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AN ACT
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relating to the abolishment of the Orange County child support |
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office and to the divorce and contempt fees paid in Orange County. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 152.1872(f) and (g), Human Resources |
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Code, are transferred to Section 152.1873, Human Resources Code, |
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redesignated as Subsections (f) and (g) of that section, and |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(f) Fees collected under this section [and Section
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152.1873] shall be deposited in a separate fund known as the |
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"divorce and contempt fees fund [Child Support Fund]" by the county |
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treasurer. A record shall be kept of all fees collected and |
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expended. The divorce and contempt fees [child support] fund is |
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subject to regular audit by the county auditor or other authorized |
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person. An annual report of receipts and expenditures in the |
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account shall be made to the commissioners court by the auditor. |
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(g) The Orange County Juvenile Board [juvenile board] shall |
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administer the fees collected under this section [and Section
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152.1873] to meet the expenses of the juvenile board [office], |
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including postage, equipment, stationery, office supplies, |
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subpoenas, salaries, and other expenses authorized by the board. |
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The fund shall be supplemented from the general fund or other |
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available funds of the county as necessary. |
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SECTION 2. The heading to Section 152.1873, Human Resources |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 152.1873. DIVORCE [ADOPTION] AND CONTEMPT FEES IN |
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ORANGE COUNTY. |
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SECTION 3. Sections 152.1873(a) and (d), Human Resources |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Each person who files a divorce case in Orange County |
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shall pay to the clerk of the district court a filing fee of not less |
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than $5. The fee is taxed, collected, and paid as other costs and is |
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used to assist in maintaining the Orange County Juvenile Board as |
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provided by Subsection (g) [child support office]. |
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(d) A receipt of all disbursements of money paid to [into] |
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the Orange County Juvenile Board [child support office] in a matter |
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involving contempt shall be kept on file. |
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SECTION 4. The following are repealed: |
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(1) the heading to Section 152.1872, Human Resources |
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Code; and |
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(2) Sections 152.1872(a), (b), (c), (d), and (e), |
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Human Resources Code. |
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SECTION 5. On the effective date of this Act: |
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(1) the Orange County child support office is |
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abolished; |
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(2) the obligations, rights, records, equipment, and |
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personnel of the former office are transferred to the Orange County |
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Juvenile Board; and |
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(3) any money remaining in the Orange County child |
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support fund shall be transferred to the divorce and contempt fees |
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fund for the Orange County Juvenile Board. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 884 was passed by the House on May 12, |
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2015, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 2 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. 884 was passed by the Senate on May |
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26, 2015, 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 |