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AN ACT
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relating to the use of the juvenile case manager fund. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 102.0174(g), Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(g) A fund created under this section may be used [only] to |
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finance the salary, benefits, training, travel expenses, office |
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supplies, and other necessary expenses relating to the position of |
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a juvenile case manager employed under Article 45.056. If there is |
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money in the fund after those costs are paid, on approval by the |
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employing court, a juvenile case manager may direct the remaining |
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money to be used to implement programs directly related to the |
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duties of the juvenile case manager, including juvenile alcohol and |
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substance abuse programs, educational and leadership programs, and |
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any other projects designed to prevent or reduce the number of |
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juvenile referrals to the court. The fund may not be used to |
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supplement the income of an employee whose primary role is not that |
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of a juvenile case manager. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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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. 2945 was passed by the House on May 5, |
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2015, by the following vote: Yeas 129, Nays 16, 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. 2945 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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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |