85(R) SB 1488 - Enrolled version

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	S.B. No. 1488




	AN ACT
	relating to nonsubstantive additions to, revisions of, and
	corrections in enacted codes, to the nonsubstantive codification or
	disposition of various laws omitted from enacted codes, and to
	conforming codifications enacted by the 84th Legislature to other
	Acts of that legislature.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
	SECTION 1.001. This Act is enacted as part of the state's
	continuing statutory revision program under Chapter 323,
	Government Code. This Act is a revision for purposes of Section 43,
	Article III, Texas Constitution, and has the purposes of:
	(1) codifying without substantive change or providing
	for other appropriate disposition of various statutes that were
	omitted from enacted codes;
	(2) conforming codifications enacted by the 84th
	Legislature to other Acts of that legislature that amended the laws
	codified or added new law to subject matter codified;
	(3) revising without substantive change provisions in
	enacted codes;
	(4) making necessary corrections to enacted codes; and
	(5) renumbering or otherwise redesignating titles,
	chapters, and sections of codes that duplicate title, chapter, or
	section designations.
	SECTION 1.002. (a) The repeal of a statute by this Act does
	not affect an amendment, revision, or reenactment of the statute by
	the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017. The amendment,
	revision, or reenactment is preserved and given effect as part of
	the code provision that revised the statute so amended, revised, or
	reenacted.
	(b) If any provision of this Act conflicts with a statute
	enacted by the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, the statute
	controls.
	SECTION 1.003. (a) A transition or saving provision of a
	law codified by this Act applies to the codified law to the same
	extent as it applied to the original law.
	(b) The repeal of a transition or saving provision by this
	Act does not affect the application of the provision to the codified
	law.
	(c) In this section, "transition provision" includes any
	temporary provision providing for a special situation in the
	transition period between the existing law and the establishment or
	implementation of the new law.
	SECTION 1.004. (a) The repeal of a law, including a
	validating law, by this Act does not remove, void, or otherwise
	affect in any manner a validation under the repealed law. The
	validation is preserved and continues to have the same effect that
	it would have if the law were not repealed.
	(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not diminish the
	saving provisions prescribed by Section 311.031, Government Code.
	ARTICLE 2. CHANGES RELATING TO AGRICULTURE CODE
	SECTION 2.001. The heading to Chapter 47, Agriculture Code,
	is amended to conform to Section 2, Chapter 965 (H.B. 1903), Acts of
	the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, to read as follows:
	CHAPTER 47. TEXAS [~~OYSTER AND~~] SHRIMP MARKETING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
	SECTION 2.002. The heading to Subchapter B, Chapter 47,
	Agriculture Code, is repealed to conform to Section 2, Chapter 965
	(H.B. 1903), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013.
	SECTION 2.003. Section 47.051, Agriculture Code, is amended
	to conform to Section 2, Chapter 965 (H.B. 1903), Acts of the 83rd
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, to read as follows:
	Sec. 47.051. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter [~~subchapter~~]:
	(1) "Advisory committee" means the shrimp advisory
	committee.
	(2) "Coastal waters" means all the salt water of the
	state, including the portion of the Gulf of Mexico that is within
	the jurisdiction of the state.
	(3) "Program" means the Texas shrimp marketing
	assistance program.
	(4) "Shrimp marketing account" means the account in
	the general revenue fund established under Section 77.002(b), Parks
	and Wildlife Code.
	(5) "Texas-produced shrimp" means wild-caught shrimp
	commercially harvested from coastal waters by a shrimp boat
	licensed by the Parks and Wildlife Department.
	SECTION 2.004. Section 47.053(a), Agriculture Code, is
	amended to conform to Section 2, Chapter 965 (H.B. 1903), Acts of
	the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, to read as follows:
	(a) The commissioner shall appoint a shrimp advisory
	committee to assist the commissioner in implementing the program
	established under this chapter [~~subchapter~~] and in the expenditure
	of funds appropriated for the purpose of this chapter [~~subchapter~~].
	SECTION 2.005. Section 50D.021(e), Agriculture Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(e) Subject to Section 50D.026, the research committee is
	subject to Chapters 551 and 2001, Government Code.
	ARTICLE 3. CHANGES RELATING TO BUSINESS & COMMERCE CODE
	SECTION 3.001. Section 17.46(b), Business & Commerce Code,
	as amended by Chapters 1023 (H.B. 1265) and 1080 (H.B. 2573), Acts
	of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is reenacted and
	amended to read as follows:
	(b) Except as provided in Subsection (d) of this section,
	the term "false, misleading, or deceptive acts or practices"
	includes, but is not limited to, the following acts:
	(1) passing off goods or services as those of another;
	(2) causing confusion or misunderstanding as to the
	source, sponsorship, approval, or certification of goods or
	services;
	(3) causing confusion or misunderstanding as to
	affiliation, connection, or association with, or certification by,
	another;
	(4) using deceptive representations or designations
	of geographic origin in connection with goods or services;
	(5) representing that goods or services have
	sponsorship, approval, characteristics, ingredients, uses,
	benefits, or quantities which they do not have or that a person has
	a sponsorship, approval, status, affiliation, or connection which
	the person does not;
	(6) representing that goods are original or new if
	they are deteriorated, reconditioned, reclaimed, used, or
	secondhand;
	(7) representing that goods or services are of a
	particular standard, quality, or grade, or that goods are of a
	particular style or model, if they are of another;
	(8) disparaging the goods, services, or business of
	another by false or misleading representation of facts;
	(9) advertising goods or services with intent not to
	sell them as advertised;
	(10) advertising goods or services with intent not to
	supply a reasonable expectable public demand, unless the
	advertisements disclosed a limitation of quantity;
	(11) making false or misleading statements of fact
	concerning the reasons for, existence of, or amount of price
	reductions;
	(12) representing that an agreement confers or
	involves rights, remedies, or obligations which it does not have or
	involve, or which are prohibited by law;
	(13) knowingly making false or misleading statements
	of fact concerning the need for parts, replacement, or repair
	service;
	(14) misrepresenting the authority of a salesman,
	representative or agent to negotiate the final terms of a consumer
	transaction;
	(15) basing a charge for the repair of any item in
	whole or in part on a guaranty or warranty instead of on the value of
	the actual repairs made or work to be performed on the item without
	stating separately the charges for the work and the charge for the
	warranty or guaranty, if any;
	(16) disconnecting, turning back, or resetting the
	odometer of any motor vehicle so as to reduce the number of miles
	indicated on the odometer gauge;
	(17) advertising of any sale by fraudulently
	representing that a person is going out of business;
	(18) advertising, selling, or distributing a card
	which purports to be a prescription drug identification card issued
	under Section 4151.152, Insurance Code, in accordance with rules
	adopted by the commissioner of insurance, which offers a discount
	on the purchase of health care goods or services from a third party
	provider, and which is not evidence of insurance coverage, unless:
	(A) the discount is authorized under an agreement
	between the seller of the card and the provider of those goods and
	services or the discount or card is offered to members of the
	seller;
	(B) the seller does not represent that the card
	provides insurance coverage of any kind; and
	(C) the discount is not false, misleading, or
	deceptive;
	(19) using or employing a chain referral sales plan in
	connection with the sale or offer to sell of goods, merchandise, or
	anything of value, which uses the sales technique, plan,
	arrangement, or agreement in which the buyer or prospective buyer
	is offered the opportunity to purchase merchandise or goods and in
	connection with the purchase receives the seller's promise or
	representation that the buyer shall have the right to receive
	compensation or consideration in any form for furnishing to the
	seller the names of other prospective buyers if receipt of the
	compensation or consideration is contingent upon the occurrence of
	an event subsequent to the time the buyer purchases the merchandise
	or goods;
	(20) representing that a guaranty or warranty confers
	or involves rights or remedies which it does not have or involve,
	provided, however, that nothing in this subchapter shall be
	construed to expand the implied warranty of merchantability as
	defined in Sections 2.314 through 2.318 and Sections 2A.212 through
	2A.216 to involve obligations in excess of those which are
	appropriate to the goods;
	(21) promoting a pyramid promotional scheme, as
	defined by Section 17.461;
	(22) representing that work or services have been
	performed on, or parts replaced in, goods when the work or services
	were not performed or the parts replaced;
	(23) filing suit founded upon a written contractual
	obligation of and signed by the defendant to pay money arising out
	of or based on a consumer transaction for goods, services, loans, or
	extensions of credit intended primarily for personal, family,
	household, or agricultural use in any county other than in the
	county in which the defendant resides at the time of the
	commencement of the action or in the county in which the defendant
	in fact signed the contract; provided, however, that a violation of
	this subsection shall not occur where it is shown by the person
	filing such suit that the person neither knew or had reason to know
	that the county in which such suit was filed was neither the county
	in which the defendant resides at the commencement of the suit nor
	the county in which the defendant in fact signed the contract;
	(24) failing to disclose information concerning goods
	or services which was known at the time of the transaction if such
	failure to disclose such information was intended to induce the
	consumer into a transaction into which the consumer would not have
	entered had the information been disclosed;
	(25) using the term "corporation," "incorporated," or
	an abbreviation of either of those terms in the name of a business
	entity that is not incorporated under the laws of this state or
	another jurisdiction;
	(26) selling, offering to sell, or illegally promoting
	an annuity contract under Chapter 22, Acts of the 57th Legislature,
	3rd Called Session, 1962 (Article 6228a-5, Vernon's Texas Civil
	Statutes), with the intent that the annuity contract will be the
	subject of a salary reduction agreement, as defined by that Act, if
	the annuity contract is not an eligible qualified investment under
	that Act or is not registered with the Teacher Retirement System of
	Texas as required by Section 8A of that Act;
	(27) taking advantage of a disaster declared by the
	governor under Chapter 418, Government Code, by:
	(A) selling or leasing fuel, food, medicine, or
	another necessity at an exorbitant or excessive price; or
	(B) demanding an exorbitant or excessive price in
	connection with the sale or lease of fuel, food, medicine, or
	another necessity;
	(28) using the translation into a foreign language of
	a title or other word, including "attorney," "lawyer," "licensed,"
	"notary," and "notary public," in any written or electronic
	material, including an advertisement, a business card, a
	letterhead, stationery, a website, or an online video, in reference
	to a person who is not an attorney in order to imply that the person
	is authorized to practice law in the United States;
	(29) [~~(28)~~] delivering or distributing a solicitation
	in connection with a good or service that:
	(A) represents that the solicitation is sent on
	behalf of a governmental entity when it is not; or
	(B) resembles a governmental notice or form that
	represents or implies that a criminal penalty may be imposed if the
	recipient does not remit payment for the good or service;
	(30) [~~(29)~~] delivering or distributing a solicitation
	in connection with a good or service that resembles a check or other
	negotiable instrument or invoice, unless the portion of the
	solicitation that resembles a check or other negotiable instrument
	or invoice includes the following notice, clearly and conspicuously
	printed in at least 18-point type:
	"SPECIMEN-NON-NEGOTIABLE";
	(31) [~~(30)~~] in the production, sale, distribution, or
	promotion of a synthetic substance that produces and is intended to
	produce an effect when consumed or ingested similar to, or in excess
	of, the effect of a controlled substance or controlled substance
	analogue, as those terms are defined by Section 481.002, Health and
	Safety Code:
	(A) making a deceptive representation or
	designation about the synthetic substance; or
	(B) causing confusion or misunderstanding as to
	the effects the synthetic substance causes when consumed or
	ingested; or
	(32) [~~(31)~~] a licensed public insurance adjuster
	directly or indirectly soliciting employment, as defined by Section
	38.01, Penal Code, for an attorney, or a licensed public insurance
	adjuster entering into a contract with an insured for the primary
	purpose of referring the insured to an attorney without the intent
	to actually perform the services customarily provided by a licensed
	public insurance adjuster, provided that this subdivision may not
	be construed to prohibit a licensed public insurance adjuster from
	recommending a particular attorney to an insured.
	ARTICLE 4. CHANGES RELATING TO CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE
	SECTION 4.001. Section 91A.001, Civil Practice and Remedies
	Code, is amended to conform to changes made by Chapter 838 (S.B.
	202), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, to read
	as follows:
	Sec. 91A.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
	(1) "Audiologist" means an individual licensed to
	practice audiology by the Texas Department of Licensing and
	Regulation [~~State Board of Examiners of Speech-Language Pathology~~
	~~and Audiology~~].
	(2) "Speech-language pathologist" means an individual
	licensed to practice speech-language pathology by the Texas
	Department of Licensing and Regulation [~~State Board of Examiners~~
	~~for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology~~].
	ARTICLE 5. CHANGES RELATING TO CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
	SECTION 5.001. Articles 17.033(c) and (d), Code of Criminal
	Procedure, are amended to correct a reference to read as follows:
	(c) On the filing of an application by the attorney
	representing the state, a magistrate may postpone the release of a
	person under Subsection (a)[~~, (a-1),~~] or (b) for not more than 72
	hours after the person's arrest. An application filed under this
	subsection must state the reason a magistrate has not determined
	whether probable cause exists to believe that the person committed
	the offense for which the person was arrested.
	(d) The time limits imposed by Subsections (a)[~~, (a-1),~~] and
	(b) do not apply to a person arrested without a warrant who is taken
	to a hospital, clinic, or other medical facility before being taken
	before a magistrate under Article 15.17. For a person described by
	this subsection, the time limits imposed by Subsections (a)[,
	~~(a-1),~~] and (b) begin to run at the time, as documented in the
	records of the hospital, clinic, or other medical facility, that a
	physician or other medical professional releases the person from
	the hospital, clinic, or other medical facility.
	SECTION 5.002. Article 45.0216(f), Code of Criminal
	Procedure, is amended to correct a reference to read as follows:
	(f) The court shall order the conviction, together with all
	complaints, verdicts, sentences, and prosecutorial and law
	enforcement records, and any other documents relating to the
	offense, expunged from the person's record if the court finds that:
	(1) for a person applying for the expunction of a
	conviction for an offense described by Section 8.07(a)(4) or (5),
	Penal Code, the person was not convicted of any other offense
	described by Section 8.07(a)(4) or (5), Penal Code, while the
	person was a child; and
	(2) for a person applying for the expunction of a
	conviction for an offense described by Section 43.261, Penal Code,
	the person was not found to have engaged in conduct indicating a
	need for supervision described by Section 51.03(b)(6)
	[~~51.03(b)(7)~~], Family Code, while the person was a child.
	SECTION 5.003. Article 56.021(d), Code of Criminal
	Procedure, as added by Chapter 1032 (H.B. 1447), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is repealed as duplicative of
	Article 56.021(d), Code of Criminal Procedure, as added by Chapter
	1153 (S.B. 630), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session,
	2015.
	ARTICLE 6. CHANGES RELATING TO EDUCATION CODE
	SECTION 6.001. Section 25.007(b), Education Code, as
	amended by Chapters 746 (H.B. 1804), 822 (H.B. 3748), and 1206 (S.B.
	1494), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is
	reenacted and amended to read as follows:
	(b) In recognition of the challenges faced by students who
	are homeless or in substitute care, the agency shall assist the
	transition of students who are homeless or in substitute care from
	one school to another by:
	(1) ensuring that school records for a student who is
	homeless or in substitute care are transferred to the student's new
	school not later than the 10th working day after the date the
	student begins enrollment at the school;
	(2) developing systems to ease transition of a student
	who is homeless or in substitute care during the first two weeks of
	enrollment at a new school;
	(3) developing procedures for awarding credit,
	including partial credit if appropriate, for course work, including
	electives, completed by a student who is homeless or in substitute
	care while enrolled at another school;
	(4) promoting practices that facilitate access by a
	student who is homeless or in substitute care to extracurricular
	programs, summer programs, credit transfer services, electronic
	courses provided under Chapter 30A, and after-school tutoring
	programs at nominal or no cost;
	(5) establishing procedures to lessen the adverse
	impact of the movement of a student who is homeless or in substitute
	care to a new school;
	(6) entering into a memorandum of understanding with
	the Department of Family and Protective Services regarding the
	exchange of information as appropriate to facilitate the transition
	of students in substitute care from one school to another;
	(7) encouraging school districts and open-enrollment
	charter schools to provide services for a student who is homeless or
	in substitute care in transition when applying for admission to
	postsecondary study and when seeking sources of funding for
	postsecondary study;
	(8) requiring school districts, campuses, and
	open-enrollment charter schools to accept a referral for special
	education services made for a student who is homeless or in
	substitute care by a school previously attended by the student;
	(9) requiring school districts, campuses, and
	open-enrollment charter schools to provide notice to the child's
	educational decision-maker and caseworker regarding events that
	may significantly impact the education of a child, including:
	(A) requests or referrals for an evaluation under
	Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 794), or
	special education under Section 29.003;
	(B) admission, review, and dismissal committee
	meetings;
	(C) manifestation determination reviews required
	by Section 37.004(b);
	(D) any disciplinary actions under Chapter 37 for
	which parental notice is required;
	(E) citations issued for Class C misdemeanor
	offenses on school property or at school-sponsored activities;
	(F) reports of restraint and seclusion required
	by Section 37.0021; and
	(G) use of corporal punishment as provided by
	Section 37.0011;
	(10) developing procedures for allowing a student who
	is homeless or in substitute care who was previously enrolled in a
	course required for graduation the opportunity, to the extent
	practicable, to complete the course, at no cost to the student,
	before the beginning of the next school year;
	(11) ensuring that a student who is homeless or in
	substitute care who is not likely to receive a high school diploma
	before the fifth school year following the student's enrollment in
	grade nine, as determined by the district, has the student's course
	credit accrual and personal graduation plan reviewed;
	(12) ensuring that a student in substitute care who is
	in grade 11 or 12 be provided information regarding tuition and fee
	exemptions under Section 54.366 for dual-credit or other courses
	provided by a public institution of higher education for which a
	high school student may earn joint high school and college credit;
	[~~and~~]
	(13) designating at least one agency employee to act
	as a liaison officer regarding educational issues related to
	students in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and
	Protective Services; and
	(14) [~~(13)~~] providing other assistance as identified
	by the agency.
	SECTION 6.002. Section 26.002, Education Code, is amended
	to correct a reference to read as follows:
	Sec. 26.002. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "parent"
	includes a person standing in parental relation. The term does not
	include a person as to whom the parent-child relationship has been
	terminated or a person not entitled to possession of or access to a
	child under a court order. Except as provided by federal law, all
	rights of a parent under Title 2 of this code and all educational
	rights under Section 151.001(a)(10) [~~151.003(a)(10)~~], Family Code,
	shall be exercised by a student who is 18 years of age or older or
	whose disabilities of minority have been removed for general
	purposes under Chapter 31, Family Code, unless the student has been
	determined to be incompetent or the student's rights have been
	otherwise restricted by a court order.
	SECTION 6.003. Section 38.158(b), Education Code, is
	amended to conform to changes made by Chapter 838 (S.B. 202), Acts
	of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, to read as follows:
	(b) The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation [~~State~~
	~~Health Services Advisory Board of Athletic Trainers~~] shall approve
	for athletic trainers training courses in the subject matter of
	concussions and shall maintain an updated list of individuals and
	organizations authorized by the board to provide the training.
	SECTION 6.004. Sections 61.806(c) and (d), Education Code,
	as amended by Chapter 443 (S.B. 715), Acts of the 83rd Legislature,
	Regular Session, 2013, are repealed to conform to the repeal of
	Subchapter Q, Chapter 61, Education Code, by Chapter 1155 (S.B.
	215), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013.
	SECTION 6.005. Section 61.833(a), Education Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(a) In this section:[,]
	(1) "Lower-division [~~lower-division~~] institution of
	higher education" means a public junior college, public state
	college, or public technical institute.[~~; and~~]
	(2) "Reverse [~~reverse~~] transfer data sharing
	platform" means:
	(A) the National Student Clearinghouse; or
	(B) a similar national electronic data sharing
	and exchange platform operated by an agent of the institution that
	meets nationally accepted standards, conventions, and practices.
