S.B. No. 953
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the conditions for granting an occupational license to
  certain persons, the monitoring of those persons by a local
  community supervision and corrections department, and the fees
  associated with department services.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter L, Chapter 521, Transportation Code,
  is amended by adding Sections 521.2461 and 521.2462 to read as
  follows:
         Sec. 521.2461.  TESTING FOR ALCOHOL OR CONTROLLED
  SUBSTANCES. The court granting an occupational license under this
  subchapter may require as a condition of the license that the person
  submit to periodic testing for alcohol or controlled substances, to
  be conducted by an entity specified by the court, if the person's
  license has been suspended under Chapter 524 or 724 or as a result
  of the person's conviction of an offense involving the operation of
  a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
         Sec. 521.2462.  SUPERVISION OF PERSON ISSUED OCCUPATIONAL
  DRIVER'S LICENSE. (a)  The court granting an occupational license
  under this subchapter may order the person receiving the license
  to:
               (1)  submit to supervision by the local community
  supervision and corrections department to verify compliance with
  the conditions specified by the order granting the license,
  including the conditions specified in accordance with Section
  521.248; and
               (2)  pay a monthly administrative fee under Section
  76.015, Government Code.
         (b)  The court may order the supervision to continue until
  the end of the period of suspension of the person's driver's
  license, including any extensions of that period.
         (c)  The court for good cause may modify or terminate
  supervision before the end of the period of license suspension.
         SECTION 2.  Subsection (a), Section 521.248, Transportation
  Code, is amended to read as follows:
         (a)  An order granting an occupational license must specify:
               (1)  the hours of the day and days of the week during
  which the person may operate a motor vehicle;
               (2)  the reasons for which the person may operate a
  motor vehicle; [and]
               (3)  areas or routes of travel permitted;
               (4)  that the person is restricted to the operation of a
  motor vehicle equipped with an ignition interlock device, if
  applicable; and
               (5)  that the person must submit to periodic testing
  for alcohol or controlled substances, if applicable.
         SECTION 3.  Subsection (c), Section 76.015, Government Code,
  is amended to read as follows:
         (c)  A department may assess a reasonable administrative fee
  of not less than $25 and not more than $60 [$40] per month on an
  individual who participates in a department program or receives
  department services and who is not paying a monthly fee under
  Section 19, Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure.
         SECTION 4.  Section 103.0211, Government Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 103.0211.  ADDITIONAL FEES AND COSTS IN CRIMINAL OR
  CIVIL CASES:  GOVERNMENT CODE. An accused or defendant, or a party
  to a civil suit, as applicable, shall pay the following fees and
  costs under the Government Code if ordered by the court or otherwise
  required:
               (1)  a court reporter fee when testimony is taken:
                     (A)  in a criminal court in Dallas County (Sec.
  25.0593, Government Code) . . . $3;
                     (B)  in a county criminal court of appeals in
  Dallas County (Sec. 25.0594, Government Code) . . . $3;
                     (C)  in a county court at law in McLennan County
  (Sec. 25.1572, Government Code) . . . $3; and
                     (D)  in a county criminal court in Tarrant County
  (Sec. 25.2223, Government Code) . . . $3;
               (2)  a court reporter service fee if the courts have
  official court reporters (Sec. 51.601, Government Code) . . . $15
  or, in specified counties, $30;
               (3)  a speedy trial filing fee in El Paso County (Sec.
  54.745, Government Code) . . . $100;
               (4)  costs for use of magistrate in Brazos County (Sec.
  54.1116, Government Code) . . . not to exceed $50;
               (5)  the costs of a criminal magistrate if the court
  determines that the nonprevailing party is able to defray the
  costs:
                     (A)  in Bexar County (Sec. 54.913, Government
  Code) . . . magistrate's fees;
                     (B)  in Dallas County (Sec. 54.313, Government
  Code) . . . magistrate's fees;
                     (C)  in Lubbock County (Sec. 54.883, Government
  Code) . . . magistrate's fees;
                     (D)  in Tarrant County (Sec. 54.663, Government
  Code) . . . magistrate's fees;
                     (E)  in Travis County (Sec. 54.983, Government
  Code) . . . magistrate's fees; and
                     (F)  in Williamson County (Sec. 54.958,
  Government Code) . . . expense of the magistrate;
               (6)  an administrative fee for participation in certain
  community supervision programs (Sec. 76.015, Government Code)
  . . . not less than $25 and not more than $60 [$40] per month; and
               (7)  fee paid on filing a petition for an order of
  nondisclosure of criminal history record information in certain
  cases (Sec. 411.081, Government Code) . . . $28.
         SECTION 5.  Sections 521.2461 and 521.2462, Transportation
  Code, as added by this Act, and Subsection (a), Section 521.248,
  Transportation Code, as amended by this Act, apply only to a person
  whose license is suspended as a result of an offense that is
  committed or conduct that occurs on or after the effective date of
  this Act. A person whose license is suspended as a result of an
  offense that was committed or conduct that occurred before the
  effective date of this Act is covered by the law in effect when the
  offense was committed or the conduct occurred, and the former law is
  continued in effect for that purpose.
         SECTION 6.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 953 passed the Senate on
  April 28, 2011, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 953 passed the House on
  May 20, 2011, by the following vote:  Yeas 147, Nays 2, one
  present not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor