SB 8, Sen 2nd Rdg, Amnd #F3

Amend CSSB 8 (senate committee report) as follows:

(1) In SECTION 1 of the bill, immediately following added Section 752.082(c), Government Code (page 1, line 51)), add the following:

The agreement must permit a sheriff to terminate the agreement if:

(1) the sheriff is eligible and applies for a grant under Section 752.085; and

(2) either:

(A) the comptroller does not award a grant to the sheriff; or

(B) the amount awarded does not substantially cover the cost to the sheriff of implementing the agreement.

(2) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 752.089(a), Government Code (page 3, line 43), strike the underlined period and substitute the following:

, except that the attorney general may not bring an action against a sheriff who terminated an agreement as provided by Section 752.082(c) and has not entered into an agreement as required by Section 752.082(a) based on financial hardship.