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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation and funding of the Texas Forensic Science |
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Commission operating account. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 38.01, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Section 13 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 13. TEXAS FORENSIC SCIENCE COMMISSION OPERATING |
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ACCOUNT. The Texas Forensic Science Commission operating account |
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is an account in the general revenue fund. The commission shall |
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deposit fees collected under Section 4-a for the issuance or |
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renewal of a forensic analyst license to the credit of the account. |
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Money in the account may be appropriated only to the commission for |
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the administration and enforcement of this article. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |