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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of the juvenile case manager fund. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 102.0174(g), Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(g) A fund created under this section may be used [only] to |
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finance the salary, benefits, training, travel expenses, office |
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supplies, and other necessary expenses relating to the position of |
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a juvenile case manager employed under Article 45.056. If there is |
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money in the fund after those costs are paid, a juvenile case |
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manager may direct the remaining money to be used for educational |
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programs, including juvenile alcohol and substance abuse programs |
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and other projects designed to prevent or reduce the incidence of |
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delinquent conduct and conduct indicating a need for supervision. |
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The fund may not be used to supplement the income of an employee |
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whose primary role is not that of a juvenile case manager. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2015. |