	SECTION 6.006. Section 130.008(g), Education Code, as added
	by Chapter 1177 (S.B. 1004), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is redesignated as Section 130.008(g-1), Education
	Code, and amended to conform to the repeal of Section 130.008(f),
	Education Code, by Chapter 90 (H.B. 505), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, to read as follows:
	(g-1) [~~(g)~~] A public junior college with a service area
	located wholly or partly in a county with a population of more than
	three million shall enter into an agreement with each school
	district located wholly or partly in a county with a population of
	more than three million to offer one or more courses as provided by
	this section. A student enrolled in a school district to which this
	subsection applies may enroll in a course at any junior college that
	has entered into an agreement with the district to offer the course
	under this subsection. [~~Subsection (f) does not apply to a student~~
	~~who seeks to enroll in a course under this subsection.~~]
	SECTION 6.007. The heading to Chapter 143, Education Code,
	is repealed to conform to the repeal and redesignation of the
	provisions of that chapter by Chapter 1155 (S.B. 215), Acts of the
	83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013.
	ARTICLE 7. CHANGES RELATING TO FAMILY CODE
	SECTION 7.001. Subtitle E, Title 2, Family Code, as added by
	Chapters 612 (S.B. 822) and 1165 (S.B. 813), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is reenacted and amended to
	read as follows:
	SUBTITLE E. GENERAL PROVISIONS
	CHAPTER 47. GENERAL PROVISIONS
	Sec. 47.001. APPLICABILITY OF DEFINITIONS. (a) Except as
	provided by Subsection (b), the definitions in Chapter 101 apply to
	terms used in this title.
	(b) If a term defined in this title has a meaning different
	from the meaning provided by Chapter 101, the meaning provided by
	this title prevails.
	Sec. 47.002. APPLICABILITY OF LAWS RELATING TO ATTORNEYS AD
	LITEM, GUARDIANS AD LITEM, AND AMICUS ATTORNEYS. Chapter 107
	applies to the appointment of an attorney ad litem, guardian ad
	litem, or amicus attorney under this title.
	Sec. 47.003 [~~47.001~~]. USE OF DIGITIZED SIGNATURE. (a) A
	digitized signature on an original petition or application under
	this title or any other pleading or order in a proceeding under this
	title satisfies the requirements for and imposes the duties of
	signatories to pleadings, motions, and other papers identified
	under Rule 13, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.
	(b) A digitized signature under this section may be applied
	only by, and must remain under the sole control of, the person whose
	signature is represented.
	[~~(c)~~ ~~In this section, "digitized signature" has the meaning~~
	~~assigned by Section 101.0096.~~]
	SECTION 7.002. Section 51.03(b), Family Code, as amended by
	Chapters 935 (H.B. 2398), 944 (S.B. 206), and 1273 (S.B. 825), Acts
	of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is reenacted and
	amended to read as follows:
	(b) Conduct indicating a need for supervision is:
	(1) subject to Subsection (f), conduct, other than a
	traffic offense, that violates:
	(A) the penal laws of this state of the grade of
	misdemeanor that are punishable by fine only; or
	(B) the penal ordinances of any political
	subdivision of this state;
	(2) the voluntary absence of a child from the child's
	home without the consent of the child's parent or guardian for a
	substantial length of time or without intent to return;
	(3) conduct prohibited by city ordinance or by state
	law involving the inhalation of the fumes or vapors of paint and
	other protective coatings or glue and other adhesives and the
	volatile chemicals itemized in Section 485.001, Health and Safety
	Code;
	(4) an act that violates a school district's
	previously communicated written standards of student conduct for
	which the child has been expelled under Section 37.007(c),
	Education Code;
	(5) [~~(6)~~] notwithstanding Subsection (a)(1), conduct
	described by Section 43.02(a) or (b), Penal Code; or
	(6) [~~(7)~~] notwithstanding Subsection (a)(1), conduct
	that violates Section 43.261, Penal Code.
	SECTION 7.003. Section 51.13(e), Family Code, is amended to
	correct a reference to read as follows:
	(e) A finding that a child engaged in conduct indicating a
	need for supervision as described by Section 51.03(b)(6)
	[~~51.03(b)(7)~~] is a conviction only for the purposes of Sections
	43.261(c) and (d), Penal Code.
	SECTION 7.004. Section 54.0404(a), Family Code, is amended
	to correct a reference to read as follows:
	(a) If a child is found to have engaged in conduct
	indicating a need for supervision described by Section 51.03(b)(6)
	[~~51.03(b)(7)~~], the juvenile court may enter an order requiring the
	child to attend and successfully complete an educational program
	described by Section 37.218, Education Code, or another equivalent
	educational program.
	SECTION 7.005. Section 58.003(c-3), Family Code, is amended
	to correct a reference to read as follows:
	(c-3) Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (c) and subject
	to Subsection (b), a juvenile court, on the court's own motion and
	without a hearing, shall order the sealing of records concerning a
	child found to have engaged in conduct indicating a need for
	supervision described by Section 51.03(b)(5) [~~51.03(b)(6)~~] or
	taken into custody to determine whether the child engaged in
	conduct indicating a need for supervision described by Section
	51.03(b)(5) [~~51.03(b)(6)~~]. This subsection applies only to records
	related to conduct indicating a need for supervision described by
	Section 51.03(b)(5) [~~51.03(b)(6)~~].
	SECTION 7.006. Section 261.3023, Family Code, as amended by
	Chapters 1056 (H.B. 2053) and 1202 (S.B. 1406), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is reenacted and amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 261.3023. LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE TO CHILD SAFETY
	CHECK ALERT. If a law enforcement officer encounters a child or
	other person [~~, including a child,~~] listed on the Texas Crime
	Information Center's child safety check alert list, the law
	enforcement officer shall follow the procedures described by
	Article 2.272, Code of Criminal Procedure.
	SECTION 7.007. Section 261.3024(a), Family Code, as amended
	by Chapters 1056 (H.B. 2053) and 1202 (S.B. 1406), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is reenacted to read as
	follows:
	(a) A law enforcement officer who locates a child listed on
	the Texas Crime Information Center's child safety check alert list
	shall report that the child has been located in the manner
	prescribed by Article 2.272, Code of Criminal Procedure.
	SECTION 7.008. Section 262.353(d), Family Code, as amended
	by Chapters 837 (S.B. 200) and 946 (S.B. 277), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is repealed to conform to the
	repeal of Section 262.353, Family Code, by Chapter 432 (S.B. 1889),
	Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015.
	SECTION 7.009. (a) Section 263.306(a-1), Family Code, is
	amended to conform to the amendment of Section 263.306(a), Family
	Code, by Chapter 697 (H.B. 825), Acts of the 84th Legislature,
	Regular Session, 2015, to read as follows:
	(a-1) At each permanency hearing before a final order is
	rendered, the court shall:
	(1) identify all persons and parties present at the
	hearing;
	(2) review the efforts of the department or other
	agency in:
	(A) locating and requesting service of citation
	on all persons entitled to service of citation under Section
	102.009; and
	(B) obtaining the assistance of a parent in
	providing information necessary to locate an absent parent, alleged
	father, or relative of the child;
	(3) ask all parties present whether the child or the
	child's family has a Native American heritage and identify any
	Native American tribe with which the child may be associated;
	(4) review the extent of the parties' compliance with
	temporary orders and the service plan and the extent to which
	progress has been made toward alleviating or mitigating the causes
	necessitating the placement of the child in foster care;
	(5) [~~(4)~~] review the permanency progress report to
	determine:
	(A) the safety and well-being of the child and
	whether the child's needs, including any medical or special needs,
	are being adequately addressed;
	(B) the continuing necessity and appropriateness
	of the placement of the child, including with respect to a child who
	has been placed outside of this state, whether the placement
	continues to be in the best interest of the child;
	(C) the appropriateness of the primary and
	alternative permanency goals for the child developed in accordance
	with department rule and whether the department has made reasonable
	efforts to finalize the permanency plan, including the concurrent
	permanency goals, in effect for the child;
	(D) whether the child has been provided the
	opportunity, in a developmentally appropriate manner, to express
	the child's opinion on any medical care provided;
	(E) for a child receiving psychotropic
	medication, whether the child:
	(i) has been provided appropriate
	nonpharmacological interventions, therapies, or strategies to meet
	the child's needs; or
	(ii) has been seen by the prescribing
	physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice nurse at least
	once every 90 days;
	(F) whether an education decision-maker for the
	child has been identified, the child's education needs and goals
	have been identified and addressed, and there have been major
	changes in the child's school performance or there have been
	serious disciplinary events;
	(G) for a child 14 years of age or older, whether
	services that are needed to assist the child in transitioning from
	substitute care to independent living are available in the child's
	community; and
	(H) for a child whose permanency goal is another
	planned permanent living arrangement:
	(i) the desired permanency outcome for the
	child, by asking the child; and
	(ii) whether, as of the date of the hearing,
	another planned permanent living arrangement is the best permanency
	plan for the child and, if so, provide compelling reasons why it
	continues to not be in the best interest of the child to:
	(a) return home;
	(b) be placed for adoption;
	(c) be placed with a legal guardian;
	or
	(d) be placed with a fit and willing
	relative;
	(6) [~~(5)~~] determine whether to return the child to the
	child's parents if the child's parents are willing and able to
	provide the child with a safe environment and the return of the
	child is in the child's best interest;
	(7) [~~(6)~~] estimate a likely date by which the child
	may be returned to and safely maintained in the child's home, placed
	for adoption, or placed in permanent managing conservatorship; and
	(8) [~~(7)~~] announce in open court the dismissal date
	and the date of any upcoming hearings.
	(b) Section 263.306(c), Family Code, is amended to conform
	to the amendment of Section 263.306, Family Code, by Chapter 944
	(S.B. 206), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, to
	read as follows:
	(c) In addition to the requirements of Subsection (a-1)
	[~~(a)~~], at each permanency hearing before a final order is rendered
	the court shall review the department's efforts to ensure that the
	child has regular, ongoing opportunities to engage in
	age-appropriate normalcy activities, including activities not
	listed in the child's service plan.
	(c) Section 263.306(a), Family Code, is repealed to conform
	to the repeal of Section 263.306(a), Family Code, by Chapter 944
	(S.B. 206), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015.
	SECTION 7.010. Section 264.017, Family Code, as added by
	Chapter 713 (H.B. 1217), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is repealed as duplicative of Section 264.017,
	Family Code, as added by Chapter 944 (S.B. 206), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015.
	SECTION 7.011. Section 264.304(c), Family Code, as amended
	by Chapter 935 (H.B. 2398), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is repealed to conform to the repeal of Section
	264.304, Family Code, by Chapter 944 (S.B. 206), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015.
	ARTICLE 8. CHANGES RELATING TO GOVERNMENT CODE
	PART A. GENERAL CHANGES
	SECTION 8.001. Section 126.001(b), Government Code, as
	transferred and redesignated from Section 169A.001, Health and
	Safety Code, by Chapters 604 (S.B. 536) and 1236 (S.B. 1296), Acts
	of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, and as amended by
	Chapters 604 (S.B. 536), 770 (H.B. 2299), and 1279 (S.B. 1902), Acts
	of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is reenacted and
	amended to read as follows:
	(b) If a defendant successfully completes a commercially
	sexually exploited persons court program, regardless of whether the
	defendant was convicted of the offense for which the defendant
	entered the program or whether the court deferred further
	proceedings without entering an adjudication of guilt, after notice
	to the state and a hearing on whether the defendant is otherwise
	entitled to the petition, including whether the required time has
	elapsed, and whether issuance of the order is in the best interest
	of justice, the court shall enter an order of nondisclosure of
	criminal history record information under Subchapter E-1, Chapter
	411, as if the defendant had received a discharge and dismissal
	under Article 42A.111, Code of Criminal Procedure, with respect to
	all records and files related to the defendant's arrest for the
	offense for which the defendant entered the program.
	SECTION 8.002. Section 126.002(a), Government Code, as
	transferred and redesignated from Section 169A.002, Health and
	Safety Code, by Chapters 604 (S.B. 536) and 1236 (S.B. 1296), Acts
	of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, and as amended by
	Chapters 604 (S.B. 536) and 1273 (S.B. 825), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is reenacted to read as
	follows:
	(a) The commissioners court of a county or governing body of
	a municipality may establish a commercially sexually exploited
	persons court program for defendants charged with an offense under
	Section 43.02(a), Penal Code.
	SECTION 8.003. Section 402.035(c), Government Code, as
	amended by Chapters 146 (H.B. 188), 332 (H.B. 10), and 734 (H.B.
	1549), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is
	reenacted and amended to read as follows:
	(c) The task force is composed of the following:
	(1) the governor or the governor's designee;
	(2) the attorney general or the attorney general's
	designee;
	(3) the executive commissioner of the Health and Human
	Services Commission or the executive commissioner's designee;
	(4) the commissioner of the Department of Family and
	Protective Services or the commissioner's designee;
	(5) the commissioner of the Department of State Health
	Services or the commissioner's designee;
	(6) the public safety director of the Department of
	Public Safety or the director's designee;
	(7) one representative from each of the following
	state agencies, appointed by the chief administrative officer of
	the respective agency:
	(A) the Texas Workforce Commission;
	(B) the Texas Department of Criminal Justice;
	(C) the Texas Juvenile Justice Department;
	(D) the Texas Education Agency;
	(E) [~~(D)~~] the Texas Alcoholic Beverage
	Commission;
	(F) the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department; and
	(G) the Supreme Court of Texas Permanent Judicial
	Commission for Children, Youth and Families; and
	(8) as appointed by the attorney general:
	(A) a chief public defender employed by a public
	defender's office, as defined by Article 26.044(a), Code of
	Criminal Procedure, or an attorney designated by the chief public
	defender;
	(B) an attorney representing the state;
	(C) a representative of:
	(i) a hotel and motel association;
	(ii) a district and county attorneys
	association;
	(iii) a state police association; and
	(iv) a statewide medical association;
	(D) representatives of sheriff's departments;
	(E) representatives of local law enforcement
	agencies affected by human trafficking; and
	(F) representatives of nongovernmental entities
	making comprehensive efforts to combat human trafficking by:
	(i) identifying human trafficking victims;
	(ii) providing legal or other services to
	human trafficking victims;
	(iii) participating in community outreach
	or public awareness efforts regarding human trafficking;
	(iv) providing or developing training
	regarding the prevention of human trafficking; or
	(v) engaging in other activities designed
	to prevent human trafficking.
	SECTION 8.004. Section 402.035(d), Government Code, as
	amended by Chapters 146 (H.B. 188) and 332 (H.B. 10), Acts of the
	84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is reenacted and amended
	to read as follows:
	(d) The task force shall:
	(1) collaborate, as needed to fulfill the duties of
	the task force, with:
	(A) United States attorneys' offices [~~Attorneys'~~
	~~Offices~~] for all of the federal districts of Texas; and
	(B) special agents or customs and border
	protection officers and border patrol agents of:
	(i) the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
	(ii) the United States Drug Enforcement
	Administration;
	(iii) the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
	Firearms and Explosives;
	(iv) United States Immigration and Customs
	Enforcement; or
	(v) the United States Department of
	Homeland Security;
	(2) collect, organize, and periodically publish
	statistical data on the nature and extent of human trafficking in
	this state, including data described by Subdivisions (4)(A), (B),
	(C), (D), and (E);
	(3) solicit cooperation and assistance from state and
	local governmental agencies, political subdivisions of the state,
	nongovernmental organizations, and other persons, as appropriate,
	for the purpose of collecting and organizing statistical data under
	Subdivision (2);
	(4) ensure that each state or local governmental
	agency and political subdivision of the state and each state or
	local law enforcement agency, district attorney, or county attorney
	that assists in the prevention of human trafficking collects
	statistical data related to human trafficking, including, as
	appropriate:
	(A) the number of investigations concerning,
	arrests and prosecutions for, and convictions of:
	(i) the offense of trafficking of persons;
	(ii) the offense of forgery or an offense
	under Chapter 43, Penal Code, if the offense was committed as part
	of a criminal episode involving the trafficking of persons; and
	(iii) an offense punishable under Section
	43.02(c)(3), Penal Code, regardless of whether the offense was
	committed as part of a criminal episode involving the trafficking
	of persons;
	(B) demographic information on persons who are
	convicted of offenses described by Paragraph (A) and persons who
	are the victims of those offenses;
	(C) geographic routes by which human trafficking
	victims are trafficked, including routes by which victims are
	trafficked across this state's international border, and
	geographic patterns in human trafficking, including the country or
	state of origin and the country or state of destination;
	(D) means of transportation and methods used by
	persons who engage in trafficking to transport their victims; and
	(E) social and economic factors that create a
	demand for the labor or services that victims of human trafficking
	are forced to provide;
	(5) work with the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
	to develop and conduct training for law enforcement personnel,
	victim service providers, and medical service providers to identify
	victims of human trafficking;
	(6) work with the Texas Education Agency, the
	Department of Family and Protective Services, and the Health and
	Human Services Commission to:
	(A) develop a list of key indicators that a
	person is a victim of human trafficking;
	(B) develop a standardized curriculum for
	training doctors, nurses, emergency medical services personnel,
	teachers, school counselors, school administrators, and personnel
	from the Department of Family and Protective Services and the
	Health and Human Services Commission to identify and assist victims
	of human trafficking;
	(C) train doctors, nurses, emergency medical
	services personnel, teachers, school counselors, school
	administrators, and personnel from the Department of Family and
	Protective Services and the Health and Human Services Commission to
	identify and assist victims of human trafficking;
	(D) develop and conduct training for personnel
	from the Department of Family and Protective Services and the
	Health and Human Services Commission on methods for identifying
	children in foster care who may be at risk of becoming victims of
	human trafficking; and
	(E) develop a process for referring identified
	human trafficking victims and individuals at risk of becoming
	victims to appropriate entities for services;
	(7) on the request of a judge of a county court, county
	court at law, or district court or a county attorney, district
	attorney, or criminal district attorney, assist and train the judge
	or the judge's staff or the attorney or the attorney's staff in the
	recognition and prevention of human trafficking;
	(8) examine training protocols related to human
	trafficking issues, as developed and implemented by federal, state,
	and local law enforcement agencies;
	(9) collaborate with state and local governmental
	agencies, political subdivisions of the state, and nongovernmental
	organizations to implement a media awareness campaign in
	communities affected by human trafficking;
	(10) develop recommendations on how to strengthen
	state and local efforts to prevent human trafficking, protect and
	assist human trafficking victims, curb markets and other economic
	avenues that facilitate human trafficking and investigate and
	prosecute human trafficking offenders;
	(11) examine the extent to which human trafficking is
	associated with the operation of sexually oriented businesses, as
	defined by Section 243.002, Local Government Code, and the
	workplace or public health concerns that are created by the
	association of human trafficking and the operation of sexually
	oriented businesses; [~~and~~]
	(12) develop recommendations for addressing the
	demand for forced labor or services or sexual conduct involving
	victims of human trafficking, including recommendations for
	increased penalties for individuals who engage or attempt to engage
	in prostitution with victims younger than 18 years of age; and
	(13) [~~(12)~~] identify and report to the governor and
	legislature on laws, licensure requirements, or other regulations
	that can be passed at the state and local level to curb trafficking
	using the Internet and in sexually oriented businesses.
