H.B. No. 1504
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to statutory references to the common electronic
  infrastructure project formerly known as TexasOnline.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Article 45.0511(c-1), Code of Criminal
  Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
         (c-1)  In this subsection, "state electronic Internet
  portal" ["TexasOnline"] has the meaning assigned by Section
  2054.003, Government Code.  As an alternative to receiving the
  defendant's driving record under Subsection (c)(2), the judge, at
  the time the defendant requests a driving safety course or
  motorcycle operator training course dismissal under this article,
  may require the defendant to pay a fee in an amount equal to the sum
  of the amount of the fee established by Section 521.048,
  Transportation Code, and the state electronic Internet portal
  [TexasOnline] fee and, using the state electronic Internet portal
  [TexasOnline], may request the Texas Department of Public Safety to
  provide the judge with a copy of the defendant's driving record that
  shows the information described by Section 521.047(b),
  Transportation Code.  As soon as practicable and using the state
  electronic Internet portal [TexasOnline], the Texas Department of
  Public Safety shall provide the judge with the requested copy of the
  defendant's driving record.  The fee authorized by this subsection
  is in addition to any other fee required under this article.  If the
  copy of the defendant's driving record provided to the judge under
  this subsection shows that the defendant has not completed an
  approved driving safety course or motorcycle operator training
  course, as appropriate, within the 12 months preceding the date of
  the offense, the judge shall allow the defendant to complete the
  appropriate course as provided by this article.  The custodian of a
  municipal or county treasury who receives fees collected under this
  subsection shall keep a record of the fees and, without deduction or
  proration, forward the fees to the comptroller, with and in the
  manner required for other fees and costs received in connection
  with criminal cases.  The comptroller shall credit fees received
  under this subsection to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
         SECTION 2.  Section 32.253(b), Education Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (b)  The Department of Information Resources shall:
               (1)  host the portal through the state electronic
  Internet portal project [known as TexasOnline];
               (2)  organize the portal in a manner that simplifies
  portal use and administration;
               (3)  provide any necessary technical advice to the
  agency, including advice relating to equipment required in
  connection with the portal;
               (4)  provide a method for maintaining the information
  made available through the portal; and
               (5)  cooperate with the agency in linking the agency's
  Internet site to the portal.
         SECTION 3.  Section 103.021, Government Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 103.021.  ADDITIONAL FEES AND COSTS IN CRIMINAL OR
  CIVIL CASES:  CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.  An accused or defendant,
  or a party to a civil suit, as applicable, shall pay the following
  fees and costs under the Code of Criminal Procedure if ordered by
  the court or otherwise required:
               (1)  a personal bond fee (Art. 17.42, Code of Criminal
  Procedure) . . . the greater of $20 or three percent of the amount
  of the bail fixed for the accused;
               (2)  cost of electronic monitoring as a condition of
  release on personal bond (Art. 17.43, Code of Criminal Procedure)
  . . . actual cost;
               (3)  a fee for verification of and monitoring of motor
  vehicle ignition interlock (Art. 17.441, Code of Criminal
  Procedure) . . . not to exceed $10;
               (4)  repayment of reward paid by a crime stoppers
  organization on conviction of a felony (Art. 37.073, Code of
  Criminal Procedure) . . . amount ordered;
               (5)  reimbursement to general revenue fund for payments
  made to victim of an offense as condition of community supervision
  (Art. 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $50
  for a misdemeanor offense or $100 for a felony offense;
               (6)  payment to a crime stoppers organization as
  condition of community supervision (Art. 42.12, Code of Criminal
  Procedure) . . . not to exceed $50;
               (7)  children's advocacy center fee (Art. 42.12, Code
  of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $50;
               (8)  family violence center fee (Art. 42.12, Code of
  Criminal Procedure) . . . $100;
               (9)  community supervision fee (Art. 42.12, Code of
  Criminal Procedure) . . . not less than $25 or more than $60 per
  month;
               (10)  additional community supervision fee for certain
  offenses (Art. 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $5 per
  month;
               (11)  for certain financially able sex offenders as a
  condition of community supervision, the costs of treatment,
  specialized supervision, or rehabilitation (Art. 42.12, Code of
  Criminal Procedure) . . . all or part of the reasonable and
  necessary costs of the treatment, supervision, or rehabilitation as
  determined by the judge;
               (12)  fee for failure to appear for trial in a justice
