Amend SB 1637 (house committee report) on page 11 by striking lines 9 through 22 and substituting the following:

(a-1)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, as an alternative to requiring a defendant charged with one or more offenses to make payment of all special expense fees and court costs as required by Subsection (a), the judge may:

(1)  allow the defendant to enter into an agreement for payment of those fees and costs in installments during the defendant's period of probation;

(2)  require an eligible defendant to discharge all or part of those fees and costs by performing community service or attending a tutoring program under Article 45.049 or 45.0492; [or]

(3)  waive all or part of those fees and costs under Article 45.0491; or

(4)  take any combination of actions authorized by Subdivision (1), [or] (2), or (3).