	SECTION 8.005. Section 411.122(d), Government Code, is
	amended to conform to changes made by Chapter 838 (S.B. 202), Acts
	of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, to read as follows:
	(d) The following state agencies are subject to this
	section:
	(1) Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification
	Board;
	(2) Texas Board of Architectural Examiners;
	(3) Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners;
	(4) State Board of Dental Examiners;
	(5) Texas Board of Professional Engineers;
	(6) Texas Funeral Service Commission;
	(7) Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists;
	(8) Department of State Health Services, except as
	provided by Section 411.110, and agencies attached to the
	department, including:
	(A) [~~Texas State Board of Examiners of~~
	~~Dietitians;~~
	[~~(B)~~] Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage
	and Family Therapists;
	(B) [~~(C) Midwifery Board;~~
	[~~(D)~~ ~~Texas State Perfusionist Advisory~~
	~~Committee;~~
	[~~(E)~~] Texas State Board of Examiners of
	Professional Counselors; and
	(C) [~~(F)~~] Texas State Board of Social Worker
	Examiners;
	[~~(G)~~ ~~State Board of Examiners for~~
	~~Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology;~~
	[~~(H) Advisory Board of Athletic Trainers;~~
	[~~(I)~~ ~~State Committee of Examiners in the Fitting~~
	~~and Dispensing of Hearing Instruments;~~
	[~~(J)~~ ~~Texas Board of Licensure for Professional~~
	~~Medical Physicists; and~~
	[~~(K) Texas Board of Orthotics and Prosthetics;~~]
	(9) Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying;
	(10) Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation,
	except as provided by Section 411.093;
	(11) Texas Commission on Environmental Quality;
	(12) Texas Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners;
	(13) Texas Optometry Board;
	(14) Texas State Board of Pharmacy;
	(15) Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners;
	(16) Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners;
	(17) Texas State Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners;
	(18) Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists;
	(19) Texas Real Estate Commission;
	(20) Texas Department of Transportation;
	(21) State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners;
	(22) Texas Department of Housing and Community
	Affairs;
	(23) secretary of state;
	(24) state fire marshal;
	(25) Texas Education Agency;
	(26) Department of Agriculture; and
	(27) Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.
	SECTION 8.006. Section 434.017(a), Government Code, as
	amended by Chapters 160 (H.B. 1584) and 821 (H.B. 3710), Acts of the
	84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is reenacted and amended
	to read as follows:
	(a) The fund for veterans' assistance is a special fund in
	the state treasury outside the general revenue fund. The fund is
	composed of:
	(1) money transferred to the fund at the direction of
	the legislature;
	(2) gifts and grants contributed to the fund;
	(3) the earnings of the fund;
	(4) money transferred to the fund from proceeds of the
	lottery game operated under Section 466.027 or transferred to the
	fund under Section 466.408(b);
	(5) money deposited to the credit of the fund under
	Section 502.1746, Transportation Code;
	(6) money deposited to the credit of the fund under
	Section 521.010, Transportation Code; [~~and~~]
	(7) money deposited to the credit of the fund under
	Section 12.007, Parks and Wildlife Code; and
	(8) [~~(7)~~] money deposited to the credit of the fund
	under Section 411.1741.
	SECTION 8.007. Section 437.355(a), Government Code, as
	amended by Chapters 144 (H.B. 115) and 760 (H.B. 2108), Acts of the
	84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is reenacted to read as
	follows:
	(a) The governor or adjutant general, if delegated the
	authority, may adopt policies and regulations relating to awarding:
	(1) the Texas Purple Heart Medal, which shall be
	awarded to a service member who:
	(A) after September 11, 2001:
	(i) was inducted into federal service from
	the Texas National Guard; and
	(ii) meets the criteria for an award of the
	federal Purple Heart Medal; or
	(B) was wounded or killed at Fort Hood on
	November 5, 2009;
	(2) the Texas Superior Service Medal, which shall be
	awarded to:
	(A) a service member of the Texas military forces
	who has:
	(i) completed 30 or more years of honorable
	state service or a combination of state and federal service; and
	(ii) continually demonstrated superior
	performance and service while assigned to key leadership positions
	demanding responsibility; or
	(B) a civilian who has contributed significant
	service to the Texas military forces;
	(3) the Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal, which
	shall be awarded to a member of the military forces of this state,
	another state, or the United States for exceptionally outstanding
	achievement or service to this state in performance of a duty of
	great responsibility while serving with the Texas military forces
	for whom the department receives a letter of recommendation for
	award of the Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal that:
	(A) gives an account of the exceptional
	achievement or service; and
	(B) includes facts and photographs, and extracts
	from official documents to support and amplify the facts;
	(4) the Texas Outstanding Service Medal, which shall
	be awarded to a service member of the military forces of this state,
	another state, or the United States who has performed service in a
	superior and clearly outstanding manner;
	(5) the Texas Humanitarian Service Medal, which shall
	be awarded to a service member who:
	(A) does not meet the criteria for an award of the
	federal Humanitarian Service Medal;
	(B) is a member of the Texas military forces; and
	(C) while serving on state active duty or active
	duty under state authority in accordance with Title 32, United
	States Code, participates satisfactorily in defense support to a
	mission under civilian authority to protect life or property during
	or soon after a natural disaster or civil unrest in the state;
	(6) the Texas Homeland Defense Service Medal, which
	shall be awarded to a service member of the Texas military forces
	who served:
	(A) on or after September 11, 2001;
	(B) on state active duty or active duty under
	state authority in accordance with Title 32, United States Code;
	and
	(C) satisfactorily in defense support to a
	mission in the state under civilian authority;
	(7) the Federal Service Medal, which shall be awarded
	to a service member who was inducted into federal service from the
	Texas military forces between June 15, 1940, and January 1, 1946, or
	after June 1, 1950, if the service was for more than 90 days;
	(8) the Texas Combat Service Ribbon, which shall be
	awarded to a service member of the Texas National Guard who served,
	after September 11, 2001, in a hostile fire zone as designated by
	the United States secretary of defense;
	(9) the Texas Faithful Service Medal, which shall be
	awarded to a member of the Texas military forces who has completed
	five years of honorable service during which the service member has
	shown fidelity to duty, efficient service, and great loyalty to
	this state;
	(10) the Texas Medal of Merit, which shall be awarded
	to a member of the military forces of this state, another state, or
	the United States who performs outstanding service or attains
	extraordinary achievement in behalf of the state or United States;
	(11) the Texas State Guard Service Medal, which shall
	be awarded to a service member who completes three consecutive
	years of honorable service in the Texas State Guard during which the
	service member has shown fidelity to duty, efficient service, and
	great loyalty to this state;
	(12) the Texas Desert Shield/Desert Storm Campaign
	Medal, which shall be awarded to a service member who was inducted
	into federal service from the Texas National Guard after August 1,
	1990, in support of Operation Desert Shield or Operation Desert
	Storm, without regard to the place that the service member was
	deployed while serving on active federal military duty;
	(13) the Texas Iraqi Campaign Medal, which shall be
	awarded to a service member who was inducted into federal service
	from the Texas National Guard, without regard to the place that the
	service member was deployed while serving on active federal
	military duty, after:
	(A) March 19, 2003, in support of Operation Iraqi
	Freedom; or
	(B) August 31, 2010, in support of Operation New
	Dawn;
	(14) the Texas Afghanistan Campaign Medal, which shall
	be awarded to a service member who was inducted into federal service
	from the Texas National Guard after October 6, 2001, in support of
	Operation Enduring Freedom, without regard to the place that the
	service member was deployed while serving on active federal
	military duty; and
	(15) the Cold War Medal, which, subject to Subsection
	(c), shall be awarded to a member of the military forces of this
	state or the United States who:
	(A) served between September 2, 1945, and
	December 26, 1991; and
	(B) was a resident of this state at the time the
	service member entered military service.
	SECTION 8.008. Section 511.009(a), Government Code, as
	amended by Chapters 281 (H.B. 875), 648 (H.B. 549), and 688 (H.B.
	634), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is
	reenacted and amended to read as follows:
	(a) The commission shall:
	(1) adopt reasonable rules and procedures
	establishing minimum standards for the construction, equipment,
	maintenance, and operation of county jails;
	(2) adopt reasonable rules and procedures
	establishing minimum standards for the custody, care, and treatment
	of prisoners;
	(3) adopt reasonable rules establishing minimum
	standards for the number of jail supervisory personnel and for
	programs and services to meet the needs of prisoners;
	(4) adopt reasonable rules and procedures
	establishing minimum requirements for programs of rehabilitation,
	education, and recreation in county jails;
	(5) revise, amend, or change rules and procedures if
	necessary;
	(6) provide to local government officials
	consultation on and technical assistance for county jails;
	(7) review and comment on plans for the construction
	and major modification or renovation of county jails;
	(8) require that the sheriff and commissioners of each
	county submit to the commission, on a form prescribed by the
	commission, an annual report on the conditions in each county jail
	within their jurisdiction, including all information necessary to
	determine compliance with state law, commission orders, and the
	rules adopted under this chapter;
	(9) review the reports submitted under Subdivision (8)
	and require commission employees to inspect county jails regularly
	to ensure compliance with state law, commission orders, and rules
	and procedures adopted under this chapter;
	(10) adopt a classification system to assist sheriffs
	and judges in determining which defendants are low-risk and
	consequently suitable participants in a county jail work release
	program under Article 42.034, Code of Criminal Procedure;
	(11) adopt rules relating to requirements for
	segregation of classes of inmates and to capacities for county
	jails;
	(12) require that the chief jailer of each municipal
	lockup submit to the commission, on a form prescribed by the
	commission, an annual report of persons under 17 years of age
	securely detained in the lockup, including all information
	necessary to determine compliance with state law concerning secure
	confinement of children in municipal lockups;
	(13) at least annually determine whether each county
	jail is in compliance with the rules and procedures adopted under
	this chapter;
	(14) require that the sheriff and commissioners court
	of each county submit to the commission, on a form prescribed by the
	commission, an annual report of persons under 17 years of age
	securely detained in the county jail, including all information
	necessary to determine compliance with state law concerning secure
	confinement of children in county jails;
	(15) schedule announced and unannounced inspections
	of jails under the commission's jurisdiction using the risk
	assessment plan established under Section 511.0085 to guide the
	inspections process;
	(16) adopt a policy for gathering and distributing to
	jails under the commission's jurisdiction information regarding:
	(A) common issues concerning jail
	administration;
	(B) examples of successful strategies for
	maintaining compliance with state law and the rules, standards, and
	procedures of the commission; and
	(C) solutions to operational challenges for
	jails;
	(17) report to the Texas Correctional Office on
	Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments on a jail's compliance
	with Article 16.22, Code of Criminal Procedure;
	(18) adopt reasonable rules and procedures
	establishing minimum requirements for jails to:
	(A) determine if a prisoner is pregnant; and
	(B) ensure that the jail's health services plan
	addresses medical and mental health care, including nutritional
	requirements, and any special housing or work assignment needs for
	persons who are confined in the jail and are known or determined to
	be pregnant;
	(19) provide guidelines to sheriffs regarding
	contracts between a sheriff and another entity for the provision of
	food services to or the operation of a commissary in a jail under
	the commission's jurisdiction, including specific provisions
	regarding conflicts of interest and avoiding the appearance of
	impropriety; [~~and~~]
	(20) adopt reasonable rules and procedures
	establishing minimum standards for prisoner visitation that
	provide each prisoner at a county jail with a minimum of two
	in-person, noncontact visitation periods per week of at least 20
	minutes duration each;
	(21) [~~(20)~~] require the sheriff of each county to:
	(A) investigate and verify the veteran status of
	each prisoner by using data made available from the Veterans
	Reentry Search Service (VRSS) operated by the United States
	Department of Veterans Affairs or a similar service; and
	(B) use the data described by Paragraph (A) to
	assist prisoners who are veterans in applying for federal benefits
	or compensation for which the prisoners may be eligible under a
	program administered by the United States Department of Veterans
	Affairs; and
	(22) [~~(20)~~] adopt reasonable rules and procedures
	regarding visitation of a prisoner at a county jail by a guardian,
	as defined by Section 1002.012, Estates Code, that:
	(A) allow visitation by a guardian to the same
	extent as the prisoner's next of kin, including placing the
	guardian on the prisoner's approved visitors list on the guardian's
	request and providing the guardian access to the prisoner during a
	facility's standard visitation hours if the prisoner is otherwise
	eligible to receive visitors; and
	(B) require the guardian to provide the sheriff
	with letters of guardianship issued as provided by Section
	1106.001, Estates Code, before being allowed to visit the prisoner.
	SECTION 8.009. Section 531.012(a), Government Code, as
	amended by Chapters 837 (S.B. 200) and 946 (S.B. 277), Acts of the
	84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is reenacted to read as
	follows:
	(a) The executive commissioner shall establish and maintain
	advisory committees to consider issues and solicit public input
	across all major areas of the health and human services system which
	may be from various geographic areas across the state, which may be
	done either in person or through teleconferencing centers,
	including relating to the following issues:
	(1) Medicaid and other social services programs;
	(2) managed care under Medicaid and the child health
	plan program;
	(3) health care quality initiatives;
	(4) aging;
	(5) persons with disabilities, including persons with
	autism;
	(6) rehabilitation, including for persons with brain
	injuries;
	(7) children;
	(8) public health;
	(9) behavioral health;
	(10) regulatory matters;
	(11) protective services; and
	(12) prevention efforts.
	SECTION 8.010. Section 531.02112(c), Government Code, as
	amended by Chapter 1203 (S.B. 1455), Acts of the 84th Legislature,
	Regular Session, 2015, is repealed to conform to the repeal of
	Section 531.02112, Government Code, by Chapter 837 (S.B. 200), Acts
	of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015.
	SECTION 8.011. Section 531.0736(g), Government Code, as
	added by Chapter 946 (S.B. 277), Acts of the 84th Legislature,
	Regular Session, 2015, is repealed as duplicative of Section
	531.0736(g), Government Code, as added by Chapter 837 (S.B. 200),
	Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015.
	SECTION 8.012. Section 531.102(p), Government Code, as
	added by Chapter 837 (S.B. 200), Acts of the 84th Legislature,
	Regular Session, 2015, is repealed as duplicative of Section
	531.102(v), Government Code.
	SECTION 8.013. Section 533.00251(c), Government Code, as
	effective September 1, 2021, is amended to conform to Chapters 837
	(S.B. 200) and 946 (S.B. 277), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, to read as follows:
	(c) Subject to Section 533.0025 and notwithstanding any
	other law, the commission[~~, in consultation with the advisory~~
	~~committee,~~] shall provide benefits under Medicaid to recipients who
	reside in nursing facilities through the STAR + PLUS Medicaid
	managed care program. In implementing this subsection, the
	commission shall ensure:
	(1) that a nursing facility is paid not later than the
	10th day after the date the facility submits a clean claim;
	(2) the appropriate utilization of services
	consistent with criteria established by the commission;
	(3) a reduction in the incidence of potentially
	preventable events and unnecessary institutionalizations;
	(4) that a managed care organization providing
	services under the managed care program provides discharge
	planning, transitional care, and other education programs to
	physicians and hospitals regarding all available long-term care
	settings;
	(5) that a managed care organization providing
	services under the managed care program:
	(A) assists in collecting applied income from
	recipients; and
	(B) provides payment incentives to nursing
	facility providers that reward reductions in preventable acute care
	costs and encourage transformative efforts in the delivery of
	nursing facility services, including efforts to promote a
	resident-centered care culture through facility design and
	services provided;
	(6) the establishment of a portal that is in
	compliance with state and federal regulations, including standard
	coding requirements, through which nursing facility providers
	participating in the STAR + PLUS Medicaid managed care program may
	submit claims to any participating managed care organization;
	(7) that rules and procedures relating to the
	certification and decertification of nursing facility beds under
	Medicaid are not affected;
	(8) that a managed care organization providing
	services under the managed care program, to the greatest extent
	possible, offers nursing facility providers access to:
	(A) acute care professionals; and
	(B) telemedicine, when feasible and in
	accordance with state law, including rules adopted by the Texas
	Medical Board; and
	(9) that the commission approves the staff rate
	enhancement methodology for the staff rate enhancement paid to a
	nursing facility that qualifies for the enhancement under the
	managed care program.
	SECTION 8.014. Section 2165.007(b), Government Code, as
	amended by Chapters 247 (S.B. 836) and 932 (H.B. 2206), Acts of the
	84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is reenacted to read as
	follows:
	(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission shall
	provide facilities management services in relation to all state
	agency facilities in Travis County or a county adjacent to Travis
	County. The commission's duty does not apply to:
	(1) a facility owned or operated by an institution of
	higher education;
	(2) military facilities;
	(3) facilities owned or operated by the Texas
	Department of Criminal Justice;
	(4) facilities owned or operated by the Texas Juvenile
	Justice Department;
	(5) facilities owned or operated by the Texas
	Department of Transportation;
	(6) the Capitol, including the Capitol Extension, the
	General Land Office building, the Bob Bullock Texas State History
	Museum, any museum located on the Capitol grounds, the Governor's
	Mansion, and any property maintained by the Texas Historical
	Commission under Sections 442.0072 and 442.0073;
	(7) a facility determined by the commission to be
	completely residential;
	(8) a regional or field office of a state agency;
	(9) a facility located within or on state park
	property;
	(10) the property known as the Finance Commission
	Building described by deed recorded in Volume 5080, Page 1099, of
	the Deed Records of Travis County, Texas;
	(11) the property known as the Credit Union Department
	Building described by deed recorded in Volume 6126, Page 27, of the
	Deed Records of Travis County, Texas; or
	(12) the property known as the Texas State Cemetery
	described as 17.376 acres located at 801 Comal, Lot 5, Division B,
	City of Austin, Travis County, Texas.
	SECTION 8.015. Section 2256.008(a), Government Code, as
	amended by Chapters 222 (H.B. 1148) and 1248 (H.B. 870), Acts of the
	84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is reenacted and amended
	to read as follows:
	(a) Except as provided by Subsections (a-1), (b), [~~and~~] (e),
	and (f), the treasurer, the chief financial officer if the
	treasurer is not the chief financial officer, and the investment
	officer of a local government shall:
	(1) attend at least one training session from an
	independent source approved by the governing body of the local
	government or a designated investment committee advising the
	investment officer as provided for in the investment policy of the
	local government and containing at least 10 hours of instruction
	relating to the treasurer's or officer's responsibilities under
	this subchapter within 12 months after taking office or assuming
	duties; and
	(2) [~~except as provided by Subsections (b), (e), and~~
	~~(f),~~] attend an investment training session not less than once in a
	two-year period that begins on the first day of that local
	government's fiscal year and consists of the two consecutive fiscal
	years after that date, and receive not less than 10 hours of
	instruction relating to investment responsibilities under this
	subchapter from an independent source approved by the governing
	body of the local government or a designated investment committee
	advising the investment officer as provided for in the investment
	policy of the local government.
	SECTION 8.016. Section 2306.6725(a), Government Code, as
	amended by Chapters 954 (S.B. 1316) and 1111 (H.B. 3311), Acts of
	the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is reenacted to read
	as follows:
	(a) In allocating low income housing tax credits, the
	department shall score each application using a point system based
	on criteria adopted by the department that are consistent with the
	department's housing goals, including criteria addressing the
	ability of the proposed project to:
	(1) provide quality social support services to
	residents;
	(2) demonstrate community and neighborhood support as
	defined by the qualified allocation plan;
	(3) consistent with sound underwriting practices and
	when economically feasible, serve individuals and families of
	extremely low income by leveraging private and state and federal
	resources, including federal HOPE VI grants received through the
	United States Department of Housing and Urban Development;
	(4) serve traditionally underserved areas;
	(5) demonstrate support from local political
	subdivisions based on the subdivisions' commitment of development
	funding;
	(6) rehabilitate or perform an adaptive reuse of a
	certified historic structure, as defined by Section 171.901(1), Tax
	Code, as part of the development;
	(7) remain affordable to qualified tenants for an
	extended, economically feasible period; and
	(8) comply with the accessibility standards that are
	required under Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C.
	Section 794), and specified under 24 C.F.R. Part 8, Subpart C.
	PART B. UPDATE OF COURT FEES AND COSTS
	SECTION 8.101. Section 101.021, Government Code, is amended
	to conform to Chapter 1182 (S.B. 1139), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, to read as follows:
	Sec. 101.021. SUPREME COURT FEES AND COSTS: GOVERNMENT
	CODE. The clerk of the supreme court shall collect fees and costs
	as follows:
	(1) application for petition for review (Sec. 51.005,
	Government Code) . . . $50;
	(2) additional fee if application for petition for
	review is granted (Sec. 51.005, Government Code) . . . $75;
	(3) motion for leave to file petition for writ of
	mandamus, prohibition, injunction, and other similar proceedings
	originating in the supreme court (Sec. 51.005, Government Code)
	. . . $50;
	(4) additional fee if a motion under Subdivision (3)
	is granted (Sec. 51.005, Government Code) . . . $75;
	(5) certified question from a federal court of appeals
	to the supreme court (Sec. 51.005, Government Code) . . . $75;
	(6) case appealed to the supreme court from the
	district court by direct appeal (Sec. 51.005, Government Code)
	. . . $100;
	(7) any other proceeding filed in the supreme court
	(Sec. 51.005, Government Code) . . . $75;
	(8) administering an oath and giving a sealed
	certificate of the oath (Sec. 51.005, Government Code) . . . $5;
	(9) making certain copies, including certificate and
	seal (Sec. 51.005, Government Code) . . . $5, or $0.50 per page if
	more than 10 pages;
	(10) any official service performed by the clerk for
	which a fee is not otherwise provided (Sec. 51.005, Government
	Code) . . . reasonable amount set by order or rule of supreme court;
	(10-a) supreme court support account filing fee (Sec.