  or municipal court if a jury trial is not waived (Art. 45.026, Code
  of Criminal Procedure) . . . costs incurred for impaneling the
  jury;
               (13)  costs of certain testing, assessments, or
  programs during a deferral period (Art. 45.051, Code of Criminal
  Procedure) . . . amount ordered;
               (14)  special expense on dismissal of certain
  misdemeanor complaints (Art. 45.051, Code of Criminal Procedure)
  . . . not to exceed amount of fine assessed;
               (15)  an additional fee:
                     (A)  for a copy of the defendant's driving record
  to be requested from the Department of Public Safety by the judge
  (Art. 45.0511(c-1), Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . amount equal
  to the sum of the fee established by Section 521.048,
  Transportation Code, and the state electronic Internet portal
  [TexasOnline] fee;
                     (B)  as an administrative fee for requesting a
  driving safety course or a course under the motorcycle operator
  training and safety program for certain traffic offenses to cover
  the cost of administering the article (Art. 45.0511(f)(1), Code of
  Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $10; or
                     (C)  for requesting a driving safety course or a
  course under the motorcycle operator training and safety program
  before the final disposition of the case (Art. 45.0511(f)(2), Code
  of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed the maximum amount of the
  fine for the offense committed by the defendant;
               (16)  a request fee for teen court program
  (Art. 45.052, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $20, if the court
  ordering the fee is located in the Texas-Louisiana border region,
  but otherwise not to exceed $10;
               (17)  a fee to cover costs of required duties of teen
  court (Art. 45.052, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $20, if the
  court ordering the fee is located in the Texas-Louisiana border
  region, but otherwise $10;
               (18)  a mileage fee for officer performing certain
  services (Art. 102.001, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $0.15 per
  mile;
               (19)  certified mailing of notice of hearing date
  (Art. 102.006, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $1, plus postage;
               (20)  certified mailing of certified copies of an order
  of expunction (Art. 102.006, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $2,
  plus postage;
               (20-a)  a fee to defray the cost of notifying state
  agencies of orders of expungement (Art. 45.0216, Code of Criminal
  Procedure) . . . $30 per application;
               (20-b)  a fee to defray the cost of notifying state
  agencies of orders of expunction (Art. 45.055, Code of Criminal
  Procedure) . . . $30 per application;
               (21)  sight orders:
                     (A)  if the face amount of the check or sight order
  does not exceed $10 (Art. 102.007, Code of Criminal Procedure)
  . . . not to exceed $10;
                     (B)  if the face amount of the check or sight order
  is greater than $10 but does not exceed $100 (Art. 102.007, Code of
  Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $15;
                     (C)  if the face amount of the check or sight order
  is greater than $100 but does not exceed $300 (Art. 102.007, Code of
  Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $30;
                     (D)  if the face amount of the check or sight order
  is greater than $300 but does not exceed $500 (Art. 102.007, Code of
  Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $50; and
                     (E)  if the face amount of the check or sight order
  is greater than $500 (Art. 102.007, Code of Criminal Procedure)
  . . . not to exceed $75;
               (22)  fees for a pretrial intervention program:
                     (A)  a supervision fee (Art. 102.012(a), Code of
  Criminal Procedure) . . . $60 a month plus expenses; and
                     (B)  a district attorney, criminal district
  attorney, or county attorney administrative fee (Art. 102.0121,
  Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $500;
               (23)  parking fee violations for child safety fund in
  municipalities with populations:
                     (A)  greater than 850,000 (Art. 102.014, Code of
  Criminal Procedure) . . . not less than $2 and not to exceed $5; and
                     (B)  less than 850,000 (Art. 102.014, Code of
  Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $5;
               (24)  an administrative fee for collection of fines,
  fees, restitution, or other costs (Art. 102.072, Code of Criminal
  Procedure) . . . not to exceed $2 for each transaction; and
               (25)  a collection fee, if authorized by the
  commissioners court of a county or the governing body of a
  municipality, for certain debts and accounts receivable, including
  unpaid fines, fees, court costs, forfeited bonds, and restitution
  ordered paid (Art. 103.0031, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . 30
  percent of an amount more than 60 days past due.
         SECTION 4.  Section 403.024(i), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (i)  The Department of Information Resources, after
  consultation with the comptroller, shall prominently include a link
  to the database established under this section on the public home
  page of the state electronic Internet portal project [TexasOnline
  Project] described by Section 2054.252.
