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AN ACT
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relating to the duties and composition of the Specialty Courts |
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Advisory Council. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 772.0061(a)(2), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(2) "Specialty court" means: |
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(A) a commercially sexually exploited persons |
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court program established under Chapter 126 or former law; |
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(B) a family drug court program established under |
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Chapter 122 or former law; |
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(C) a drug court program established under |
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Chapter 123 or former law; |
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(D) a veterans treatment court program |
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established under Chapter 124 or former law; |
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(E) a mental health court program established |
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under Chapter 125 or former law; [and] |
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(F) a public safety employees treatment court |
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program established under Chapter 129; and |
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(G) a juvenile family drug court program |
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established under Chapter 130. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 772.0061(b) and (c), Government Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The governor shall establish the Specialty Courts |
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Advisory Council within the criminal justice division established |
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under Section 772.006 to: |
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(1) evaluate applications for grant funding for |
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specialty courts in this state and to make funding recommendations |
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to the criminal justice division; and |
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(2) make recommendations to the Texas Judicial |
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Council, the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial |
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System, and the criminal justice division regarding best practices |
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for specialty courts established under Chapter 122, 123, 124, 125, |
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[or] 129, or 130, or former law. |
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(c) The council is composed of nine members appointed by the |
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governor as follows: |
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(1) four members, each of whom has [one member with] |
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experience as the judge of at least one [a] specialty court |
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described by Subsection (a)(2) [(a)(2)(A)]; and |
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(2) [one member with experience as the judge of a |
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specialty court described by Subsection (a)(2)(B); |
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[(3) one member with experience as the judge of a |
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specialty court described by Subsection (a)(2)(C); |
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[(4) one member with experience as the judge of a |
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specialty court described by Subsection (a)(2)(D); and |
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[(5)] five members who represent the public. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2741 was passed by the House on April |
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20, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 1, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2741 was passed by the Senate on May |
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24, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |