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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of an emergency radio infrastructure |
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revolving loan program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter N, Chapter 411, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 411.4015 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 411.4015. LOANS TO FINANCE INTEROPERABLE STATEWIDE |
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EMERGENCY RADIO INFRASTRUCTURE. (a) The department shall provide |
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loans to finance interoperable statewide emergency radio |
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infrastructure in accordance with Section 411.402. |
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(b) The department shall determine the terms under which a |
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loan may be made under this section and shall set the interest rate |
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for a loan at a low rate that the department determines is |
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sufficient to recover the cost of administering the loan program. |
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(c) Payments on loans made under this section shall be made |
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to the department. The department shall use the repayments of loan |
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principal by entities described by Section 411.402(a)(4) to make |
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new loans as provided by this subchapter. |
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(d) The department may make a forgivable loan at a zero |
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percent interest rate for a period of five years to an entity |
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described by Section 411.402(a)(4). The department may not forgive |
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an amount greater than one-fifth of the forgivable loan amount each |
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year. |
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(e) The department shall adopt rules to administer this |
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section. |
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SECTION 2. Section 411.402, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 411.402. USE OF LOAN [REVENUE]. (a) A loan provided |
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under Section 411.4015 [Fees collected under Section
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133.102(e)(11), Local Government Code,] may only: |
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(1) be used for the planning, development, provision, |
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enhancement, or ongoing maintenance of an interoperable statewide |
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emergency radio infrastructure; |
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(2) be used in accordance with the statewide |
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integrated public safety radio communications plan developed under |
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Subchapter F, Chapter 421; |
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(3) be used for the development of a regional or state |
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interoperable radio communication system; |
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(4) be made [distributed as grants by the department] |
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to: |
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(A) regional councils of government that have |
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entered into interlocal agreements authorized under state law; and |
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(B) state agencies requiring emergency radio |
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infrastructure; or |
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(5) be used for other public safety purposes. |
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(b) A loan provided under Section 411.4015 [Fees collected
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and distributed as provided by this subchapter] may not be used to |
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purchase or maintain radio subscriber equipment. |
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SECTION 3. The heading to Section 411.403, Government Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 411.403. EMERGENCY RADIO INFRASTRUCTURE REVOLVING |
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LOAN ACCOUNT. |
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SECTION 4. Sections 411.403(a), (b), and (c), Government |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The emergency radio infrastructure revolving loan |
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account is an account in the general revenue fund. |
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(b) The account consists of: |
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(1) fees deposited in the account as provided by |
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Section 133.102(e)(9) [133.102(e)(11)], Local Government Code; |
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(2) payments on loans made under Section 411.4015; and |
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(3) [(2)] notwithstanding Section 404.071, all |
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interest attributable to money held in the account. |
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(c) Money in the account may be used only for loans made |
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under this subchapter [appropriated to the department for the
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purposes described by Section 411.402]. |
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SECTION 5. Section 133.102(e), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(e) The comptroller shall allocate the court costs received |
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under this section to the following accounts and funds so that each |
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receives to the extent practicable, utilizing historical data as |
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applicable, the same amount of money the account or fund would have |
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received if the court costs for the accounts and funds had been |
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collected and reported separately, except that the account or fund |
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may not receive less than the following percentages: |
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(1) crime stoppers assistance0.2581 percent; |
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(2) breath alcohol testing0.5507 percent; |
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(3) Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management |
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Institute2.1683 percent; |
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(4) law enforcement officers standards and |
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education5.0034 percent; |
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(5) law enforcement and custodial officer |
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supplemental retirement fund11.1426 percent; |
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(6) criminal justice planning12.5537 percent; |
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(7) an account in the state treasury to be used only |
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for the establishment and operation of the Center for the Study and |
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Prevention of Juvenile Crime and Delinquency at Prairie View A&M |
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University1.2090 percent; |
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(8) compensation to victims of crime fund |
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37.6338 percent; |
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(9) emergency radio infrastructure revolving loan |
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account5.5904 percent; |
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(10) judicial and court personnel training fund |
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4.8362 percent; |
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(11) an account in the state treasury to be used for |
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the establishment and operation of the Correctional Management |
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Institute of Texas and Criminal Justice Center Account |
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1.2090 percent; and |
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(12) fair defense account17.8448 percent. |
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SECTION 6. On the effective date of this Act, all money in |
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the emergency radio infrastructure account is transferred to the |
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emergency radio infrastructure revolving loan account under |
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Section 411.403, Government Code, as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |