the residence except to lawfully serve court-ordered legal process on the parent; and

(7) to take a student into custody with the permission of the student's parent or in obedience to a court-ordered legal process.

(b) An attendance officer employed by a school district who is not commissioned as a peace officer has the following powers and duties with respect to enforcement of compulsory school attendance requirements:

(1) to investigate each case of a violation of the compulsory school attendance requirements referred to the attendance officer;

(2) to enforce compulsory school attendance requirements by:

(A) applying truancy prevention measures and progressive truancy interventions adopted under Section 25.0915 to the student; and

(B) if the truancy prevention measures and progressive truancy interventions fail to meaningfully address the student's conduct,[:

[(i)] referring the student to a juvenile court [or filing a complaint against the student in a county, justice, or municipal court] if the student has unexcused absences for the amount of time specified under [Section 25.094 or under] Section 51.03(b)(2), Family Code[; and

[(ii) filing a complaint in a county, justice, or municipal court against a parent who violates Section 25.093];

(3) to monitor school attendance compliance by each student investigated by the officer;

(4) to maintain an investigative record on each compulsory school attendance requirement violation and related court action and, at the request of a court, the board of trustees of a school district, or the commissioner, to provide a record to the individual or entity requesting the record;

(5) to make a home visit or otherwise contact the parent of a student who is in violation of compulsory school attendance requirements, except that the attendance officer may not enter a residence without permission of the parent or of the owner or tenant of the residence;

(6) at the request of a parent, to escort a student from any location to a school campus to ensure the student's compliance with compulsory school attendance requirements; and

(7) if the attendance officer has or is informed of a court-ordered legal process directing that a student be taken into custody and the school district employing the officer does not employ its own police department, to contact the sheriff, constable, or any peace officer to request that the student be taken into custody and processed according to the legal process.

SECTION 6. Section 25.0915, Education Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 25.0915. TRUANCY PREVENTION MEASURES AND PROGRESSIVE TRUANCY INTERVENTIONS; REFERRAL [AND FILING] REQUIREMENT. (a) A school district shall adopt truancy prevention measures and progressive truancy interventions for students who violate compulsory attendance requirements that are designed to:

(1) address student conduct related to truancy in the school setting; and

(2) minimize the need for referrals to juvenile court for conduct described by Section 51.03(b)(2), Family Code[; and

[(3) minimize the filing of complaints in county, justice, and municipal courts alleging a violation of Section 25.094].

(b) Each referral to juvenile court for conduct described by Section 51.03(b)(2), Family Code, [or complaint filed in county, justice, or municipal court alleging a violation by a student of Section 25.094] must:

(1) be accompanied by a statement from the student's school certifying that:

(A) the school applied the truancy prevention measures and the progressive truancy interventions adopted under Subsection (a) to the student; and

(B) the truancy prevention measures and the progressive truancy interventions failed to meaningfully address the student's school attendance; and

(2) specify whether the student is eligible for or receives special education services under Subchapter A, Chapter 29.

(c) A court shall dismiss a [complaint or] referral made by a school district under this section that is not made in compliance with Subsection (b).

SECTION 7. Subchapter C, Chapter 25, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 25.0917 to read as follows:

Sec. 25.0917. PROGRESSIVE TRUANCY INTERVENTION SYSTEM. (a) A system of progressive interventions for truancy adopted by a school district under Section 25.0915 must include at least three tiers of interventions.

(b) A school district shall apply the first tier of interventions to a student who has at least three unexcused absences within a school year, and shall apply successive tiers of interventions to the student if the student continues to accumulate unexcused absences following the application of the first tier consequences.

(c) The first tier of progressive truancy interventions must include:

(1) a conference with the student, the student's parent or guardian, and an employee of the school that the student attends and regularly scheduled follow-up meetings to assess the student's progress; and

(2) an attendance contract, signed by the attendees of the conference under Subdivision (1), that includes:

(A) a description of the attendance expectations that the school has for the student;

(B) the period for which the contract is in effect, not to exceed 45 days following the date the contract is signed; and

(C) a description of the consequences that may be imposed on the student if the student accumulates additional absences or commits school offenses, which may include additional disciplinary actions or a referral to juvenile court.