	51.0051, Government Code) . . . amount set by the supreme court,
	not to exceed $50;
	(11) issuance of attorney's license or certificate
	(Sec. 51.006, Government Code) . . . $10;
	(12) additional filing fee to fund civil legal
	services for the indigent (Sec. 51.941, Government Code) . . . $25;
	and
	(13) statewide electronic filing system fund fee (Sec.
	51.851, Government Code) . . . $30 [~~$20~~].
	SECTION 8.102. Section 101.041, Government Code, is amended
	to conform to Chapter 1182 (S.B. 1139), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, to read as follows:
	Sec. 101.041. COURT OF APPEALS FEES AND COSTS: GOVERNMENT
	CODE. The clerk of a court of appeals shall collect fees and costs
	as follows:
	(1) for cases appealed to and filed in the court of
	appeals from the district and county courts within its court of
	appeals district (Sec. 51.207, Government Code) . . . $100;
	(2) motion for leave to file petition for writ of
	mandamus, prohibition, injunction, and other similar proceedings
	originating in the court of appeals (Sec. 51.207, Government Code)
	. . . $50;
	(3) additional fee if the motion under Subdivision (2)
	is granted (Sec. 51.207, Government Code) . . . $75;
	(4) motion to file or to extend time to file record on
	appeal from district or county court (Sec. 51.207, Government Code)
	. . . $10;
	(5) administering an oath and giving a sealed
	certificate of oath (Sec. 51.207, Government Code) . . . $5;
	(6) certified copy of papers of record in court
	offices, including certificate and seal (Sec. 51.207, Government
	Code) . . . $5, or $1 per page if more than five pages;
	(7) comparing any document with the original filed in
	the offices of the court for purposes of certification (Sec.
	51.207, Government Code) . . . $5, or $1 per page if more than five
	pages;
	(8) any official service performed by the clerk for
	which a fee is not otherwise provided (Sec. 51.207, Government
	Code) . . . a reasonable fee set by the order or rule of the supreme
	court;
	(8-a) supreme court support account filing fee (Sec.
	51.208, Government Code) . . . amount set by the supreme court, not
	to exceed $50;
	(9) additional filing fee to fund civil legal services
	for the indigent (Sec. 51.941, Government Code) . . . $25; and
	(10) statewide electronic filing system fund fee (Sec.
	51.851, Government Code) . . . $30 [~~$20~~].
	SECTION 8.103. (a) Section 101.0611, Government Code, as
	amended by Section 1.03, Chapter 927 (H.B. 1513), Acts of the 83rd
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, is amended to conform to
	Chapters 654 (H.B. 2182) and 1182 (S.B. 1139), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, and is further amended to read
	as follows:
	Sec. 101.0611. DISTRICT COURT FEES AND COSTS: GOVERNMENT
	CODE. The clerk of a district court shall collect fees and costs
	under the Government Code as follows:
	(1) appellate judicial system filing fees for:
	(A) First or Fourteenth Court of Appeals District
	(Sec. 22.2021, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
	(B) Second Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2031, Government Code) . . . $5;
	(C) Third Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2041, Government Code) . . . $5;
	(D) Fourth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2051, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
	(E) Fifth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2061, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
	(E-1) Sixth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2071, Government Code) . . . $5;
	(E-2) Seventh Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2081, Government Code) . . . $5;
	(E-3) Eighth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2091, Government Code) . . . $5;
	(F) Ninth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2101, Government Code) . . . $5;
	(G) Eleventh Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2121, Government Code) . . . $5;
	(G-1) Twelfth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2131, Government Code) . . . $5; and
	(H) Thirteenth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2141, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
	(2) when administering a case for the Rockwall County
	Court at Law (Sec. 25.2012, Government Code) . . . civil fees and
	court costs as if the case had been filed in district court;
	(3) additional filing fees:
	(A) for each suit filed for insurance contingency
	fund, if authorized by the county commissioners court (Sec. 51.302,
	Government Code) . . . not to exceed $5;
	(B) to fund the improvement of Dallas County
	civil court facilities, if authorized by the county commissioners
	court (Sec. 51.705, Government Code) . . . not more than $15;
	(B-1) to fund the improvement of Bexar County
	court facilities, if authorized by the county commissioners court
	(Sec. 51.706, Government Code) . . . not more than $15;
	(C) to fund the improvement of Hays County court
	facilities, if authorized by the county commissioners court (Sec.
	51.707, Government Code) . . . not more than $15;
	(D) to fund the preservation of court records
	(Sec. 51.708, Government Code) . . . not more than $10;
	(E) to fund the construction, renovation, or
	improvement of Rockwall County court facilities, if authorized by
	the county commissioners court (Sec. 51.709, Government Code) . . .
	not more than $15; [~~and~~]
	(F) to fund the construction, renovation, or
	improvement of Travis County court facilities, if authorized by the
	county commissioners court (Sec. 51.710, Government Code) . . . not
	more than $15;
	(G) to fund the construction, renovation, or
	improvement of Hidalgo County court facilities, if authorized by
	the county commissioners court (Sec. 51.711, Government Code) . . .
	not more than $20; and
	(H) to fund the construction, renovation, or
	improvement of Cameron County court facilities, if authorized by
	the county commissioners court (Sec. 51.711, Government Code) . . .
	not more than $20;
	(4) for filing a suit, including an appeal from an
	inferior court:
	(A) for a suit with 10 or fewer plaintiffs (Sec.
	51.317, Government Code) . . . $50;
	(B) for a suit with at least 11 but not more than
	25 plaintiffs (Sec. 51.317, Government Code) . . . $75;
	(C) for a suit with at least 26 but not more than
	100 plaintiffs (Sec. 51.317, Government Code) . . . $100;
	(D) for a suit with at least 101 but not more than
	500 plaintiffs (Sec. 51.317, Government Code) . . . $125;
	(E) for a suit with at least 501 but not more than
	1,000 plaintiffs (Sec. 51.317, Government Code) . . . $150; or
	(F) for a suit with more than 1,000 plaintiffs
	(Sec. 51.317, Government Code) . . . $200;
	(5) for filing a cross-action, counterclaim,
	intervention, contempt action, motion for new trial, or third-party
	petition (Sec. 51.317, Government Code) . . . $15;
	(6) for issuing a citation or other writ or process not
	otherwise provided for, including one copy, when requested at the
	time a suit or action is filed (Sec. 51.317, Government Code) . . .
	$8;
	(7) for records management and preservation (Sec.
	51.317, Government Code) . . . $10;
	(7-a) for district court records archiving, if adopted
	by the county commissioners court (Sec. 51.317(b)(5), Government
	Code) . . . not more than $10;
	(8) for issuing a subpoena, including one copy (Sec.
	51.318, Government Code) . . . $8;
	(9) for issuing a citation, commission for deposition,
	writ of execution, order of sale, writ of execution and order of
	sale, writ of injunction, writ of garnishment, writ of attachment,
	or writ of sequestration not provided for in Section 51.317, or any
	other writ or process not otherwise provided for, including one
	copy if required by law (Sec. 51.318, Government Code) . . . $8;
	(10) for searching files or records to locate a cause
	when the docket number is not provided (Sec. 51.318, Government
	Code) . . . $5;
	(11) for searching files or records to ascertain the
	existence of an instrument or record in the district clerk's office
	(Sec. 51.318, Government Code) . . . $5;
	(12) for abstracting a judgment (Sec. 51.318,
	Government Code) . . . $8;
	(13) for approving a bond (Sec. 51.318, Government
	Code) . . . $4;
	(14) for a certified copy of a record, judgment,
	order, pleading, or paper on file or of record in the district
	clerk's office, including certificate and seal, for each page or
	part of a page (Sec. 51.318, Government Code) . . . not to exceed
	$1;
	(15) for a noncertified copy, for each page or part of
	a page (Sec. 51.318, Government Code) . . . not to exceed $1;
	(16) fee for performing a service:
	(A) related to the matter of the estate of a
	deceased person (Sec. 51.319, Government Code) . . . the same fee
	allowed the county clerk for those services;
	(B) related to the matter of a minor (Sec.
	51.319, Government Code) . . . the same fee allowed the county
	clerk for the service;
	(C) of serving process by certified or registered
	mail (Sec. 51.319, Government Code) . . . the same fee a sheriff or
	constable is authorized to charge for the service under Section
	118.131, Local Government Code; [~~and~~]
	(D) prescribed or authorized by law but for which
	no fee is set (Sec. 51.319, Government Code) . . . a reasonable fee;
	and
	(E) related to a matter filed in a statutory
	county court (Sec. 51.319, Government Code) . . . the same fees
	allowed the district clerk for those services in the district
	court;
	(17) jury fee (Sec. 51.604, Government Code) . . . $40
	[~~$30~~];
	(18) additional filing fee for family protection on
	filing a suit for dissolution of a marriage under Chapter 6, Family
	Code (Sec. 51.961, Government Code) . . . not to exceed $15;
	(19) at a hearing held by an associate judge appointed
	under Subchapter B, Chapter 54A, Government Code, a court cost to
	preserve the record, in the absence of a court reporter, by any
	means approved by the associate judge (Sec. 54A.110, Government
	Code) . . . as assessed by the referring court or associate judge;
	and
	(20) statewide electronic filing system fund fee (Sec.
	51.851, Government Code) . . . $30 [~~$20~~].
	(b) Section 101.0611, Government Code, as amended by
	Section 2.03, Chapter 927 (H.B. 1513), Acts of the 83rd
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, effective September 1, 2019, is
	amended to conform to Chapters 654 (H.B. 2182) and 1182 (S.B. 1139),
	Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, and is further
	amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 101.0611. DISTRICT COURT FEES AND COSTS: GOVERNMENT
	CODE. The clerk of a district court shall collect fees and costs
	under the Government Code as follows:
	(1) appellate judicial system filing fees for:
	(A) First or Fourteenth Court of Appeals District
	(Sec. 22.2021, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
	(B) Second Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2031, Government Code) . . . $5;
	(C) Third Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2041, Government Code) . . . $5;
	(D) Fourth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2051, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
	(E) Fifth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2061, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
	(E-1) Sixth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2071, Government Code) . . . $5;
	(E-2) Seventh Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2081, Government Code) . . . $5;
	(E-3) Eighth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2091, Government Code) . . . $5;
	(F) Ninth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2101, Government Code) . . . $5;
	(G) Eleventh Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2121, Government Code) . . . $5;
	(G-1) Twelfth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2131, Government Code) . . . $5; and
	(H) Thirteenth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2141, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
	(2) when administering a case for the Rockwall County
	Court at Law (Sec. 25.2012, Government Code) . . . civil fees and
	court costs as if the case had been filed in district court;
	(3) additional filing fees:
	(A) for each suit filed for insurance contingency
	fund, if authorized by the county commissioners court (Sec. 51.302,
	Government Code) . . . not to exceed $5;
	(B) to fund the improvement of Dallas County
	civil court facilities, if authorized by the county commissioners
	court (Sec. 51.705, Government Code) . . . not more than $15;
	(B-1) to fund the improvement of Bexar County
	court facilities, if authorized by the county commissioners court
	(Sec. 51.706, Government Code) . . . not more than $15;
	(C) to fund the improvement of Hays County court
	facilities, if authorized by the county commissioners court (Sec.
	51.707, Government Code) . . . not more than $15;
	(D) to fund the preservation of court records
	(Sec. 51.708, Government Code) . . . not more than $10;
	(E) to fund the construction, renovation, or
	improvement of Rockwall County court facilities, if authorized by
	the county commissioners court (Sec. 51.709, Government Code) . . .
	not more than $15; [~~and~~]
	(F) to fund the construction, renovation, or
	improvement of Travis County court facilities, if authorized by the
	county commissioners court (Sec. 51.710, Government Code) . . . not
	more than $15;
	(G) to fund the construction, renovation, or
	improvement of Hidalgo County court facilities, if authorized by
	the county commissioners court (Sec. 51.711, Government Code) . . .
	not more than $20; and
	(H) to fund the construction, renovation, or
	improvement of Cameron County court facilities, if authorized by
	the county commissioners court (Sec. 51.711, Government Code) . . .
	not more than $20;
	(4) for filing a suit, including an appeal from an
	inferior court:
	(A) for a suit with 10 or fewer plaintiffs (Sec.
	51.317, Government Code) . . . $50;
	(B) for a suit with at least 11 but not more than
	25 plaintiffs (Sec. 51.317, Government Code) . . . $75;
	(C) for a suit with at least 26 but not more than
	100 plaintiffs (Sec. 51.317, Government Code) . . . $100;
	(D) for a suit with at least 101 but not more than
	500 plaintiffs (Sec. 51.317, Government Code) . . . $125;
	(E) for a suit with at least 501 but not more than
	1,000 plaintiffs (Sec. 51.317, Government Code) . . . $150; or
	(F) for a suit with more than 1,000 plaintiffs
	(Sec. 51.317, Government Code) . . . $200;
	(5) for filing a cross-action, counterclaim,
	intervention, contempt action, motion for new trial, or third-party
	petition (Sec. 51.317, Government Code) . . . $15;
	(6) for issuing a citation or other writ or process not
	otherwise provided for, including one copy, when requested at the
	time a suit or action is filed (Sec. 51.317, Government Code) . . .
	$8;
	(7) for records management and preservation (Sec.
	51.317, Government Code) . . . $10;
	(7-a) for district court records archiving, if adopted
	by the county commissioners court (Sec. 51.317(b)(5), Government
	Code) . . . not more than $5;
	(8) for issuing a subpoena, including one copy (Sec.
	51.318, Government Code) . . . $8;
	(9) for issuing a citation, commission for deposition,
	writ of execution, order of sale, writ of execution and order of
	sale, writ of injunction, writ of garnishment, writ of attachment,
	or writ of sequestration not provided for in Section 51.317, or any
	other writ or process not otherwise provided for, including one
	copy if required by law (Sec. 51.318, Government Code) . . . $8;
	(10) for searching files or records to locate a cause
	when the docket number is not provided (Sec. 51.318, Government
	Code) . . . $5;
	(11) for searching files or records to ascertain the
	existence of an instrument or record in the district clerk's office
	(Sec. 51.318, Government Code) . . . $5;
	(12) for abstracting a judgment (Sec. 51.318,
	Government Code) . . . $8;
	(13) for approving a bond (Sec. 51.318, Government
	Code) . . . $4;
	(14) for a certified copy of a record, judgment,
	order, pleading, or paper on file or of record in the district
	clerk's office, including certificate and seal, for each page or
	part of a page (Sec. 51.318, Government Code) . . . not to exceed
	$1;
	(15) for a noncertified copy, for each page or part of
	a page (Sec. 51.318, Government Code) . . . not to exceed $1;
	(16) fee for performing a service:
	(A) related to the matter of the estate of a
	deceased person (Sec. 51.319, Government Code) . . . the same fee
	allowed the county clerk for those services;
	(B) related to the matter of a minor (Sec.
	51.319, Government Code) . . . the same fee allowed the county
	clerk for the service;
	(C) of serving process by certified or registered
	mail (Sec. 51.319, Government Code) . . . the same fee a sheriff or
	constable is authorized to charge for the service under Section
	118.131, Local Government Code; [~~and~~]
	(D) prescribed or authorized by law but for which
	no fee is set (Sec. 51.319, Government Code) . . . a reasonable fee;
	and
	(E) related to a matter filed in a statutory
	county court (Sec. 51.319, Government Code) . . . the same fees
	allowed the district clerk for those services in the district
	court;
	(17) jury fee (Sec. 51.604, Government Code) . . . $40
	[~~$30~~];
	(18) additional filing fee for family protection on
	filing a suit for dissolution of a marriage under Chapter 6, Family
	Code (Sec. 51.961, Government Code) . . . not to exceed $15;
	(19) at a hearing held by an associate judge appointed
	under Subchapter B, Chapter 54A, Government Code, a court cost to
	preserve the record, in the absence of a court reporter, by any
	means approved by the associate judge (Sec. 54A.110, Government
	Code) . . . as assessed by the referring court or associate judge;
	and
	(20) statewide electronic filing system fund fee (Sec.
	51.851, Government Code) . . . $30 [~~$20~~].
	(c) Section 101.061192, Government Code, is repealed.
	SECTION 8.104. Section 101.0616, Government Code, is
	amended to conform to Chapter 1031 (H.B. 1438), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, to read as follows:
	Sec. 101.0616. DISTRICT COURT FEES AND COSTS: ESTATES
	CODE. The clerk of a district court shall collect fees and costs
	under the Estates Code as follows:
	(1) security deposit on filing, by any person other
	than the personal representative of an estate, an application,
	complaint, or opposition in relation to the estate, if required by
	the clerk (Sec. 53.052, Estates Code) . . . probable cost of the
	proceeding;
	(2) [~~fee on filing an application, complaint,~~
	~~petition, or other paper in a guardianship proceeding, which~~
	~~includes a deposit for payment to an attorney ad litem (Sec.~~
	~~1052.051, Estates Code) .~~ . ~~. cost of filing and payment of~~
	~~attorney ad litem;~~
	[~~(3)~~] security deposit on filing, by any person other
	than the guardian, attorney ad litem, or guardian ad litem, an
	application, complaint, or opposition in relation to a guardianship
	matter, if required by the clerk (Sec. 1053.052, Estates Code)
	. . . probable cost of the guardianship proceeding;
	(3) [~~(4)~~] nonrefundable fee to cover the cost of
	administering Subchapter G, Chapter 1104, Estates Code (Sec.
	1104.303, Estates Code) . . . $40; and
	(4) [~~(5)~~] costs for attorney ad litem appointed to
	pursue the restoration of a ward's capacity or modification of the
	ward's guardianship (Sec. 1202.102, Estates Code) . . . reasonable
	compensation.
	SECTION 8.105. (a) Section 101.0811, Government Code, is
	amended to conform to Chapters 654 (H.B. 2182) and 1182 (S.B. 1139),
	Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, and is further
	amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 101.0811. STATUTORY COUNTY COURT FEES AND COSTS:
	GOVERNMENT CODE. The clerk of a statutory county court shall
	collect fees and costs under the Government Code as follows:
	(1) appellate judicial system filing fees:
	(A) First or Fourteenth Court of Appeals District
	(Sec. 22.2021, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
	(B) Second Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2031, Government Code) . . . $5;
	(C) Third Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2041, Government Code) . . . $5;
	(D) Fourth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2051, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
	(E) Fifth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2061, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
	(E-1) Sixth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2071, Government Code) . . . $5;
	(E-2) Seventh Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2081, Government Code) . . . $5;
	(E-3) Eighth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2091, Government Code) . . . $5;
	(F) Ninth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2101, Government Code) . . . $5;
	(G) Eleventh Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2121, Government Code) . . . $5;
	(G-1) Twelfth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2131, Government Code) . . . $5; and
	(H) Thirteenth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2141, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
	(2) an official court reporter fee, County Court at
	Law No. 2 of Bexar County (Sec. 25.0172, Government Code) . . . $3;
	(3) in Brazoria County, in matters of concurrent
	jurisdiction with the district court, fees (Sec. 25.0222,
	Government Code) . . . as prescribed by law for district judges
	according to the nature of the matter;
	(4) a court reporter fee when testimony is taken in a
	county court at law in McLennan County (Sec. 25.1572, Government
	Code) . . . $3;
	(5) a stenographer fee, if a record or part of a record
	is made:
	(A) in a county court at law in Hidalgo County
	(Sec. 25.1102, Government Code) . . . $20; and
	(B) in the 1st Multicounty Court at Law (Sec.