         SECTION 5.  Section 434.101(2), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
               (2)  "State electronic Internet portal"
  ["TexasOnline"] has the meaning assigned by Section 2054.003.
         SECTION 6.  Section 434.102(a), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (a)  The Department of Information Resources shall establish
  and maintain on the state electronic Internet portal [TexasOnline]
  a veterans website. The website must allow veterans to access
  information on state and federal veterans benefits programs.
         SECTION 7.  Section 441.010(c), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (c)  The department shall provide a link on the state
  electronic Internet portal [TexasOnline] to the database
  established under Subsection (b). In this subsection, "state
  electronic Internet portal" ["TexasOnline"] has the meaning
  assigned by Section 2054.003.
         SECTION 8.  Section 531.0313(d), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (d)  The Texas Information and Referral Network shall
  coordinate with the Department of Information Resources to maintain
  the Internet site through the state electronic Internet portal
  [TexasOnline] project established by the Department of Information
  Resources.
         SECTION 9.  Section 531.0317(b), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (b)  The commission, in cooperation with the Department of
  Information Resources, shall establish and maintain through the
  state electronic Internet portal [TexasOnline] project established
  by the Department of Information Resources a generally accessible
  and interactive Internet site that contains information for the
  public regarding the services and programs provided or administered
  by each of the health and human services agencies throughout the
  state. The commission shall establish the site in such a manner
  that it can be located easily through electronic means.
         SECTION 10.  Section 2054.003(15), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
               (15)  "State electronic Internet portal"
  ["TexasOnline"] means the electronic government project or its
  successor project implemented under Subchapter I.
         SECTION 11.  Section 2054.055(b), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  The report must:
               (1)  assess the progress made toward meeting the goals
  and objectives of the state strategic plan for information
  resources management;
               (2)  describe major accomplishments of the state or a
  specific state agency in information resources management;
               (3)  describe major problems in information resources
  management confronting the state or a specific state agency;
               (4)  provide a summary of the total expenditures for
  information resources and information resources technologies by
  the state;
               (5)  make recommendations for improving the
  effectiveness and cost-efficiency of the state's use of information
  resources;
               (6)  describe the status, progress, benefits, and
  efficiency gains of the state electronic Internet portal
  [TexasOnline] project, including any significant issues regarding
  contract performance;
               (7)  provide a financial summary of the state
  electronic Internet portal [TexasOnline] project, including
  project costs and revenues;
               (8)  provide a summary of the amount and use of
  Internet-based training conducted by each state agency and
  institution of higher education;
               (9)  provide a summary of agency and statewide results
  in providing access to electronic and information resources to
  individuals with disabilities as required by Subchapter M; and
               (10)  assess the progress made toward accomplishing the
  goals of the plan for a state telecommunications network and
  developing a system of telecommunications services as provided by
  Subchapter H.
         SECTION 12.  The heading to Section 2054.111, Government
  Code, is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 2054.111.  USE OF STATE ELECTRONIC INTERNET PORTAL
  [TEXASONLINE] PROJECT.
         SECTION 13.  The heading to Section 2054.1115, Government
  Code, is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 2054.1115.  ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS ON STATE ELECTRONIC
  INTERNET PORTAL [TEXASONLINE].
         SECTION 14.  Section 2054.1115(a), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A state agency or local government that uses the state
  electronic Internet portal [TexasOnline] may use electronic
  payment methods, including the acceptance of credit and debit
  cards, for:
               (1)  point-of-sale transactions, including:
                     (A)  person-to-person transactions;
                     (B)  transactions that use an automated process to
  facilitate a person-to-person transaction; and
                     (C)  transactions completed by a person at an
  unattended self-standing computer station using an automated
  process;
               (2)  telephone transactions; or
               (3)  mail transactions.
         SECTION 15.  Section 2054.113, Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 2054.113.  DUPLICATION WITH STATE ELECTRONIC INTERNET
  PORTAL [TEXASONLINE]. (a) This section does not apply to a state
  agency that is a university system or institution of higher
  education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.
         (b)  A state agency may not duplicate an infrastructure
  component of the state electronic Internet portal [TexasOnline],
  unless the department approves the duplication.  In this
  subsection, "infrastructure" does not include the development of
  applications, and the supporting platform, for electronic
  government projects.