(d) At least one of the tiers of truancy interventions after the first tier must include an individualized assessment of the student by a school employee that:

(1) identifies the reasons that the student has accumulated unexcused absences;

(2) refers the student to counseling, if necessary; and

(3) refers the student to any services, including school-sponsored or community-based services, that focus on addressing the student's absences from school.

(e) The consequences imposed on a student who has accumulated additional unexcused absences following the application of the first tier of progressive truancy intervention consequences may include:

(1) school-based community service;

(2) participation in a school-based restorative justice program;

(3) referral to a school-based teen court;

(4) weekend courses designed to improve attendance and behavior;

(5) if the student is eligible for or is receiving special education services under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, from a school district, or is covered by Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 794), a full reevaluation under Section 29.004 or under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as appropriate, or an assessment of the student's individualized education program to address the causes of the student's unexcused absences, as necessary; or

(6) if the student is not receiving special education services from a school district, an initial evaluation for special education services under Section 29.004 or under Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 794), as appropriate.

SECTION 8. Sections 25.095(a) and (b), Education Code, are amended to read as follows:

(a) A school district or open-enrollment charter school shall notify a student's parent in writing at the beginning of the school year that if the student is absent from school on 10 or more days or parts of days within a six-month period in the same school year, [or on three or more days or parts of days within a four-week period:

[(1) the student's parent is subject to prosecution under Section 25.093; and

[(2)] the student is subject to [prosecution under Section 25.094 or to] referral to a juvenile court [in a county with a population of less than 100,000 for conduct that violates that section].

(b) A school district shall notify a student's parent if the student has been absent from school, without excuse under Section 25.087, on three days or parts of days within a four-week period. The notice must:

(1) inform the parent that:

(A) it is the parent's duty to monitor the student's school attendance and require the student to attend school; and

(B) the student is subject to referral to a juvenile court if the student misses 10 or more days or parts of days within a six-month period in the same school year [the parent is subject to prosecution under Section 25.093]; and

(2) request a first-tier progressive truancy intervention conference under Section 25.0917(c)(1) [between school officials and the parent] to discuss the absences.

SECTION 9. The heading to Section 25.0951, Education Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 25.0951. SCHOOL DISTRICT [COMPLAINT OR] REFERRAL FOR TRUANCY [FAILURE TO ATTEND SCHOOL].

SECTION 10. Sections 25.0951(a) and (d), Education Code, are amended to read as follows:

(a) If a student fails to attend school without excuse on 10 or more days or parts of days within a six-month period in the same school year, a school district may, [shall] within 10 school days of the student's 10th absence,[:

[(1) file a complaint against the student or the student's parent or both in a county, justice, or municipal court for an offense under Section 25.093 or 25.094, as appropriate, or refer the student to a juvenile court in a county with a population of less than 100,000 for conduct that violates Section 25.094; or

[(2)] refer the student to a juvenile court for conduct indicating a need for supervision under Section 51.03(b)(2), Family Code.

(d) A court shall dismiss a [complaint or] referral made by a school district under this section that is not made in compliance with this section.

SECTION 11. Section 29.087(d), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:

(d) A student is eligible to participate in a program authorized by this section if:

(1) the student has been ordered by [a court under Article 45.054, Code of Criminal Procedure, as added by Chapter 1514, Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, or by] the Texas Juvenile Justice Department [Youth Commission] to:

(A) participate in a preparatory class for the high school equivalency examination; or

(B) take the high school equivalency examination administered under Section 7.111; or

(2) the following conditions are satisfied:

(A) the student is at least 16 years of age at the beginning of the school year or semester;

(B) the student is a student at risk of dropping out of school, as defined by Section 29.081;

(C) the student and the student's parent or guardian agree in writing to the student's participation;

(D) at least two school years have elapsed since the student first enrolled in ninth grade and the student has accumulated less than one third of the credits required to graduate under the minimum graduation requirements of the district or school; and

(E) any other conditions specified by the department [commissioner].

SECTION 12. Section 51.02(15), Family Code, is amended to read as follows:

(15) "Status offender" means a child who is accused, adjudicated, or convicted for conduct that would not, under state law, be a crime if committed by an adult, including:

(A) truancy under Section 51.03(b)(2);

(B) running away from home under Section 51.03(b)(3);

(C) a fineable only offense under Section 51.03(b)(1) transferred to the juvenile court under Section 51.08(b), but only if the conduct constituting the offense would not have been criminal if engaged in by an adult;

(D) [failure to attend school under Section 25.094, Education Code;

[(E)] a violation of standards of student conduct as described by Section 51.03(b)(5);

(E) [(F)] a violation of a juvenile curfew ordinance or order;

(F) [(G)] a violation of a provision of the Alcoholic Beverage Code applicable to minors only; or

(G) [(H)] a violation of any other fineable only offense under Section 8.07(a)(4) or (5), Penal Code, but only if the conduct constituting the offense would not have been criminal if engaged in by an adult.

SECTION 13. Section 51.03(b), Family Code, is amended to read as follows:

(b) Conduct indicating a need for supervision is:

(1) subject to Subsection (f), conduct, other than a traffic offense, that violates:

(A) the penal laws of this state of the grade of misdemeanor that are punishable by fine only; or

(B) the penal ordinances of any political subdivision of this state;

(2) the absence of a child on 10 or more days or parts of days within a six-month period in the same school year [or on three or more days or parts of days within a four-week period from school];

(3) the voluntary absence of a child from the child's home without the consent of the child's parent or guardian for a substantial length of time or without intent to return;

(4) conduct prohibited by city ordinance or by state law involving the inhalation of the fumes or vapors of paint and other protective coatings or glue and other adhesives and the volatile chemicals itemized in Section 485.001, Health and Safety Code;

(5) an act that violates a school district's previously communicated written standards of student conduct for which the child has been expelled under Section 37.007(c), Education Code;

(6) conduct that violates a reasonable and lawful order of a court entered under Section 264.305;

(7) notwithstanding Subsection (a)(1), conduct described by Section 43.02(a)(1) or (2), Penal Code; or

(8) notwithstanding Subsection (a)(1), conduct that violates Section 43.261, Penal Code.

SECTION 14. Section 51.04(a), Family Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a) This title covers the proceedings in all cases involving the delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision engaged in by a person who was a child within the meaning of this title at the time the person engaged in the conduct, and[, except as provided by Subsection (h),] the juvenile court has exclusive original jurisdiction over proceedings under this title.

SECTION 15. Section 58.106(a), Family Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, information contained in the juvenile justice information system is confidential information for the use of the department and may not be disseminated by the department except:

(1) with the permission of the juvenile offender, to military personnel of this state or the United States;

(2) to a person or entity to which the department may grant access to adult criminal history records as provided by Section 411.083, Government Code;

(3) to a juvenile justice agency;

(4) to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department [Youth Commission and the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission] for analytical purposes;

(5) to the office of independent ombudsman of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department [Youth Commission]; and

(6) to a county, justice, or municipal court exercising jurisdiction over a juvenile[, including a court exercising jurisdiction over a juvenile under Section 54.021].

SECTION 16. Section 61.002(a), Family Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), this chapter applies to a proceeding to enter a juvenile court order:

(1) for payment of probation fees under Section 54.061;

(2) for restitution under Sections 54.041(b) and 54.048;

(3) for payment of graffiti eradication fees under Section 54.0461;

(4) for community service under Section 54.044(b);

(5) for payment of costs of court under Section 54.0411 or other provisions of law;

(6) requiring the person to refrain from doing any act injurious to the welfare of the child under Section 54.041(a)(1);

(7) enjoining contact between the person and the child who is the subject of a proceeding under Section 54.041(a)(2);

(8) ordering a person living in the same household with the child to participate in counseling under Section 54.041(a)(3);

(9) [requiring a parent or guardian of a child found to be truant to participate in an available program addressing truancy under Section 54.041(f);

[(10)] requiring a parent or other eligible person to pay reasonable attorney's fees for representing the child under Section 51.10(e);

(10) [(11)] requiring the parent or other eligible person to reimburse the county for payments the county has made to an attorney appointed to represent the child under Section 51.10(j);

(11) [(12)] requiring payment of deferred prosecution supervision fees under Section 53.03(d);

(12) [(13)] requiring a parent or other eligible person to attend a court hearing under Section 51.115;

(13) [(14)] requiring a parent or other eligible person to act or refrain from acting to aid the child in complying with conditions of release from detention under Section 54.01(r);

(14) [(15)] requiring a parent or other eligible person to act or refrain from acting under any law imposing an obligation of action or omission on a parent or other eligible person because of the parent's or person's relation to the child who is the subject of a proceeding under this title;

(15) [(16)] for payment of fees under Section 54.0462; or

(16) [(17)] for payment of the cost of attending an educational program under Section 54.0404.

SECTION 17. Section 26.045(c), Government Code, is amended to read as follows:

(c) Except as provided by Subsection [Subsections (d) and] (f), a county court that is in a county with a criminal district court does not have any criminal jurisdiction.

SECTION 18. Section 29.003(i), Government Code, is amended to read as follows:

(i) A municipality may enter into an agreement with a contiguous municipality or a municipality with boundaries that are within one-half mile of the municipality seeking to enter into the agreement to establish concurrent jurisdiction of the municipal courts in the municipalities and provide original jurisdiction to a municipal court in which a case is brought as if the municipal court were located in the municipality in which the case arose, for:

(1) all cases in which either municipality has jurisdiction under Subsection (a); and

(2) cases that arise under Section 821.022, Health and Safety Code[, or Section 25.094, Education Code].

SECTION 19. Section 71.0352, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 71.0352. JUVENILE DATE: JUSTICE, MUNICIPAL, AND JUVENILE COURTS. As a component of the official monthly report submitted to the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System:

(1) justice and municipal courts shall report the number of cases filed for a [the following offenses:

[(A) failure to attend school under Section 25.094, Education Code;

[(B) parent contributing to nonattendance under Section 25.093, Education Code; and

[(C)] violation of a local daytime curfew ordinance adopted under Section 341.905 or 351.903, Local Government Code; and

(2) in cases in which a child fails to obey an order of a justice or municipal court under circumstances that would constitute contempt of court, the justice or municipal court shall report the number of incidents in which the child is:

(A) referred to the appropriate juvenile court for delinquent conduct as provided by Article 45.050(c)(1), Code of Criminal Procedure, and Section 51.03(a)(2), Family Code; or

(B) held in contempt, fined, or denied driving privileges as provided by Article 45.050(c)(2), Code of Criminal Procedure.

SECTION 20. Section 103.021, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 103.021. ADDITIONAL FEES AND COSTS IN CRIMINAL OR CIVIL CASES: CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. An accused or defendant, or a party to a civil suit, as applicable, shall pay the following fees and costs under the Code of Criminal Procedure if ordered by the court or otherwise required:

(1) a personal bond fee (Art. 17.42, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . the greater of $20 or three percent of the amount of the bail fixed for the accused;

(2) cost of electronic monitoring as a condition of release on personal bond (Art. 17.43, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . actual cost;

(3) a fee for verification of and monitoring of motor vehicle ignition interlock (Art. 17.441, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $10;

(3-a) costs associated with operating a global positioning monitoring system as a condition of release on bond (Art. 17.49(b)(2), Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . actual costs, subject to a determination of indigency;

(3-b) costs associated with providing a defendant's victim with an electronic receptor device as a condition of the defendant's release on bond (Art. 17.49(b)(3), Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . actual costs, subject to a determination of indigency;

(4) repayment of reward paid by a crime stoppers organization on conviction of a felony (Art. 37.073, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . amount ordered;

(5) reimbursement to general revenue fund for payments made to victim of an offense as condition of community supervision (Art. 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $50 for a misdemeanor offense or $100 for a felony offense;

(6) payment to a crime stoppers organization as condition of community supervision (Art. 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $50;

(7) children's advocacy center fee (Art. 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $50;

(8) family violence center fee (Art. 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $100;

(9) community supervision fee (Art. 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . not less than $25 or more than $60 per month;

(10) additional community supervision fee for certain offenses (Art. 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $5 per month;

(11) for certain financially able sex offenders as a condition of community supervision, the costs of treatment, specialized supervision, or rehabilitation (Art. 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . all or part of the reasonable and necessary costs of the treatment, supervision, or rehabilitation as determined by the judge;