	25.2702, Government Code) . . . $25;
	(6) jury fee (Sec. 51.604, Government Code) . . . $40
	[~~$22~~];
	(7) an additional filing fee:
	(A) for each civil case filed to be used for
	court-related purposes for the support of the judiciary (Sec.
	51.702, Government Code) . . . $40;
	(B) to fund the improvement of Dallas County
	civil court facilities, if authorized by the county commissioners
	court (Sec. 51.705, Government Code) . . . not more than $15;
	(B-1) to fund the improvement of Bexar County
	court facilities, if authorized by the county commissioners court
	(Sec. 51.706, Government Code) . . . not more than $15;
	(C) to fund the improvement of Hays County court
	facilities, if authorized by the county commissioners court (Sec.
	51.707, Government Code) . . . not more than $15;
	(D) to fund the preservation of court records
	(Sec. 51.708, Government Code) . . . not more than $10;
	(E) to fund the construction, renovation, or
	improvement of Rockwall County court facilities, if authorized by
	the county commissioners court (Sec. 51.709, Government Code) . . .
	not more than $15; [~~and~~]
	(F) to fund the construction, renovation, or
	improvement of Travis County court facilities, if authorized by the
	county commissioners court (Sec. 51.710, Government Code) . . . not
	more than $15;
	(G) to fund the construction, renovation, or
	improvement of Hidalgo County court facilities, if authorized by
	the county commissioners court (Sec. 51.711, Government Code) . . .
	not more than $20; and
	(H) to fund the construction, renovation, or
	improvement of Cameron County court facilities, if authorized by
	the county commissioners court (Sec. 51.711, Government Code) . . .
	not more than $20;
	(8) the official court reporter's fee taxed as costs in
	civil actions in a statutory county court:
	(A) in Bexar County Courts at Law Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6,
	7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 (Sec. 25.0172, Government Code)
	. . . taxed in the same manner as the fee is taxed in district
	court;
	(B) in Galveston County (Sec. 25.0862,
	Government Code) . . . taxed in the same manner as the fee is taxed
	in civil cases in the district courts; [~~and~~]
	(C) in Harris County (Sec. 25.1032, Government
	Code) . . . taxed in the same manner as the fee is taxed in civil
	cases in the district courts; and
	(D) in Parker County (Sec. 25.1862, Government
	Code) . . . taxed in the same manner as the fee is taxed in civil
	cases in the district courts;
	(9) in Nueces County, in matters of concurrent
	jurisdiction with the district court, with certain exceptions, fees
	(Sec. 25.1802, Government Code) . . . equal to those in district
	court cases;
	(10) a fee not otherwise listed in this subchapter
	that is required to be collected under Section 25.0008, Government
	Code, in a county other than Brazos, Cameron, Ellis, Guadalupe,
	Harris, Henderson, Liberty, Moore, Nolan, Panola, Parker, Starr,
	Victoria, and Williamson . . . as prescribed by law relating to
	county judges' fees;
	(11) at a hearing held by an associate judge appointed
	under Subchapter B, Chapter 54A, Government Code, a court cost to
	preserve the record, in the absence of a court reporter, by any
	means approved by the associate judge (Sec. 54A.110, Government
	Code) . . . as assessed by the referring court or associate judge;
	and
	(12) statewide electronic filing system fund fee (Sec.
	51.851, Government Code) . . . $30 [~~$20~~].
	(b) Section 101.081191, Government Code, is repealed.
	SECTION 8.106. Section 101.0814, Government Code, is
	amended to conform to Chapter 654 (H.B. 2182), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, to read as follows:
	Sec. 101.0814. STATUTORY COUNTY COURT FEES AND COSTS:
	LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. The clerk of a statutory county court shall
	collect fees and costs under the Local Government Code as follows:
	(1) additional filing fee to fund contingency fund for
	liability insurance, if authorized by the county commissioners
	court (Sec. 82.003, Local Government Code) . . . not to exceed $5;
	(2) civil court actions (Sec. 118.052, Local
	Government Code):
	(A) filing of original action (Secs. 118.052 and
	118.053, Local Government Code):
	(i) garnishment after judgment (Sec.
	118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $15; and
	(ii) all others (Sec. 118.052, Local
	Government Code) . . . $40;
	(B) filing of action other than original (Secs.
	118.052 and 118.054, Local Government Code) . . . $30; and
	(C) services rendered after judgment in original
	action (Secs. 118.052 and 118.0545, Local Government Code):
	(i) abstract of judgment (Sec. 118.052,
	Local Government Code) . . . $5; and
	(ii) execution, order of sale, writ, or
	other process (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $5;
	(3) probate court actions (Sec. 118.052, Local
	Government Code):
	(A) probate original action (Secs. 118.052 and
	118.055, Local Government Code):
	(i) probate of a will with independent
	executor, administration with will attached, administration of an
	estate, guardianship or receivership of an estate, or muniment of
	title (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $40;
	(ii) community survivors (Sec. 118.052,
	Local Government Code) . . . $40;
	(iii) small estates (Sec. 118.052, Local
	Government Code) . . . $40;
	(iv) declarations of heirship (Sec.
	118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $40;
	(v) mental health or chemical dependency
	services (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $40; and
	(vi) additional, special fee (Secs. 118.052
	and 118.064, Local Government Code) . . . $5;
	(B) services in pending probate action (Secs.
	118.052 and 118.056, Local Government Code):
	(i) filing an inventory and appraisement
	(Secs. 118.052 and 118.056(d), Local Government Code) . . . $25;
	(ii) approving and recording bond (Sec.
	118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $3;
	(iii) administering oath (Sec. 118.052,
	Local Government Code) . . . $2;
	(iv) filing annual or final account of
	estate (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $25;
	(v) filing application for sale of real or
	personal property (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $25;
	(vi) filing annual or final report of
	guardian of a person (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code) . . .
	$10; and
	(vii) filing a document not listed under
	this paragraph after the filing of an order approving the inventory
	and appraisement or after the 120th day after the date of the
	initial filing of the action, whichever occurs first (Secs. 118.052
	and 191.007, Local Government Code), if more than 25 pages . . .
	$25;
	(C) adverse probate action (Secs. 118.052 and
	118.057, Local Government Code) . . . $40;
	(D) claim against estate (Secs. 118.052 and
	118.058, Local Government Code) . . . $10 [$2];
	(E) supplemental court-initiated guardianship
	fee (Secs. 118.052 and 118.067, Local Government Code) . . . $20;
	and
	(F) supplemental public probate administrator
	fee (Secs. 118.052 and 118.068, Local Government Code) . . . $10;
	(4) other fees (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code):
	(A) issuing document (Secs. 118.052 and 118.059,
	Local Government Code):
	(i) original document and one copy (Sec.
	118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $4; and
	(ii) each additional set of an original and
	one copy (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $4;
	(B) certified papers (Secs. 118.052 and 118.060,
	Local Government Code):
	(i) for the clerk's certificate (Sec.
	118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $5; and
	(ii) a fee per page or part of a page (Sec.
	118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $1;
	(C) noncertified papers, for each page or part of
	a page (Secs. 118.052 and 118.0605, Local Government Code) . . .
	$1;
	(D) letters testamentary, letter of
	guardianship, letter of administration, or abstract of judgment
	(Secs. 118.052 and 118.061, Local Government Code) . . . $2;
	(E) safekeeping of wills (Secs. 118.052 and
	118.062, Local Government Code) . . . $5;
	(F) mail service of process (Secs. 118.052 and
	118.063, Local Government Code) . . . same as sheriff; and
	(G) records management and preservation fee
	(Secs. 118.052, 118.0546, and 118.0645, Local Government Code)
	. . . $5;
	(5) additional filing fee for filing any civil action
	or proceeding requiring a filing fee, including an appeal, and on
	the filing of any counterclaim, cross-action, intervention,
	interpleader, or third-party action requiring a filing fee, to fund
	civil legal services for the indigent (Sec. 133.153, Local
	Government Code) . . . $10;
	(6) on the filing of a civil suit, an additional filing
	fee to be used for court-related purposes for the support of the
	judiciary (Sec. 133.154, Local Government Code) . . . $42;
	(7) additional filing fee to fund the courthouse
	security fund, if authorized by the county commissioners court
	(Sec. 291.008, Local Government Code) . . . not to exceed $5;
	(8) additional filing fee for filing documents not
	subject to certain filing fees to fund the courthouse security
	fund, if authorized by the county commissioners court (Sec.
	291.008, Local Government Code) . . . $1;
	(9) additional filing fee to fund the courthouse
	security fund in Webb County, if authorized by the county
	commissioners court (Sec. 291.009, Local Government Code) . . . not
	to exceed $20; and
	(10) court cost in civil cases other than suits for
	delinquent taxes to fund the county law library fund, if authorized
	by the county commissioners court (Sec. 323.023, Local Government
	Code) . . . not to exceed $35.
	SECTION 8.107. Section 101.0815, Government Code, is
	amended to conform to Chapter 1031 (H.B. 1438), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, to read as follows:
	Sec. 101.0815. STATUTORY COUNTY COURT FEES AND COSTS:
	ESTATES CODE. The clerk of a statutory county court shall collect
	fees and costs under the Estates Code as follows:
	(1) fee for deposit of a will with the county clerk
	during testator's lifetime (Sec. 252.001, Estates Code) . . . $5;
	(2) security deposit on filing, by any person other
	than the personal representative of an estate, an application,
	complaint, or opposition in relation to the estate, if required by
	the clerk (Sec. 53.052, Estates Code) . . . probable cost of the
	proceeding;
	(3) [~~fee on filing an application, complaint,~~
	~~petition, or other paper in a guardianship proceeding, which~~
	~~includes a deposit for payment to an attorney ad litem (Sec.~~
	~~1052.051, Estates Code) .~~ . ~~. cost of filing and payment of~~
	~~attorney ad litem;~~
	[~~(4)~~] security deposit on filing, by any person other
	than the guardian, attorney ad litem, or guardian ad litem, an
	application, complaint, or opposition in relation to a guardianship
	matter, if required by the clerk (Sec. 1053.052, Estates Code)
	. . . probable cost of the guardianship proceeding;
	(4) [~~(5)~~] nonrefundable fee to cover the cost of
	administering Subchapter G, Chapter 1104, Estates Code (Sec.
	1104.303, Estates Code) . . . $40; and
	(5) [~~(6)~~] costs for attorney ad litem appointed to
	pursue the restoration of a ward's capacity or modification of the
	ward's guardianship (Sec. 1202.102, Estates Code) . . . reasonable
	compensation.
	SECTION 8.108. (a) Section 101.1011, Government Code, is
	amended to conform to Chapters 654 (H.B. 2182) and 1182 (S.B. 1139),
	Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, and is further
	amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 101.1011. STATUTORY PROBATE COURT FEES AND COSTS:
	GOVERNMENT CODE. The clerk of a statutory probate court shall
	collect fees and costs under the Government Code as follows:
	(1) appellate judicial system filing fees:
	(A) First or Fourteenth Court of Appeals District
	(Sec. 22.2021, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
	(B) Second Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2031, Government Code) . . . $5;
	(C) Third Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2041, Government Code) . . . $5;
	(D) Fourth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2051, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
	(E) Fifth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2061, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
	(E-1) Sixth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2071, Government Code) . . . $5;
	(E-2) Seventh Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2081, Government Code) . . . $5;
	(E-3) Eighth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2091, Government Code) . . . $5;
	(F) Ninth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2101, Government Code) . . . $5;
	(G) Eleventh Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2121, Government Code) . . . $5;
	(G-1) Twelfth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2131, Government Code) . . . $5; and
	(H) Thirteenth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2141, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
	(2) additional filing fees as follows:
	(A) for certain cases to be used for
	court-related purposes for support of the judiciary (Sec. 51.704,
	Government Code) . . . $40;
	(B) to fund the improvement of Dallas County
	civil court facilities, if authorized by the county commissioners
	court (Sec. 51.705, Government Code) . . . not more than $15;
	(B-1) to fund the improvement of Bexar County
	court facilities, if authorized by the county commissioners court
	(Sec. 51.706, Government Code) . . . not more than $15;
	(C) to fund the improvement of Hays County court
	facilities, if authorized by the county commissioners court (Sec.
	51.707, Government Code) . . . not more than $15;
	(D) to fund the construction, renovation, or
	improvement of Rockwall County court facilities, if authorized by
	the county commissioners court (Sec. 51.709, Government Code) . . .
	not more than $15; [~~and~~]
	(E) to fund the construction, renovation, or
	improvement of Travis County court facilities, if authorized by the
	county commissioners court (Sec. 51.710, Government Code) . . . not
	more than $15; and
	(F) to fund the construction, renovation, or
	improvement of Hidalgo County court facilities, if authorized by
	the county commissioners court (Sec. 51.711, Government Code) . . .
	not more than $20;
	(3) jury fee for civil case (Sec. 51.604, Government
	Code) . . . $40 [~~$22~~];
	(4) the expense of preserving the record as a court
	cost, if imposed on a party by the referring court or associate
	judge (Sec. 54A.211, Government Code) . . . actual cost;
	(5) a fee not otherwise listed in this subchapter that
	is required to be collected under Section 25.0029, Government Code
	(Sec. 25.0029, Government Code) . . . as prescribed by law relating
	to county judges' fees; and
	(6) statewide electronic filing system fund fee (Sec.
	51.851, Government Code) . . . $30 [~~$20~~].
	(b) Section 101.10119, Government Code, is repealed.
	SECTION 8.109. Section 101.1013, Government Code, is
	amended to conform to Chapter 654 (H.B. 2182), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, to read as follows:
	Sec. 101.1013. STATUTORY PROBATE COURT FEES AND COSTS:
	LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. The clerk of a statutory probate court shall
	collect fees and costs under the Local Government Code as follows:
	(1) additional filing fee for filing any civil action
	or proceeding requiring a filing fee, including an appeal, and on
	the filing of any counterclaim, cross-action, intervention,
	interpleader, or third-party action requiring a filing fee to fund
	civil legal services for the indigent (Sec. 133.153, Local
	Government Code) . . . $10;
	(2) additional filing fee to fund contingency fund for
	liability insurance, if authorized by the county commissioners
	court (Sec. 82.003, Local Government Code) . . . not to exceed $5;
	(3) probate court actions (Sec. 118.052, Local
	Government Code):
	(A) probate original action (Secs. 118.052 and
	118.055, Local Government Code):
	(i) probate of a will with independent
	executor, administration with will attached, administration of an
	estate, guardianship or receivership of an estate, or muniment of
	title (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $40;
	(ii) community survivors (Sec. 118.052,
	Local Government Code) . . . $40;
	(iii) small estates (Sec. 118.052, Local
	Government Code) . . . $40;
	(iv) declarations of heirship (Sec.
	118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $40;
	(v) mental health or chemical dependency
	services (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $40; and
	(vi) additional, special fee (Secs. 118.052
	and 118.064, Local Government Code) . . . $5;
	(B) services in pending probate action (Secs.
	118.052 and 118.056, Local Government Code):
	(i) filing an inventory and appraisement
	(Secs. 118.052 and 118.056(d), Local Government Code) . . . $25;
	(ii) approving and recording bond (Sec.
	118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $3;
	(iii) administering oath (Sec. 118.052,
	Local Government Code) . . . $2;
	(iv) filing annual or final account of
	estate (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code). . . $25;
	(v) filing application for sale of real or
	personal property (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $25;
	(vi) filing annual or final report of
	guardian of a person (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code) . . .
	$10; and
	(vii) filing a document not listed under
	this paragraph after the filing of an order approving the inventory
	and appraisement or after the 120th day after the date of the
	initial filing of the action, whichever occurs first (Secs. 118.052
	and 191.007, Local Government Code), if more than 25 pages . . .
	$25;
	(C) adverse probate action (Secs. 118.052 and
	118.057, Local Government Code) . . . $40;
	(D) claim against estate (Secs. 118.052 and
	118.058, Local Government Code) . . . $10 [$2];
	(E) supplemental court-initiated guardianship
	fee (Secs. 118.052 and 118.067, Local Government Code) . . . $20;
	and
	(F) supplemental public probate administrator
	fee (Secs. 118.052 and 118.068, Local Government Code) . . . $10;
	(4) other fees (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code):
	(A) issuing document (Secs. 118.052 and 118.059,
	Local Government Code):
	(i) original document and one copy (Sec.
	118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $4; and
	(ii) each additional set of an original and
	one copy (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $4;
	(B) certified papers (Secs. 118.052 and 118.060,
	Local Government Code):
	(i) for the clerk's certificate (Sec.
	118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $5; and
	(ii) a fee per page or part of a page (Sec.
	118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $1;
	(C) noncertified papers, for each page or part of
	a page (Secs. 118.052 and 118.0605, Local Government Code) . . .
	$1;
	(D) letters testamentary, letter of
	guardianship, letter of administration, or abstract of judgment
	(Secs. 118.052 and 118.061, Local Government Code) . . . $2;
	(E) safekeeping of wills (Secs. 118.052 and
	118.062, Local Government Code) . . . $5;
	(F) mail service of process (Secs. 118.052 and
	118.063, Local Government Code) . . . same as sheriff; and
	(G) records management and preservation fee
	(Secs. 118.052 and 118.0645, Local Government Code) . . . $5; and
	(5) court cost in civil cases other than suits for
	delinquent taxes to fund the county law library fund, if authorized
	by the county commissioners court (Sec. 323.023, Local Government
	Code) . . . not to exceed $35.
	SECTION 8.110. Section 101.1014, Government Code, is
	amended to conform to Chapter 1031 (H.B. 1438), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, to read as follows:
	Sec. 101.1014. STATUTORY PROBATE COURT FEES AND COSTS:
	ESTATES CODE. The clerk of a statutory probate court shall collect
	fees and costs under the Estates Code as follows:
	(1) fee for deposit of a will with the county clerk
	during testator's lifetime (Sec. 252.001, Estates Code) . . . $5;
	(2) security deposit on filing, by any person other
	than the personal representative of an estate, an application,
	complaint, or opposition in relation to the estate, if required by
	the clerk (Sec. 53.052, Estates Code) . . . probable cost of the
	proceeding;
	(3) [~~fee on filing an application, complaint,~~
	~~petition, or other paper in a guardianship proceeding, which~~
	~~includes a deposit for payment to an attorney ad litem (Sec.~~
	~~1052.051, Estates Code) .~~ . ~~. cost of filing and payment of~~
	~~attorney ad litem;~~
	[~~(4)~~] security deposit on filing, by any person other
	than the guardian, attorney ad litem, or guardian ad litem, an
	application, complaint, or opposition in relation to a guardianship
	matter, if required by the clerk (Sec. 1053.052, Estates Code)
	. . . probable cost of the guardianship proceeding;
	(4) [~~(5)~~] nonrefundable fee to cover the cost of
	administering Subchapter G, Chapter 1104, Estates Code (Sec.
	1104.303, Estates Code) . . . $40; and
	(5) [~~(6)~~] costs for attorney ad litem appointed to
	pursue the restoration of a ward's capacity or modification of the
	ward's guardianship (Sec. 1202.102, Estates Code) . . . reasonable
	compensation.
	SECTION 8.111. Section 101.121, Government Code, is amended
	to conform to Chapter 763 (S.B. 1035), Acts of the 83rd Legislature,
	Regular Session, 2013, to read as follows:
	Sec. 101.121. COUNTY COURT FEES AND COSTS: ALCOHOLIC
	BEVERAGE CODE. The clerk of a county court shall collect a fee of
	$25 [$5] under Section 61.31, Alcoholic Beverage Code, for hearing
	on application for a license to manufacture, distribute, store, or
	sell beer.