         (c)  Before a state agency may contract with a third party
  for Internet application development that duplicates a state
  electronic Internet portal [TexasOnline] function, the state
  agency must notify the department of its intent to bid for such
  services at the same time that others have the opportunity to
  bid.  The department may exempt a state agency from this section if
  it determines the agency has fully complied with Section 2054.111.
         SECTION 16.  Section 2054.116(e), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (e)  This section does not apply to interactive applications
  provided through the state electronic Internet portal
  [TexasOnline].
         SECTION 17.  Section 2054.125(d), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (d)  Each state agency that maintains a generally accessible
  Internet site and that uses the state electronic Internet portal
  [TexasOnline] shall include a link to the state electronic Internet
  portal [TexasOnline] on the front page of the Internet site.
         SECTION 18.  Section 2054.128(a), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  State agencies that have jurisdiction over matters
  related to environmental protection or quality or to the
  development, conservation, or preservation of natural resources
  shall develop, in mutual cooperation with the department, a single
  information link, through the state electronic Internet
  [TexasOnline] portal, to provide electronic access to information
  and services related to the agencies' authority and duties,
  including access to agency rules and other public information.
         SECTION 19.  Section 2054.131(c), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (c)  The electronic infrastructure established under
  Subsection (b) [(a)] may include the state electronic Internet
  portal [TexasOnline], the Internet, intranets, extranets, and wide
  area networks.
         SECTION 20.  The heading to Subchapter I, Chapter 2054,
  Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER I. STATE ELECTRONIC INTERNET PORTAL [TEXASONLINE]
  PROJECT
         SECTION 21.  The heading to Section 2054.252, Government
  Code, is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 2054.252.  STATE ELECTRONIC INTERNET PORTAL
  [TEXASONLINE] PROJECT.
         SECTION 22.  Section 2054.252(a), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The department shall implement a state electronic
  Internet portal project [designated "TexasOnline"] that
  establishes a common electronic infrastructure through which state
  agencies and local governments, including licensing entities, may
  by any method:
               (1)  send and receive documents or required payments to
  and from:
                     (A)  members of the public;
                     (B)  persons who are regulated by the agencies or
  local governments; and
                     (C)  the agencies and local governments;
               (2)  receive applications for original and renewal
  licenses and permits, including occupational licenses, complaints
  about occupational license holders, and other documents for filing
  from members of the public and persons who are regulated by a state
  agency or local government that, when secure access is necessary,
  can be electronically validated by the agency, local government,
  member of the public, or regulated person;
               (3)  send original and renewal occupational licenses to
  persons regulated by licensing entities;
               (4)  send profiles of occupational license holders to
  persons regulated by licensing entities and to the public;
               (5)  store information; and
               (6)  provide and receive any other service to and from
  the agencies and local governments or the public.
         SECTION 23.  Sections 2054.272(a) and (b), Government Code,
  are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A state agency that has jurisdiction over matters
  related to occupational licenses, including a licensing entity of
  this state, shall develop in cooperation with the department a link
  through the state electronic Internet [TexasOnline] portal.
         (b)  The link shall provide streamlined access to each
  occupational license listed on the state electronic Internet portal
  [TexasOnline].
         SECTION 24.  Section 2054.355(c), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (c)  If the department uses the state electronic Internet
  portal [TexasOnline] to implement the system, the department may
  recover costs incurred under this section as provided by Section
  2054.252[, as added by Chapter 342, Acts of the 77th Legislature,
  Regular Session, 2001].
         SECTION 25.  Section 2055.001(1), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
               (1)  "Board," "department," "electronic government
  project," "executive director," "local government," "major
  information resources project," "quality assurance team," and
  "state electronic Internet portal" ["TexasOnline"] have the
  meanings assigned by Section 2054.003.
         SECTION 26.  Section 2055.202, Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 2055.202.  ESTABLISHMENT OF PROJECT. The department
  shall establish an electronic government project to develop an
  Internet website accessible through the state electronic Internet
  portal [TexasOnline] that:
               (1)  provides a single location for state agencies to
  post electronic summaries of state grant assistance opportunities
  with the state agencies;
               (2)  enables a person to search for state grant
  assistance programs provided by state agencies;
               (3)  allows, when feasible, electronic submission of
  state grant assistance applications;
               (4)  improves the effectiveness and performance of
  state grant assistance programs;
               (5)  streamlines and simplifies state grant assistance
  application and reporting processes; and
               (6)  improves the delivery of services to the public.