(12) fee for failure to appear for trial in a justice or municipal court if a jury trial is not waived (Art. 45.026, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . costs incurred for impaneling the jury;

(13) costs of certain testing, assessments, or programs during a deferral period (Art. 45.051, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . amount ordered;

(14) special expense on dismissal of certain misdemeanor complaints (Art. 45.051, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed amount of fine assessed;

(15) an additional fee:

(A) for a copy of the defendant's driving record to be requested from the Department of Public Safety by the judge (Art. 45.0511(c-1), Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . amount equal to the sum of the fee established by Section 521.048, Transportation Code, and the state electronic Internet portal fee;

(B) as an administrative fee for requesting a driving safety course or a course under the motorcycle operator training and safety program for certain traffic offenses to cover the cost of administering the article (Art. 45.0511(f)(1), Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $10; or

(C) for requesting a driving safety course or a course under the motorcycle operator training and safety program before the final disposition of the case (Art. 45.0511(f)(2), Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed the maximum amount of the fine for the offense committed by the defendant;

(16) a request fee for teen court program (Art. 45.052, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $20, if the court ordering the fee is located in the Texas-Louisiana border region, but otherwise not to exceed $10;

(17) a fee to cover costs of required duties of teen court (Art. 45.052, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $20, if the court ordering the fee is located in the Texas-Louisiana border region, but otherwise $10;

(18) a mileage fee for officer performing certain services (Art. 102.001, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $0.15 per mile;

(19) certified mailing of notice of hearing date (Art. 102.006, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $1, plus postage;

(20) certified mailing of certified copies of an order of expunction (Art. 102.006, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $2, plus postage;

(20-a) a fee to defray the cost of notifying state agencies of orders of expungement (Art. 45.0216, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $30 per application;

[(20-b) a fee to defray the cost of notifying state agencies of orders of expunction (Art. 45.055, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $30 per application;]

(21) sight orders:

(A) if the face amount of the check or sight order does not exceed $10 (Art. 102.007, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $10;

(B) if the face amount of the check or sight order is greater than $10 but does not exceed $100 (Art. 102.007, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $15;

(C) if the face amount of the check or sight order is greater than $100 but does not exceed $300 (Art. 102.007, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $30;

(D) if the face amount of the check or sight order is greater than $300 but does not exceed $500 (Art. 102.007, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $50; and

(E) if the face amount of the check or sight order is greater than $500 (Art. 102.007, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $75;

(22) fees for a pretrial intervention program:

(A) a supervision fee (Art. 102.012(a), Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $60 a month plus expenses; and

(B) a district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney administrative fee (Art. 102.0121, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $500;

(23) parking fee violations for child safety fund in municipalities with populations:

(A) greater than 850,000 (Art. 102.014, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . not less than $2 and not to exceed $5; and

(B) less than 850,000 (Art. 102.014, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $5;

(24) an administrative fee for collection of fines, fees, restitution, or other costs (Art. 102.072, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $2 for each transaction; and

(25) a collection fee, if authorized by the commissioners court of a county or the governing body of a municipality, for certain debts and accounts receivable, including unpaid fines, fees, court costs, forfeited bonds, and restitution ordered paid (Art. 103.0031, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . 30 percent of an amount more than 60 days past due.

SECTION 21. The following laws are repealed:

(1) Articles 45.054, 45.055, 45.056(e), and 102.014(d), Code of Criminal Procedure;

(2) Sections 25.085(f), 25.093, 25.094, 25.095(c), 25.0951(b) and (c), and 25.0952, Education Code;

(3) Sections 51.03(g), 51.04(h), 51.08(e), 54.021, and 54.041(f), Family Code;

(4) Section 26.045(d), Government Code;

(5) Subchapter W, Chapter 54, Government Code; and

(6) Subchapter JJ, Chapter 54, Government Code.

SECTION 22. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to an offense committed or conduct that occurs on or after the effective date of this Act. An offense committed or conduct that occurs before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed or the conduct occurred, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense is committed or conduct occurs before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense or conduct occurs before the effective date.

SECTION 23. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails over another Act of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes.

SECTION 24. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.