	SECTION 8.112. Section 101.1212, Government Code, is
	amended to conform to Chapters 654 (H.B. 2182) and 1182 (S.B. 1139),
	Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, to read as
	follows:
	Sec. 101.1212. COUNTY COURT FEES AND COSTS: GOVERNMENT
	CODE. The clerk of a county court shall collect the following fees
	and costs under the Government Code:
	(1) appellate judicial system filing fees:
	(A) First or Fourteenth Court of Appeals District
	(Sec. 22.2021, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
	(B) Second Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2031, Government Code) . . . $5;
	(C) Third Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2041, Government Code) . . . $5;
	(D) Fourth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2051, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
	(E) Fifth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2061, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
	(E-1) Sixth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2071, Government Code) . . . $5;
	(E-2) Seventh Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2081, Government Code) . . . $5;
	(E-3) Eighth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2091, Government Code) . . . $5;
	(F) Ninth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2101, Government Code) . . . $5;
	(G) Eleventh Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2121, Government Code) . . . $5;
	(G-1) Twelfth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2131, Government Code) . . . $5; and
	(H) Thirteenth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2141, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
	(2) a jury fee (Sec. 51.604, Government Code) . . .
	$40 [~~$22~~];
	(3) a filing fee in each civil case filed to be used
	for court-related purposes for the support of the judiciary (Sec.
	51.703, Government Code) . . . $40;
	(4) a filing fee to fund the preservation of court
	records (Sec. 51.708, Government Code) . . . not more than $10; and
	(5) a statewide electronic filing system fund fee
	(Sec. 51.851, Government Code) . . . $30 [~~$20~~].
	SECTION 8.113. Section 101.1214, Government Code, is
	amended to conform to Chapter 654 (H.B. 2182), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, to read as follows:
	Sec. 101.1214. COUNTY COURT FEES AND COSTS: LOCAL
	GOVERNMENT CODE. The clerk of a county court shall collect the
	following fees and costs under the Local Government Code:
	(1) additional filing fee to fund contingency fund for
	liability insurance, if authorized by the county commissioners
	court (Sec. 82.003, Local Government Code) . . . not to exceed $5;
	(2) civil court actions (Sec. 118.052, Local
	Government Code):
	(A) filing of original action (Secs. 118.052 and
	118.053, Local Government Code):
	(i) garnishment after judgment (Sec.
	118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $15; and
	(ii) all others (Sec. 118.052, Local
	Government Code) . . . $40;
	(B) filing of action other than original (Secs.
	118.052 and 118.054, Local Government Code) . . . $30; and
	(C) services rendered after judgment in original
	action (Secs. 118.052 and 118.0545, Local Government Code):
	(i) abstract of judgment (Sec. 118.052,
	Local Government Code) . . . $5; and
	(ii) execution, order of sale, writ, or
	other process (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $5;
	(3) probate court actions (Sec. 118.052, Local
	Government Code):
	(A) probate original action (Secs. 118.052 and
	118.055, Local Government Code):
	(i) probate of a will with independent
	executor, administration with will attached, administration of an
	estate, guardianship or receivership of an estate, or muniment of
	title (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $40;
	(ii) community survivors (Sec. 118.052,
	Local Government Code) . . . $40;
	(iii) small estates (Sec. 118.052, Local
	Government Code) . . . $40;
	(iv) declarations of heirship (Sec.
	118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $40;
	(v) mental health or chemical dependency
	services (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $40; and
	(vi) additional, special fee (Secs. 118.052
	and 118.064, Local Government Code) . . . $5;
	(B) services in pending probate action (Secs.
	118.052 and 118.056, Local Government Code):
	(i) filing an inventory and appraisement
	(Secs. 118.052 and 118.056(d), Local Government Code) . . . $25;
	(ii) approving and recording bond (Sec.
	118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $3;
	(iii) administering oath (Sec. 118.052,
	Local Government Code) . . . $2;
	(iv) filing annual or final account of
	estate (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $25;
	(v) filing application for sale of real or
	personal property (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $25;
	(vi) filing annual or final report of
	guardian of a person (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code) . . .
	$10; and
	(vii) filing a document not listed under
	this paragraph after the filing of an order approving the inventory
	and appraisement or after the 120th day after the date of the
	initial filing of the action, whichever occurs first (Secs. 118.052
	and 191.007, Local Government Code), if more than 25 pages . . .
	$25;
	(C) adverse probate action (Secs. 118.052 and
	118.057, Local Government Code) . . . $40;
	(D) claim against estate (Secs. 118.052 and
	118.058, Local Government Code) . . . $10 [$2];
	(E) supplemental court-initiated guardianship
	fee (Secs. 118.052 and 118.067, Local Government Code) . . . $20;
	and
	(F) supplemental public probate administrator
	fee (Secs. 118.052 and 118.068, Local Government Code) . . . $10;
	(4) other fees (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code):
	(A) issuing document (Secs. 118.052 and 118.059,
	Local Government Code):
	(i) original document and one copy (Sec.
	118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $4; and
	(ii) each additional set of an original and
	one copy (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $4;
	(B) certified papers (Secs. 118.052 and 118.060,
	Local Government Code):
	(i) for the clerk's certificate (Sec.
	118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $5; and
	(ii) a fee per page or part of a page (Sec.
	118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $1;
	(C) noncertified papers, for each page or part of
	a page (Secs. 118.052 and 118.0605, Local Government Code) . . .
	$1;
	(D) letters testamentary, letter of
	guardianship, letter of administration, or abstract of judgment
	(Secs. 118.052 and 118.061, Local Government Code) . . . $2;
	(E) safekeeping of wills (Secs. 118.052 and
	118.062, Local Government Code) . . . $5;
	(F) mail service of process (Secs. 118.052 and
	118.063, Local Government Code) . . . same as sheriff; and
	(G) records management and preservation fee
	(Secs. 118.052, 118.0546, and 118.0645, Local Government Code)
	. . . $5;
	(5) deposit on filing petition requesting permission
	to create a municipal civic center authority (Sec. 281.013, Local
	Government Code) . . . $200;
	(6) additional filing fee to fund the courthouse
	security fund, if authorized by the county commissioners court
	(Sec. 291.008, Local Government Code) . . . not to exceed $5;
	(7) additional filing fee for filing documents not
	subject to certain filing fees to fund the courthouse security
	fund, if authorized by the county commissioners court (Sec.
	291.008, Local Government Code) . . . $1;
	(8) additional filing fee to fund the courthouse
	security fund in Webb County, if authorized by the county
	commissioners court (Sec. 291.009, Local Government Code) . . . not
	to exceed $20;
	(9) court cost in civil cases other than suits for
	delinquent taxes to fund the county law library fund, if authorized
	by the county commissioners court (Sec. 323.023, Local Government
	Code) . . . not to exceed $35;
	(10) additional filing fee for filing any civil action
	or proceeding requiring a filing fee, including an appeal, and on
	the filing of any counterclaim, cross-action, intervention,
	interpleader, or third-party action requiring a filing fee, to fund
	civil legal services for the indigent (Sec. 133.153, Local
	Government Code) . . . $10; and
	(11) on the filing of a civil suit an additional filing
	fee to be used for court-related purposes for the support of the
	judiciary (Sec. 133.154, Local Government Code) . . . $42.
	SECTION 8.114. Section 101.1215, Government Code, is
	amended to conform to Chapter 1031 (H.B. 1438), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, to read as follows:
	Sec. 101.1215. COUNTY COURT FEES AND COSTS: ESTATES CODE.
	The clerk of a county court shall collect the following fees and
	costs under the Estates Code:
	(1) fee for deposit of a will with the county clerk
	during testator's lifetime (Sec. 252.001, Estates Code) . . . $5;
	(2) security deposit on filing, by any person other
	than the personal representative of an estate, an application,
	complaint, or opposition in relation to the estate, if required by
	the clerk (Sec. 53.052, Estates Code) . . . probable cost of the
	proceeding;
	(3) [~~fee on filing an application, complaint,~~
	~~petition, or other paper in a guardianship proceeding, which~~
	~~includes a deposit for payment to an attorney ad litem (Sec.~~
	~~1052.051, Estates Code) .~~ . ~~. cost of filing and payment of~~
	~~attorney ad litem;~~
	[~~(4)~~] security deposit on filing, by any person other
	than the guardian, attorney ad litem, or guardian ad litem, an
	application, complaint, or opposition in relation to a guardianship
	matter, if required by the clerk (Sec. 1053.052, Estates Code)
	. . . probable cost of the guardianship proceeding;
	(4) [~~(5)~~] nonrefundable fee to cover the cost of
	administering Subchapter G, Chapter 1104, Estates Code (Sec.
	1104.303, Estates Code) . . . $40; and
	(5) [~~(6)~~] costs for attorney ad litem appointed to
	pursue the restoration of a ward's capacity or modification of the
	ward's guardianship (Sec. 1202.102, Estates Code) . . . reasonable
	compensation.
	SECTION 8.115. Section 102.041, Government Code, is amended
	to conform to Chapter 654 (H.B. 2182), Acts of the 84th Legislature,
	Regular Session, 2015, to read as follows:
	Sec. 102.041. ADDITIONAL COURT COSTS ON CONVICTION IN
	DISTRICT COURT: CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. The clerk of a
	district court shall collect fees and costs under the Code of
	Criminal Procedure on conviction of a defendant as follows:
	(1) a jury fee (Art. 102.004, Code of Criminal
	Procedure) . . . $40 [~~$20~~];
	(2) a fee for clerk of the court services (Art.
	102.005, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $40;
	(3) a records management and preservation services fee
	(Art. 102.005, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $25;
	(4) a county and district court technology fee (Art.
	102.0169, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $4;
	(5) a security fee on a felony offense (Art. 102.017,
	Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $5;
	(6) a security fee on a misdemeanor offense (Art.
	102.017, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $3; and
	(7) a juvenile delinquency prevention and graffiti
	eradication fee (Art. 102.0171, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . .
	$50.
	SECTION 8.116. Section 102.061, Government Code, is amended
	to conform to Chapter 654 (H.B. 2182), Acts of the 84th Legislature,
	Regular Session, 2015, to read as follows:
	Sec. 102.061. ADDITIONAL COURT COSTS ON CONVICTION IN
	STATUTORY COUNTY COURT: CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. The clerk of a
	statutory county court shall collect fees and costs under the Code
	of Criminal Procedure on conviction of a defendant as follows:
	(1) a jury fee (Art. 102.004, Code of Criminal
	Procedure) . . . $40 [~~$20~~];
	(2) a fee for services of the clerk of the court (Art.
	102.005, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $40;
	(3) a records management and preservation services fee
	(Art. 102.005, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $25;
	(4) a county and district court technology fee (Art.
	102.0169, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $4;
	(5) a security fee on a misdemeanor offense (Art.
	102.017, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $3;
	(6) a juvenile delinquency prevention and graffiti
	eradication fee (Art. 102.0171, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . .
	$50;
	(7) a juvenile case manager fee (Art. 102.0174, Code
	of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $5 if the court employs a
	juvenile case manager; and
	(8) a civil justice fee (Art. 102.022, Code of
	Criminal Procedure) . . . $0.10.
	SECTION 8.117. Section 102.081, Government Code, is amended
	to conform to Chapter 654 (H.B. 2182), Acts of the 84th Legislature,
	Regular Session, 2015, to read as follows:
	Sec. 102.081. ADDITIONAL COURT COSTS ON CONVICTION IN
	COUNTY COURT: CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. The clerk of a county
	court shall collect fees and costs under the Code of Criminal
	Procedure on conviction of a defendant as follows:
	(1) a jury fee (Art. 102.004, Code of Criminal
	Procedure) . . . $40 [~~$20~~];
	(2) a fee for clerk of the court services (Art.
	102.005, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $40;
	(3) a records management and preservation services fee
	(Art. 102.005, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $25;
	(4) a county and district court technology fee (Art.
	102.0169, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $4;
	(5) a security fee on a misdemeanor offense (Art.
	102.017, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $3;
	(6) a juvenile delinquency prevention and graffiti
	eradication fee (Art. 102.0171, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . .
	$50;
	(7) a juvenile case manager fee (Art. 102.0174, Code
	of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $5 if the court employs a
	juvenile case manager; and
	(8) a civil justice fee (Art. 102.022, Code of
	Criminal Procedure) . . . $0.10.
	SECTION 8.118. 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;
	(3-a) costs associated with operating a global
	positioning monitoring system as a condition of release on bond
	(Art. 17.49(b)(2), Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . actual costs,
	subject to a determination of indigency;
	(3-b) costs associated with providing a defendant's
	victim with an electronic receptor device as a condition of the
	defendant's release on bond (Art. 17.49(b)(3), Code of Criminal
	Procedure) . . . actual costs, subject to a determination of
	indigency;
	(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. 42A.301(17) [~~Chapter 42A~~], 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. 42A.301(20) [~~Chapter~~
	~~42A~~], Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $50;
	(7) children's advocacy center fee (Art. 42A.455
	[~~Chapter 42A~~], Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $50;
	(8) family violence center fee (Art. 42A.504(b)
	[~~Chapter 42A~~], Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $100;
	(9) community supervision fee (Art. 42A.652(a)
	[~~Chapter 42A~~], Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . not less than $25
	or more than $60 per month;
	(10) additional community supervision fee for certain
	offenses (Art. 42A.653(a) [~~Chapter 42A~~], 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. 42A.452 [~~Chapter~~
	~~42A~~], 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 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;
	(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;
	(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; and
	(26) a cost on conviction for the truancy prevention
	and diversion fund (Art. 102.015, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . .
	$2.
	SECTION 8.119. 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 rights waiver motion filing fee in
	El Paso County (Sec. 54.745, Government Code) . . . $100;
	(4) 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; and
	(E) in Travis County (Sec. 54.983, Government
	Code) . . . magistrate's fees;
	(5) an administrative fee for participation in certain
	community supervision programs (Sec. 76.015, Government Code)
	. . . not less than $25 and not more than $60 per month; and
	(6) fee paid on filing a petition for an order of
	nondisclosure of criminal history record information in certain
	cases (Secs. 411.072 and 411.0745 [~~Subchapter E-1, Chapter 411~~],
	Government Code) . . . $28.
	SECTION 8.120. Section 103.0213, Government Code, is
	amended to conform to Chapter 752 (H.B. 1888), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, to read as follows:
	Sec. 103.0213. ADDITIONAL FEES AND COSTS IN CRIMINAL OR
	CIVIL CASES: TRANSPORTATION CODE. An accused or defendant, or a
	party to a civil suit, as applicable, shall pay the following fees
	and costs under the Transportation Code if ordered by the court or
	otherwise required:
	(1) administrative fee on dismissal of charge of
	driving with an expired motor vehicle registration (Sec. 502.407,
	Transportation Code) . . . not to exceed $20;
	(2) administrative fee on dismissal of charge of
	driving with an expired driver's license (Sec. 521.026,
	Transportation Code) . . . not to exceed $20;
	(2-a) administrative fee on remediation of charge of
	operation of a vehicle without a registration insignia (Sec.
	502.473, Transportation Code) . . . not to exceed $10;
	(3) administrative fee on remediation of charge of
	operating a vehicle without complying with inspection requirements
	as certified (Sec. 548.605, Transportation Code) . . . not to
	exceed $20;
	(4) administrative fee for failure to appear for a
	complaint or citation on certain offenses (Sec. 706.006,
	Transportation Code) . . . $30 for each violation; [~~and~~]
	(5) administrative fee for failure to pay or satisfy
	certain judgments (Sec. 706.006, Transportation Code) . . . $30;
	and
	(6) administrative fee on dismissal of charge of
	driving a commercial motor vehicle without a commercial driver's
	license or commercial learner's permit (Sec. 522.011,
	Transportation Code) . . . not to exceed $10.
	SECTION 8.121. (a) Section 103.026, Government Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 103.026. MISCELLANEOUS FEES AND COSTS: FAMILY CODE.
	Fees and costs shall be paid or collected under the Family Code as
	follows:
	(1) costs of determining and sending information
	concerning the identity of the court with continuing, exclusive
	jurisdiction if charged by the bureau of vital statistics (Sec.
	108.006, Family Code) . . . reasonable fee;
	(2) initial operations fee paid to the domestic
	relations office on each filing of an original suit affecting the
	parent-child relationship, motion for modification, or motion for
	enforcement, if authorized by the administering entity (Sec.
	203.005, Family Code) . . . not to exceed $15;
	(3) initial child support service fee paid to the
	domestic relations office in certain counties on the filing of an
	original suit affecting the parent-child relationship, if
	authorized by the administering entity (Sec. 203.005, Family Code)
	. . . not to exceed $36;
	(4) service fee for services of a domestic relations
	office, if authorized by the administering entity (Sec. 203.005,
	Family Code) . . . not to exceed $3 per month;
	(5) fee to reimburse a domestic relations office for a
	fee paid for filing an administrative writ of withholding (Secs.
	158.503 and 203.005, Family Code) . . . the amount of the fee paid;
	(6) fee from a Title IV-D agency for each item of
	process to each individual on whom service is required, including
	service by certified or registered mail (Sec. 231.202, Family Code)
	. . . the amount that a sheriff or constable may charge for serving
	process under Section 118.131, Local Government Code; [~~and~~]
	(7) a fee for mailing an order vacating or staying an
	order suspending a license to the appropriate licensing authority
	(Sec. 232.013, Family Code) . . . $5 for each order mailed; and
	(8) a court cost paid by a party to a truancy case, if
	ordered by a truancy court (Sec. 65.107, Family Code) . . . $50.
	(b) Section 103.035, Government Code, is repealed.
	SECTION 8.122. (a) Section 103.027(a), Government Code,
	is amended to conform to Chapter 654 (H.B. 2182), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, and further amended to read as
	follows:
	(a) Fees and costs shall be paid or collected under the
	Government Code as follows:
	(1) filing a certified copy of a judicial finding of
	fact and conclusion of law if charged by the secretary of state
	(Sec. 51.905, Government Code) . . . $15;
	(2) cost paid by each surety posting the bail bond for
	an offense other than a misdemeanor punishable by fine only under
	Chapter 17, Code of Criminal Procedure, for the assistant
	prosecutor supplement fund and the fair defense account (Sec.
	41.258, Government Code) . . . $15, provided the cost does not
	exceed $30 for all bail bonds posted at that time for an individual
	and the cost is not required on the posting of a personal or cash
	bond;
	(3) to participate in a court proceeding in this
	state, a nonresident attorney fee (Sec. 82.0361, Government Code)
	. . . $250 except as waived or reduced under supreme court rules for
	representing an indigent person;
	(4) on a party's appeal of a final decision in a
	contested case, the cost of preparing the original or a certified
	copy of the record of the agency proceeding, if required by the
	agency's rule, as a court cost (Sec. 2001.177, Government Code)
	. . . as assessed by the court, all or part of the cost of
	preparation;
	(5) a program fee for a drug court program (Sec.
	123.004, Government Code) . . . not to exceed $1,000;
	(6) an alcohol or controlled substance testing,
	counseling, and treatment fee (Sec. 123.004, Government Code) . . .
	the amount necessary to cover the costs of testing, counseling, and
	treatment;
	(7) a reasonable program fee for a veterans treatment
	court program (Sec. 124.005, Government Code) . . . not to exceed
	$1,000;
	(8) a testing, counseling, and treatment fee for
	testing, counseling, or treatment performed or provided under a
	veterans treatment court program (Sec. 124.005, Government Code)
	. . . the amount necessary to cover the costs of testing,
	counseling, or treatment; [~~and~~]
	(9) a nonrefundable program fee for a commercially
	sexually exploited persons court [~~prostitution prevention~~] program
	(Sec. 126.006, Government Code) . . . a reasonable amount not to
	exceed $1,000, which must include a counseling and services fee in
	an amount necessary to cover the costs of counseling and services
	provided by the program, a victim services fee in an amount equal to
	10 percent of the total fee, and a law enforcement training fee in
	an amount equal to five percent of the total fee; and
	(10) a district court records archive fee for the
	filing of a suit, including an appeal from an inferior court, or a
	cross-action, counterclaim, intervention, contempt action, motion
	for new trial, or third-party petition, in any court in the county
	for which the district clerk accepts filings, if authorized by the
	county commissioners court (Sec. 51.305, Government Code) . . . not
	more than $10.
	(b) Effective September 1, 2019, Section 103.027(a),
	Government Code, is amended to conform to Chapter 654 (H.B. 2182),
	Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, and further
	amended to read as follows:
	(a) Fees and costs shall be paid or collected under the
	Government Code as follows:
	(1) filing a certified copy of a judicial finding of
	fact and conclusion of law if charged by the secretary of state
	(Sec. 51.905, Government Code) . . . $15;
	(2) cost paid by each surety posting the bail bond for
	an offense other than a misdemeanor punishable by fine only under
	Chapter 17, Code of Criminal Procedure, for the assistant
	prosecutor supplement fund and the fair defense account (Sec.
