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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to posting notice of self-help resources on the Internet |
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website of a state court and in the office of the court clerk. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 51, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 51.808 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.808. NOTICE OF SELF-HELP RESOURCES. (a) The clerk |
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of each court in this state shall: |
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(1) post on the court's Internet website, if any, a |
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link to: |
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A) The self-help resources Internet website |
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designated by the Office of Court Administration of the Texas |
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Judicial System in consultation with Texas Access to Justice |
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Commission. The designated website shall include information about |
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(1) lawyer referral services certified under chapter 952 |
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Occupations Code, (2) references or links to the names and |
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locations of local Legal Aid offices, and (3) information about |
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court affiliated self-help centers that serve the county in which |
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the court is located; and |
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B) The State Law Library. |
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(2) conspicuously display in the clerk's office in a |
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location frequently accessed by the public a sign with the |
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information described in Subdivision (1). |
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(b) The Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial |
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System shall prescribe the format for the information required |
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under Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Office of Court Administration of the Texas |
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Judicial System shall prescribe the format of the information |
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required under Section 51.808, Government Code, as added by this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017 |