         SECTION 27.  Sections 105.003(c), (c-1), and (c-3), Health
  and Safety Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (c)  The Department of Information Resources, through the
  state electronic Internet portal [TexasOnline] and in consultation
  with the council and the Health Professions Council, shall add and
  label as "mandatory" the following fields on an application or
  renewal form for a license, certificate, or registration for a
  person subject to Subsection (c-2):
               (1)  full name and last four digits of social security
  number;
               (2)  full mailing address; and
               (3)  educational background and training, including
  basic health professions degree, school name and location of basic
  health professions degree, and graduation year for basic health
  professions degree, and, as applicable, highest professional
  degree obtained, related professional school name and location, and
  related graduation year.
         (c-1)  The Department of Information Resources, through the
  state electronic Internet portal [TexasOnline] and in consultation
  with the council and the Health Professions Council, shall add the
  following fields on an application or renewal form for a license,
  certificate, or registration for a person subject to Subsection
  (c-2):
               (1)  date and place of birth;
               (2)  sex;
               (3)  race and ethnicity;
               (4)  location of high school;
               (5)  mailing address of primary practice;
               (6)  number of hours per week spent at primary practice
  location;
               (7)  description of primary practice setting;
               (8)  primary practice information, including primary
  specialty practice, practice location zip code, and county; and
               (9)  information regarding any additional practice,
  including description of practice setting, practice location zip
  code, and county.
         (c-3)  The relevant members of the Health Professions
  Council shall encourage each person described by Subsection (c-2)
  licensed, certified, or registered under that council's authority
  to submit application and renewal information under Subsections (c)
  and (c-1) through the system developed by the Department of
  Information Resources and the state electronic Internet portal
  [TexasOnline].
         SECTION 28.  Section 431.202(b), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  An applicant for a license under this subchapter must
  submit an application to the department on the form prescribed by
  the department or electronically on the state electronic Internet
  portal [TexasOnline Internet website].
         SECTION 29.  Section 431.206(d), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (d)  The notice and confirmation required by this section are
  deemed adequate if the licensee sends the notices by certified
  mail, return receipt requested, to the central office of the
  department or submits them electronically through the state
  electronic Internet portal [TexasOnline Internet website].
         SECTION 30.  Section 431.410(d), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (d)  The notice and confirmation required by this section are
  considered adequate if the license holder sends the notices by
  certified mail, return receipt requested, to the central office of
  the department or submits the notices electronically through the
  state electronic Internet portal [TexasOnline Internet website].
         SECTION 31.  Section 548.258, Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 548.258.  USE OF STATE ELECTRONIC INTERNET PORTAL
  [TEXASONLINE]. (a) In this section, "state electronic Internet
  portal" ["TexasOnline"] has the meaning assigned by Section
  2054.003, Government Code.
         (b)  The department may adopt rules to require an inspection
  station to use the state electronic Internet portal [TexasOnline]
  to:
               (1)  purchase inspection certificates; or
               (2)  send to the department a record, report, or other
  information required by the department.
         SECTION 32.  Section 55.203(a), Utilities Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (a)  A private for-profit publisher of a residential
  telephone directory that is distributed to the public at minimal or
  no cost shall include in the directory:
               (1)  a listing of any toll-free and local telephone
  numbers of:
                     (A)  state agencies;
                     (B)  state public services; and
                     (C)  each state elected official who represents
  all or part of the geographical area for which the directory
  contains listings; and
               (2)  the Internet address of the state electronic
  Internet portal [TexasOnline] and a statement that Internet sites
  for state agencies may be accessed through the state electronic
  Internet portal [TexasOnline].
         SECTION 33.  This Act takes effect immediately if it
  receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each
  house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  
  If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate
  effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 1504 was passed by the House on April
  7, 2011, by the following vote:  Yeas 144, Nays 0, 1 present, not
  voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
  No. 1504 on May 25, 2011, by the following vote:  Yeas 142, Nays 0,
  2 present, not voting.
 
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  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 1504 was passed by the Senate, with
  amendments, on May 24, 2011, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays
  0.
 
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  Secretary of the Senate   
  APPROVED: __________________
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                Governor