	41.258, Government Code) . . . $15, provided the cost does not
	exceed $30 for all bail bonds posted at that time for an individual
	and the cost is not required on the posting of a personal or cash
	bond;
	(3) to participate in a court proceeding in this
	state, a nonresident attorney fee (Sec. 82.0361, Government Code)
	. . . $250 except as waived or reduced under supreme court rules for
	representing an indigent person;
	(4) on a party's appeal of a final decision in a
	contested case, the cost of preparing the original or a certified
	copy of the record of the agency proceeding, if required by the
	agency's rule, as a court cost (Sec. 2001.177, Government Code)
	. . . as assessed by the court, all or part of the cost of
	preparation;
	(5) a program fee for a drug court program (Sec.
	123.004, Government Code) . . . not to exceed $1,000;
	(6) an alcohol or controlled substance testing,
	counseling, and treatment fee (Sec. 123.004, Government Code) . . .
	the amount necessary to cover the costs of testing, counseling, and
	treatment;
	(7) a reasonable program fee for a veterans treatment
	court program (Sec. 124.005, Government Code) . . . not to exceed
	$1,000;
	(8) a testing, counseling, and treatment fee for
	testing, counseling, or treatment performed or provided under a
	veterans treatment court program (Sec. 124.005, Government Code)
	. . . the amount necessary to cover the costs of testing,
	counseling, or treatment; [~~and~~]
	(9) a nonrefundable program fee for a commercially
	sexually exploited persons court [~~prostitution prevention~~] program
	(Sec. 126.006, Government Code) . . . a reasonable amount not to
	exceed $1,000, which must include a counseling and services fee in
	an amount necessary to cover the costs of counseling and services
	provided by the program, a victim services fee in an amount equal to
	10 percent of the total fee, and a law enforcement training fee in
	an amount equal to five percent of the total fee; and
	(10) a district court records archive fee for the
	filing of a suit, including an appeal from an inferior court, or a
	cross-action, counterclaim, intervention, contempt action, motion
	for new trial, or third-party petition, in any court in the county
	for which the district clerk accepts filings, if authorized by the
	county commissioners court (Sec. 51.305, Government Code) . . . not
	more than $5.
	(c) The following are repealed:
	(1) Section 103.0271, Government Code; and
	(2) Section 103.0292, Government Code, as added by
	Chapter 1167 (S.B. 484), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2013.
	ARTICLE 9. CHANGES RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
	SECTION 9.001. Section 81.046(c), Health and Safety Code,
	as amended by Chapters 789 (H.B. 2646) and 1278 (S.B. 1574), Acts of
	the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is reenacted and
	amended to read as follows:
	(c) Medical or epidemiological information, including
	information linking a person who is exposed to a person with a
	communicable disease, may be released:
	(1) for statistical purposes if released in a manner
	that prevents the identification of any person;
	(2) with the consent of each person identified in the
	information;
	(3) to medical personnel treating the individual,
	appropriate state agencies in this state or another state, a health
	authority or local health department in this state or another
	state, or federal, county, or district courts to comply with this
	chapter and related rules relating to the control and treatment of
	communicable diseases and health conditions or under another state
	or federal law that expressly authorizes the disclosure of this
	information;
	(4) to appropriate federal agencies, such as the
	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [~~of the United States~~
	~~Public Health Service~~], but the information must be limited to the
	name, address, sex, race, and occupation of the patient, the date of
	disease onset, the probable source of infection, and other
	requested information relating to the case or suspected case of a
	communicable disease or health condition;
	(5) to medical personnel to the extent necessary in a
	medical emergency to protect the health or life of the person
	identified in the information; [or]
	(6) to a designated infection control officer;
	(7) [~~(6)~~] to governmental entities that provide first
	responders who may respond to a situation involving a potential
	communicable disease of concern and need the information to
	properly respond to the situation; or
	(8) [~~(7)~~] to a local health department or health
	authority for a designated monitoring period based on the potential
	risk for developing symptoms of a communicable disease of concern.
	SECTION 9.002. Section 242.403(a), Health and Safety Code,
	is amended to conform to changes made by Chapter 838 (S.B. 202),
	Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, to read as
	follows:
	(a) The executive commissioner shall adopt standards to
	implement Sections 242.401 and 242.402. Those standards must, at a
	minimum, address:
	(1) admission of residents;
	(2) care of residents younger than 18 years of age;
	(3) an initial assessment and comprehensive plan of
	care for residents;
	(4) transfer or discharge of residents;
	(5) clinical records;
	(6) infection control at the institution;
	(7) rehabilitative services;
	(8) food services;
	(9) nutrition services provided by a director of food
	services who is licensed by the Texas Department of Licensing and
	Regulation under Chapter 701, Occupations Code, [~~State Board of~~
	~~Examiners of Dietitians~~] or, if not so licensed, who is in scheduled
	consultation with a person who is so licensed as frequently and for
	such time as the executive commissioner shall determine necessary
	to assure each resident a diet that meets the daily nutritional and
	special dietary needs of each resident;
	(10) social services and activities;
	(11) prevention of pressure sores;
	(12) bladder and bowel retraining programs for
	residents;
	(13) prevention of complications from nasogastric or
	gastrotomy tube feedings;
	(14) relocation of residents within an institution;
	(15) postmortem procedures; and
	(16) appropriate use of chemical and physical
	restraints.
	SECTION 9.003. Section 401.015(a), Health and Safety Code,
	is amended to conform to changes made by Chapter 838 (S.B. 202),
	Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, to read as
	follows:
	(a) The radiation advisory board is composed of the
	following 18 members appointed by the governor:
	(1) one representative from industry who is trained in
	nuclear physics, science, or nuclear engineering;
	(2) one representative from labor;
	(3) one representative from agriculture;
	(4) one representative from the insurance industry;
	(5) one individual who is engaged in the use and
	application of nuclear physics in medicine and is certified by the
	American Board of Radiology or licensed by the Texas Medical Board
	under Chapter 602, Occupations Code [~~of Licensure for Professional~~
	~~Medical Physicists~~];
	(6) one hospital administrator;
	(7) one individual licensed by the Texas Medical Board
	who specializes in nuclear medicine;
	(8) one individual licensed by the Texas Medical Board
	who specializes in pathology;
	(9) one individual licensed by the Texas Medical Board
	who specializes in radiology;
	(10) one representative from the nuclear utility
	industry;
	(11) one representative from the radioactive waste
	industry;
	(12) one representative from the petroleum industry;
	(13) one health physicist certified by the American
	Board of Health Physics;
	(14) one individual licensed by the State Board of
	Dental Examiners;
	(15) one representative from the uranium mining
	industry; and
	(16) three representatives of the public.
	SECTION 9.004. Section 532.0131(d), Health and Safety Code,
	is amended to correct a typographical error to read as follows:
	(d) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human
	Services Commission shall appoint as members of the work group:
	(1) a representative of the department;
	(2) a representative of the Texas Department of
	Criminal Justice;
	(3) a representative of the Texas Juvenile Justice
	Department;
	(4) a representative of the Texas Correctional Office
	on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments;
	(5) a representative of the Sheriffs' [~~Sheriff's~~]
	Association of Texas;
	(6) a superintendent of a state hospital with a
	maximum security forensic unit;
	(7) a representative of a local mental health
	authority;
	(8) a representative of the protection and advocacy
	system of this state established in accordance with 42 U.S.C.
	Section 15043, appointed by the administrative head of that system;
	and
	(9) additional members as needed to comply with the
	number of members selected by the commissioner, who must be
	recognized experts in forensic patients or persons who represent
	the interests of forensic patients, and who may be advocates,
	family members, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers,
	psychiatric nurses, or representatives of hospitals licensed under
	Chapter 241 or 577.
	ARTICLE 10. CHANGES RELATING TO INSURANCE CODE
	SECTION 10.001. Section 544.552, Insurance Code, as amended
	by Chapters 592 (S.B. 188) and 1137 (S.B. 189), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is reenacted and amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 544.552. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only
	to:
	(1) a standard fire, homeowners, or farm and ranch
	owners insurance policy, including such policies written by:
	(A) [~~(1)~~] a farm mutual insurance company;
	(B) [~~(2)~~] a county mutual insurance company;
	(C) [~~(3)~~] a Lloyd's plan; and
	(D) [~~(4)~~] a reciprocal or interinsurance
	exchange; or
	(2) a personal automobile insurance policy, including
	a policy written by a county mutual insurance company.
	SECTION 10.002. Sections 1451.001(3), (7), (8), and (20),
	Insurance Code, are amended to conform to Chapter 838 (S.B. 202),
	Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, to read as
	follows:
	(3) "Audiologist" means an individual licensed to
	practice audiology by the Texas Department of Licensing and
	Regulation [~~State Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology~~
	~~and Audiology~~].
	(7) "Dietitian" means an individual licensed by the
	Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation under Chapter 701,
	Occupations Code [~~State Board of Examiners of Dietitians~~].
	(8) "Hearing instrument fitter and dispenser" means an
	individual licensed by the Texas Department of Licensing and
	Regulation under Chapter 402, Occupations Code [~~State Committee of~~
	~~Examiners in the Fitting and Dispensing of Hearing Instruments~~].
	(20) "Speech-language pathologist" means an
	individual licensed to practice speech-language pathology by the
	Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation [~~State Board of~~
	~~Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology~~].
	SECTION 10.003. Section 2210.251(f), Insurance Code, as
	amended by Chapters 188 (S.B. 498) and 1073 (H.B. 2439), Acts of
	the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is reenacted to read
	as follows:
	(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter,
	insurance coverage for a residential structure may be issued or
	renewed through the association subject to the inspection
	requirements imposed under Section 2210.258, if applicable.
	SECTION 10.004. Section 2210.2581, Insurance Code, as
	amended by Chapter 615 (S.B. 900), Acts of the 84th Legislature,
	Regular Session, 2015, is repealed to conform to the repeal of
	Section 2210.2581, Insurance Code, by Chapter 188 (S.B. 498), Acts
	of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015.
	ARTICLE 11. CHANGES RELATING TO LABOR CODE
	SECTION 11.001. Sections 23.003(a) and (b), Labor Code, as
	added by Chapter 195 (S.B. 805), Acts of the 84th Legislature,
	Regular Session, 2015, are repealed as duplicative of Sections
	23.003(a) and (b), Labor Code, as added by Chapter 816 (H.B. 3547),
	Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015.
	ARTICLE 12. CHANGES RELATING TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE
	SECTION 12.001. Section 234.132, Local Government Code, as
	amended by Chapters 623 (S.B. 1210) and 1170 (S.B. 866), Acts of the
	84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is reenacted and amended
	to read as follows:
	Sec. 234.132. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only
	to:
	(1) a county that has a population of less than 25,000,
	is adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico, and is within 50 miles of an
	international border;
	(2) a county that has a population of four million or
	more;
	(3) a county that is adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico and
	to a county that has a population of four million or more; [~~and~~]
	(4) a county located on the Texas-Mexico border that
	has a population of less than 300,000 and contains a municipality
	with a population of 200,000 or more; and
	(5) [~~(3)~~] a county that has a population of 550,000 or
	more and is adjacent to a county described by Subdivision (2).
	SECTION 12.002. Section 250.007, Local Government Code, is
	amended to correct an error to read as follows:
	Sec. 250.007. REGULATION OF RENTAL OR LEASING OF HOUSING
	ACCOMMODATIONS. (a) Except as provided by this section, a
	municipality or county may not adopt or enforce an ordinance or
	regulation that prohibits an owner, lessee, sublessee, assignee,
	managing agent, or other person having the right to lease,
	sublease, or rent a housing accommodation from refusing to lease or
	rent the housing accommodation to a person because the person's
	lawful source of income to pay rent includes funding from a federal
	housing assistance program.
	(b) This section does not affect an ordinance or regulation
	that prohibits the refusal to lease or rent a housing accommodation
	to a military veteran because of the veteran's lawful source of
	income to pay rent.
	(c) This section does not affect any authority of a
	municipality or county or decree to create or implement an
	incentive, contract commitment, density bonus, or other voluntary
	program designed to encourage the acceptance of a housing voucher
	directly or indirectly funded by the federal government, including
	a federal housing choice voucher.
	ARTICLE 13. CHANGES RELATING TO NATURAL RESOURCES CODE
	SECTION 13.001. Section 81.067(c), Natural Resources Code,
	is amended to conform to the repeal of Section 81.112, Natural
	Resources Code, by Chapter 470 (S.B. 757), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, to read as follows:
	(c) The fund consists of:
	(1) proceeds from bonds and other financial security
	required by this chapter and benefits under well-specific plugging
	insurance policies described by Section 91.104(c) that are paid to
	the state as contingent beneficiary of the policies, subject to the
	refund provisions of Section 91.1091, if applicable;
	(2) private contributions, including contributions
	made under Section 89.084;
	(3) expenses collected under Section 89.083;
	(4) fees imposed under Section 85.2021;
	(5) costs recovered under Section 91.457 or 91.459;
	(6) proceeds collected under Sections 89.085 and
	91.115;
	(7) interest earned on the funds deposited in the
	fund;
	(8) oil and gas waste hauler permit application fees
	collected under Section 29.015, Water Code;
	(9) costs recovered under Section 91.113(f);
	(10) hazardous oil and gas waste generation fees
	collected under Section 91.605;
	(11) oil-field cleanup regulatory fees on oil
	collected under Section 81.116;
	(12) oil-field cleanup regulatory fees on gas
	collected under Section 81.117;
	(13) fees for a reissued certificate collected under
	Section 91.707;
	(14) fees collected under Section 91.1013;
	(15) fees collected under Section 89.088;
	(16) fees collected under Section 91.142;
	(17) fees collected under Section 91.654;
	(18) costs recovered under Sections 91.656 and 91.657;
	(19) fees collected under Section 81.0521;
	(20) fees collected under Sections 89.024 and 89.026;
	(21) legislative appropriations;
	(22) any surcharges collected under Section 81.070;
	(23) fees collected under Section 91.0115;
	(24) [~~money deposited to the credit of the fund under~~
	~~Section 81.112;~~
	[~~(25)~~] fees collected under Subchapter E, Chapter 121,
	Utilities Code; and
	(25) [~~(26)~~] fees collected under Section 27.0321,
	Water Code.
	SECTION 13.002. Section 81.112, Natural Resources Code, as
	amended by Chapter 448 (H.B. 7), Acts of the 84th Legislature,
	Regular Session, 2015, is repealed to conform to the repeal of
	Section 81.112, Natural Resources Code, by Chapter 470 (S.B. 757),
	Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015.
	ARTICLE 14. CHANGES RELATING TO OCCUPATIONS CODE
	SECTION 14.001. Section 55.004, Occupations Code, as
	amended by Chapters 586 (H.B. 3742) and 1193 (S.B. 1307), Acts of
	the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is reenacted to read
	as follows:
	Sec. 55.004. ALTERNATIVE LICENSING FOR MILITARY SERVICE
	MEMBERS, MILITARY VETERANS, AND MILITARY SPOUSES. (a) A state
	agency that issues a license shall adopt rules for the issuance of
	the license to an applicant who is a military service member,
	military veteran, or military spouse and:
	(1) holds a current license issued by another
	jurisdiction that has licensing requirements that are
	substantially equivalent to the requirements for the license in
	this state; or
	(2) within the five years preceding the application
	date held the license in this state.
	(b) The executive director of a state agency may waive any
	prerequisite to obtaining a license for an applicant described by
	Subsection (a) after reviewing the applicant's credentials.
	(c) In addition to the rules adopted under Subsection (a), a
	state agency that issues a license may adopt rules that would
	establish alternate methods for a military service member, military
	veteran, or military spouse to demonstrate competency to meet the
	requirements for obtaining the license.
	SECTION 14.002. Section 1802.002(a), Occupations Code, as
	amended by Chapters 777 (H.B. 2481) and 1230 (S.B. 1982), Acts of
	the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is reenacted to read
	as follows:
	(a) This chapter does not apply to:
	(1) a sale conducted by order of a United States court
	under Title 11, United States Code;
	(2) a sale conducted by an employee of the United
	States, this state, or a political subdivision of this state in the
	course and scope of employment;
	(3) a sale conducted by a charitable, religious, or
	civic organization, including an organization having a tax exempt
	status under Section 501(c), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or
	organized as a nonprofit entity, if the person organizing,
	arranging, or conducting the auction receives no compensation;
	(4) a foreclosure sale of real property personally
	conducted by a trustee under a deed of trust;
	(5) a foreclosure sale of personal property personally
	conducted by:
	(A) a person who holds a security interest in the
	property, including a mortgage; or
	(B) an employee or agent of a person described by
	Paragraph (A) acting in the course and scope of employment, if:
	(i) the employee or agent is not otherwise
	engaged in the auction business; and
	(ii) all property for sale in the auction is
	subject to a security agreement;
	(6) a sale conducted by sealed bid without the option
	of increasing or decreasing the amount of a bid;
	(7) an auction conducted only for student training
	purposes as part of a course of study approved by the department;
	(8) an auction conducted by a posted stockyard or
	market agency as defined by the federal Packers and Stockyards Act
	(7 U.S.C. Section 181 et seq.), as amended;
	(9) an auction of livestock conducted by a nonprofit
	livestock trade association chartered in this state, if the auction
	involves only the sale of livestock owned by members of the trade
	association;
	(10) an auction conducted by a charitable or nonprofit
	organization chartered in this state, if the auction:
	(A) is part of a fair that is organized under
	state, county, or municipal authority; and
	(B) involves only the sale of property owned by
	the organization's members;
	(11) a sale or auction conducted by an auctioneer
	while the auctioneer is physically located outside of this state;
	(12) a sale of motor vehicles at auction by a person
	licensed under Chapter 2301 or 2302;
	(13) a sale of motor vehicles at auction by a person
	who holds a wholesale motor vehicle auction general distinguishing
	number or an independent motor vehicle general distinguishing
	number issued by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles; or
	(14) an auction of property through the Internet.
	SECTION 14.003. Section 1802.051(d), Occupations Code, as
	added by Chapter 1230 (S.B. 1982), Acts of the 84th Legislature,
	Regular Session, 2015, is repealed as duplicative of Section
	1802.051(d), Occupations Code, as added by Chapter 777 (H.B. 2481),
	Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015.
	ARTICLE 15. CHANGES RELATING TO PENAL CODE
	SECTION 15.001. Section 31.18(b), Penal Code, is amended to
	correct a reference to read as follows:
	(b) A person commits an offense if the person:
	(1) knowingly or intentionally conducts, promotes, or
	facilitates an activity in which the person receives, possesses,
	conceals, stores, barters, sells, abandons, or disposes of:
	(A) stolen cargo; or
	(B) cargo explicitly represented to the person as
	being stolen cargo; or
	(2) is employed as a driver lawfully contracted to
	transport a specific cargo by vehicle from a known point of origin
	to a known point of destination and, with the intent to conduct,
	promote, or facilitate an activity described by Subdivision (1)
	[~~Subsection (b)(1)~~], knowingly or intentionally:
	(A) fails to deliver the entire cargo to the
	known point of destination as contracted; or
	(B) causes the seal to be broken on the vehicle or
	on an intermodal container containing any part of the cargo.
	SECTION 15.002. Section 46.01(11), Penal Code, is repealed
	to conform to Chapter 960 (H.B. 1862), Acts of the 83rd Legislature,
	Regular Session, 2013.
	SECTION 15.003. Section 46.03(f), Penal Code, as amended by
	Chapters 437 (H.B. 910) and 1001 (H.B. 554), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is reenacted to read as
	follows:
	(f) Except as provided by Subsection (e-1), it is not a
	defense to prosecution under this section that the actor possessed
	a handgun and was licensed to carry a handgun under Subchapter H,
	Chapter 411, Government Code.
	SECTION 15.004. Section 46.035(g), Penal Code, as amended
	by Chapters 437 (H.B. 910) and 438 (S.B. 11), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is reenacted and amended to
	read as follows:
	(g) An offense under this section [~~(a-1), (a-2), (a-3),~~] is
	a Class A misdemeanor, unless the offense is committed under
	Subsection (b)(1) or (b)(3), in which event the offense is a felony
	of the third degree.
	SECTION 15.005. Sections 46.035(h) and (j), Penal Code, as
	amended by Chapters 437 (H.B. 910) and 438 (S.B. 11), Acts of the
	84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, are reenacted to read as
	follows:
	(h) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a),
	(a-1), (a-2), or (a-3) that the actor, at the time of the commission
	of the offense, displayed the handgun under circumstances in which
	the actor would have been justified in the use of force or deadly
	force under Chapter 9.
	(j) Subsections (a), (a-1), (a-2), (a-3), and (b)(1) do not
	apply to a historical reenactment performed in compliance with the
	rules of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.
	ARTICLE 16. CHANGES RELATING TO PROPERTY CODE
	SECTION 16.001. Section 209.00592(a-1), Property Code, as
	added by Chapter 248 (S.B. 862), Acts of the 84th Legislature,
	Regular Session, 2015, is repealed as duplicative of Section
	209.00592(a-1), Property Code, as added by Chapter 1183 (S.B.
	1168), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015.
	ARTICLE 17. CHANGES RELATING TO TAX CODE
	SECTION 17.001. Section 151.310(a), Tax Code, is amended to
	correct an error to read as follows:
	(a) A taxable item sold, leased, or rented to, or stored,
	used, or consumed by, any of the following organizations is
	exempted from the taxes imposed by this chapter:
	(1) an organization created for religious,
	educational, or charitable purposes if no part of the net earnings
	of the organization benefits a private shareholder or individual
	and the items purchased, leased, or rented are related to the
	purpose of the organization;
	(2) an organization qualifying for an exemption from
	federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3), (4), (8), (10), or
	(19), Internal Revenue Code, if [of] the item sold, leased, rented,
	stored, used, or consumed relates to the purpose of the exempted
	organization and the item is not used for the personal benefit of a
	private stockholder or individual;
	(3) a nonprofit organization engaged exclusively in
	providing athletic competition among persons under 19 years old if
	no financial benefit goes to an individual or shareholder;
	(4) a company, department, or association organized
	for the purpose of answering fire alarms and extinguishing fires or
	for the purpose of answering fire alarms, extinguishing fires, and
	providing emergency medical services, the members of which receive
	no compensation or only nominal compensation for their services
	rendered, if the taxable item is used exclusively by the company,
	department, or association; or
	(5) a chamber of commerce or a convention and tourist
	promotional agency representing at least one Texas city or county
	if the chamber of commerce or the agency is not organized for profit
	and no part of its net earnings inures to a private shareholder or
	other individual.
	SECTION 17.002. The heading to Section 313.009, Tax Code,
	as redesignated by Chapter 1236 (S.B. 1296), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is amended to correct an error
	in enrolling House Bill 2712, Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, to read as follows:
	Sec. 313.009. CERTAIN ENTITIES INELIGIBLE [~~ELIGIBLE~~].
	SECTION 17.003. Section 351.101(a), Tax Code, as amended by
	Chapters 666 (H.B. 3772) and 979 (H.B. 3615), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is reenacted and amended to
	read as follows:
	(a) Revenue from the municipal hotel occupancy tax may be
	used only to promote tourism and the convention and hotel industry,
	and that use is limited to the following:
	(1) the acquisition of sites for and the construction,
	improvement, enlarging, equipping, repairing, operation, and
	maintenance of convention center facilities or visitor information
	centers, or both;
	(2) the furnishing of facilities, personnel, and
	materials for the registration of convention delegates or
	registrants;
	(3) advertising and conducting solicitations and
	promotional programs to attract tourists and convention delegates
	or registrants to the municipality or its vicinity;
	(4) the encouragement, promotion, improvement, and
	application of the arts, including instrumental and vocal music,
	dance, drama, folk art, creative writing, architecture, design and
	allied fields, painting, sculpture, photography, graphic and craft
	arts, motion pictures, radio, television, tape and sound recording,
	and other arts related to the presentation, performance, execution,
	and exhibition of these major art forms;
	(5) historical restoration and preservation projects
	or activities or advertising and conducting solicitations and
	promotional programs to encourage tourists and convention
	delegates to visit preserved historic sites or museums:
	(A) at or in the immediate vicinity of convention
	center facilities or visitor information centers; or
	(B) located elsewhere in the municipality or its
	vicinity that would be frequented by tourists and convention
	delegates;
	(6) for a municipality located in a county with a
	population of one million or less, expenses, including promotion
	expenses, directly related to a sporting event in which the
	majority of participants are tourists who substantially increase
	economic activity at hotels and motels within the municipality or
	its vicinity;
	(7) subject to Section 351.1076, the promotion of
	tourism by the enhancement and upgrading of existing sports
	facilities or fields, including facilities or fields for baseball,
	softball, soccer, flag football, and rodeos, if:
	(A) the municipality owns the facilities or
	fields;
	(B) the municipality:
	(i) has a population of 80,000 or more and
	is located in a county that has a population of 350,000 or less;
	(ii) has a population of at least 75,000 but
	not more than 95,000 and is located in a county that has a
	population of less than 200,000 but more than 160,000;
	(iii) has a population of at least 36,000
	but not more than 39,000 and is located in a county that has a
	population of 100,000 or less that is not adjacent to a county with
	a population of more than two million;
	(iv) has a population of at least 13,000 but
	less than 39,000 and is located in a county that has a population of
	at least 200,000;
	(v) has a population of at least 70,000 but
	less than 90,000 and no part of which is located in a county with a
	population greater than 150,000;
	(vi) is located in a county that:
	(a) is adjacent to the Texas-Mexico
	border;
	(b) has a population of at least
	500,000; and
	(c) does not have a municipality with
	a population greater than 500,000;
	(vii) has a population of at least 25,000
	but not more than 26,000 and is located in a county that has a
	population of 90,000 or less;
	(viii) [~~(ix)~~] is located in a county that
	has a population of not more than 300,000 and in which a component
	university of the University of Houston System is located; or
	(ix) [~~(x)~~] has a population of at least
	40,000 and the San Marcos River flows through the municipality; and
	(C) the sports facilities and fields have been
	used, in the preceding calendar year, a combined total of more than
	10 times for district, state, regional, or national sports
	tournaments;
	(8) for a municipality with a population of at least
	70,000 but less than 90,000, no part of which is located in a county
	with a population greater than 150,000, the construction,
	improvement, enlarging, equipping, repairing, operation, and
	maintenance of a coliseum or multiuse facility;
	(9) signage directing the public to sights and
	attractions that are visited frequently by hotel guests in the
	municipality;
	(10) the construction, improvement, enlarging,
	equipping, repairing, operation, and maintenance of a coliseum or
	multiuse facility, if the municipality:
	(A) has a population of at least 90,000 but less
	than 120,000; and
	(B) is located in two counties, at least one of
	which contains the headwaters of the San Gabriel River; and
	(11) for a municipality with a population of more than
	175,000 but less than 225,000 that is located in two counties, each
	of which has a population of less than 200,000, the construction,
	improvement, enlarging, equipping, repairing, operation, and
	maintenance of a coliseum or multiuse facility and related
	infrastructure or a venue, as defined by Section 334.001(4), Local
	Government Code, that is related to the promotion of tourism.
	ARTICLE 18. CHANGES RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION CODE
	SECTION 18.001. Section 504.202(e-1), Transportation Code,
	as amended by Chapters 708 (H.B. 1128) and 716 (H.B. 1273), Acts of
	the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is reenacted to read
	as follows:
	(e-1) Other than license plates issued under Subsection
	(h), license plates issued under this section may include, on
	request:
	(1) the emblem of the veteran's branch of service; or
	(2) one emblem from another license plate to which the
	person is entitled under Section 504.308, 504.311, 504.312,
	504.313, 504.3135, 504.314, 504.315, 504.316, 504.318, 504.319, or
	504.320.
	SECTION 18.002. The heading to Section 504.502,
	Transportation Code, is amended to conform to the transfer of the
	offense by Chapter 1296 (H.B. 2357), Acts of the 82nd Legislature,
	Regular Session, 2011, to read as follows:
	Sec. 504.502. CERTAIN EXHIBITION VEHICLES[~~; OFFENSE~~].
	SECTION 18.003. Section 644.101(b), Transportation Code,
	as amended by Chapters 278 (H.B. 716) and 1130 (S.B. 58), Acts of
	the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is reenacted and
	amended to read as follows:
	(b) A police officer of any of the following municipalities
	is eligible to apply for certification under this section:
	(1) a municipality with a population of 50,000 or
	more;
	(2) a municipality with a population of 25,000 or more
	any part of which is located in a county with a population of
	500,000 or more;
	(3) a municipality with a population of less than
	25,000:
	(A) any part of which is located in a county with
	a population of 3.3 million; and
	(B) that contains or is adjacent to an
	international port;
	(4) a municipality with a population of at least
	34,000 that is located in a county that borders two or more states;
	(5) a municipality any part of which is located in a
	county bordering the United Mexican States;
	(6) a municipality with a population of less than
	5,000 that is located:
	(A) adjacent to a bay connected to the Gulf of
	Mexico; and
	(B) in a county adjacent to a county with a
	population greater than 3.3 million;
	(7) a municipality that is located:
	(A) within 25 miles of an international port; and
	(B) in a county that does not contain a highway
	that is part of the national system of interstate and defense
	highways and is adjacent to a county with a population greater than
	3.3 million;
	(8) a municipality with a population of less than
	8,500 that:
	(A) is the county seat; and
	(B) contains a highway that is part of the
	national system of interstate and defense highways; [or]
	(9) a municipality located in a county with a
	population between 60,000 and 66,000 adjacent to a bay connected to
	the Gulf of Mexico; or
	(10) [~~(9)~~] a municipality with a population of more
	than 40,000 and less than 50,000 that is located in a county with a
	population of more than 285,000 and less than 300,000 that borders
	the Gulf of Mexico.
	ARTICLE 19. CHANGES RELATING TO WATER CODE
	SECTION 19.001. Section 16.053(e), Water Code, as amended
	by Chapters 756 (H.B. 2031), 990 (H.B. 30), and 1180 (S.B. 1101),
	Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is reenacted
	and amended to read as follows:
	(e) Each regional water planning group shall submit to the
	development board a regional water plan that:
	(1) is consistent with the guidance principles for the
	state water plan adopted by the development board under Section
	16.051(d);
	(2) provides information based on data provided or
	approved by the development board in a format consistent with the
	guidelines provided by the development board under Subsection (d);
	(2-a) is consistent with the desired future conditions
	adopted under Section 36.108 for the relevant aquifers located in
	the regional water planning area as of the date the board most
	recently adopted a state water plan under Section 16.051 or, at the
	option of the regional water planning group, established subsequent
	to the adoption of the most recent plan; provided, however, that if
	no groundwater conservation district exists within the area of the
	regional water planning group, the regional water planning group
	shall determine the supply of groundwater for regional planning
	purposes; the Texas Water Development Board shall review and
	approve, prior to inclusion in the regional water plan, that the
	groundwater supply for the regional planning group without a
	groundwater conservation district in its area is physically
	compatible, using the board's groundwater availability models,
	with the desired future conditions adopted under Section 36.108 for
	the relevant aquifers in the groundwater management area that are
	regulated by groundwater conservation districts;
	(3) identifies:
	(A) each source of water supply in the regional
	water planning area, including information supplied by the
	executive administrator on the amount of modeled available
	groundwater in accordance with the guidelines provided by the
	development board under Subsections (d) and (f);
	(B) factors specific to each source of water
	supply to be considered in determining whether to initiate a
	drought response;
	(C) actions to be taken as part of the response;
	and
	(D) existing major water infrastructure
	facilities that may be used for interconnections in the event of an
	emergency shortage of water;
	(4) has specific provisions for water management
	strategies to be used during a drought of record;
	(5) includes but is not limited to consideration of
	the following:
	(A) any existing water or drought planning
	efforts addressing all or a portion of the region and potential
	impacts on public health, safety, or welfare in this state;
	(B) approved groundwater conservation district
	management plans and other plans submitted under Section 16.054;
	(C) all potentially feasible water management
	strategies, including but not limited to improved conservation,
	reuse, and management of existing water supplies, conjunctive use,
	acquisition of available existing water supplies, and development
	of new water supplies;
	(D) protection of existing water rights in the
	region;
	(E) opportunities for and the benefits of
	developing regional water supply facilities or providing regional
	management of water supply facilities;
	(F) appropriate provision for environmental
	water needs and for the effect of upstream development on the bays,
	estuaries, and arms of the Gulf of Mexico and the effect of plans on
	navigation;
	(G) provisions in Section 11.085(k)(1) if
	interbasin transfers are contemplated;
	(H) voluntary transfer of water within the region
	using, but not limited to, regional water banks, sales, leases,
	options, subordination agreements, and financing agreements;
	(I) emergency transfer of water under Section
	11.139, including information on the part of each permit, certified
	filing, or certificate of adjudication for nonmunicipal use in the
	region that may be transferred without causing unreasonable damage
	to the property of the nonmunicipal water rights holder; and
	(J) opportunities for and the benefits of
	developing large-scale desalination facilities for:
	(i) marine seawater that serve local or
	regional entities; and
	(ii) [~~(J) opportunities for and the~~
	~~benefits of developing large-scale desalination facilities for~~]
	seawater or brackish groundwater that serve local or regional
	brackish groundwater production zones identified and designated
	under Section 16.060(b)(5);
	(6) identifies river and stream segments of unique
	ecological value and sites of unique value for the construction of
	reservoirs that the regional water planning group recommends for
	protection under Section 16.051;
	(7) assesses the impact of the plan on unique river and
	stream segments identified in Subdivision (6) if the regional water
	planning group or the legislature determines that a site of unique
	ecological value exists;
	(8) describes the impact of proposed water projects on
	water quality; and
	(9) includes information on:
	(A) projected water use and conservation in the
	regional water planning area; and
	(B) the implementation of state and regional
	water plan projects, including water conservation strategies,
	necessary to meet the state's projected water demands.
	SECTION 19.002. Section 16.060, Water Code, as amended by
	Chapter 990 (H.B. 30), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, and repealed by Chapter 756 (H.B. 2031), Acts of the
	84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is reenacted to read as
	follows:
	Sec. 16.060. DESALINATION STUDIES AND RESEARCH. (a) The
	board shall undertake or participate in research, feasibility and
	facility planning studies, investigations, and surveys as it
	considers necessary to further the development of cost-effective
	water supplies from seawater or brackish groundwater desalination
	in the state.
	(b) The board shall prepare a biennial progress report on
	the implementation of seawater or brackish groundwater
	desalination activities in the state and shall submit it to the
	governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of
	representatives not later than December 1 of each even-numbered
	year. The report shall include:
	(1) results of the board's studies and activities
	relative to seawater or brackish groundwater desalination during
	the preceding biennium;
	(2) identification and evaluation of research,
	regulatory, technical, and financial impediments to the
	implementation of seawater or brackish groundwater desalination
	projects;
	(3) evaluation of the role the state should play in
	furthering the development of large-scale seawater or brackish
	groundwater desalination projects in the state;
	(4) the anticipated appropriation from general
	revenues necessary to continue investigating water desalination
	activities in the state during the next biennium; and
	(5) identification and designation of local or
	regional brackish groundwater production zones in areas of the
	state with moderate to high availability and productivity of
	brackish groundwater that can be used to reduce the use of fresh
	groundwater and that:
	(A) are separated by hydrogeologic barriers
	sufficient to prevent significant impacts to water availability or
	water quality in any area of the same or other aquifers,
	subdivisions of aquifers, or geologic strata that have an average
	total dissolved solids level of 1,000 milligrams per liter or less
	at the time of designation of the zones; and
	(B) are not located in:
	(i) an area of the Edwards Aquifer subject
	to the jurisdiction of the Edwards Aquifer Authority;
	(ii) the boundaries of the:
	(a) Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer
	Conservation District;
	(b) Harris-Galveston Subsidence
	District; or
	(c) Fort Bend Subsidence District;
	(iii) an aquifer, subdivision of an
	aquifer, or geologic stratum that:
	(a) has an average total dissolved
	solids level of more than 1,000 milligrams per liter; and
	(b) is serving as a significant source
	of water supply for municipal, domestic, or agricultural purposes
	at the time of designation of the zones; or
	(iv) an area of a geologic stratum that is
	designated or used for wastewater injection through the use of
	injection wells or disposal wells permitted under Chapter 27.
	(c) The board shall actively pursue federal sources of
	funding for desalination projects in the state.
	(d) The board shall work together with groundwater
	conservation districts and stakeholders and shall consider the
	Brackish Groundwater Manual for Texas Regional Water Planning
	Groups, and any updates to the manual, and other relevant
	scientific data or findings when identifying and designating
	brackish groundwater production zones under Subsection (b)(5).
	(e) In designating a brackish groundwater production zone
	under this section, the board shall:
	(1) determine the amount of brackish groundwater that
	the zone is capable of producing over a 30-year period and a 50-year
	period without causing a significant impact to water availability
	or water quality as described by Subsection (b)(5)(A); and
	(2) include in the designation description:
	(A) the amounts of brackish groundwater that the
	zone is capable of producing during the periods described by
	Subdivision (1); and
	(B) recommendations regarding reasonable
	monitoring to observe the effects of brackish groundwater
	production within the zone.
	SECTION 19.003. Section 36.001(31), Water Code, as added by
	Chapter 415 (H.B. 2767), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is repealed as duplicative of Section 36.001(31),
	Water Code, as added by Chapter 308 (S.B. 854), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015.
	ARTICLE 20. CHANGES RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN
	CIVIL STATUTES
	SECTION 20.001. (a) Section 86.17, Education Code, is
	repealed to conform to Chapter 570 (H.B. 1323), Acts of the 62nd
	Legislature, Regular Session, 1971.
	(b) Section 1, Chapter 570 (H.B. 1323), Acts of the 62nd
	Legislature, Regular Session, 1971, is repealed as executed.
	SECTION 20.002. (a) The Health and Safety Code is amended
	to codify the Texas Environmental, Health, and Safety Audit
	Privilege Act (Article 4447cc, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) by
	adding Title 13 to read as follows:
	TITLE 13. ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH, AND SAFETY AUDIT PRIVILEGE ACT
	CHAPTER 1101. ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH, AND SAFETY AUDIT PRIVILEGE
	ACT
	SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
	Sec. 1101.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as
	the Texas Environmental, Health, and Safety Audit Privilege Act.
	(Acts 74th Leg., R.S., Ch. 219, Sec. 1.)
	Sec. 1101.002. PURPOSE; CIRCUMVENTION BY RULE PROHIBITED.
	(a) The purpose of this chapter is to encourage voluntary
	compliance with environmental and occupational health and safety
	laws.
	(b) A regulatory agency may not adopt a rule or impose a
	condition that circumvents the purpose of this chapter. (Acts 74th
	Leg., R.S., Ch. 219, Secs. 2, 11.)
	Sec. 1101.003. DEFINITIONS. (a) In this chapter:
	(1) "Acquisition closing date" means the date on which
	ownership of, or a direct or indirect majority interest in the
	ownership of, a regulated facility or operation is acquired in an
	asset purchase, equity purchase, merger, or similar transaction.
	(2) "Audit report" means an audit report described by
	Section 1101.051.
	(3) "Environmental or health and safety audit" or
	"audit" means a systematic voluntary evaluation, review, or
	assessment of compliance with environmental or health and safety
	laws or with any permit issued under an environmental or health and
	safety law conducted by an owner or operator, an employee of an
	owner or operator, a person, including an employee or independent
	contractor of the person, that is considering the acquisition of a
	regulated facility or operation, or an independent contractor of:
	(A) a regulated facility or operation; or
	(B) an activity at a regulated facility or
	operation.
	(4) "Environmental or health and safety law" means:
	(A) a federal or state environmental or
	occupational health and safety law; or
	(B) a rule, regulation, or regional or local law
	adopted in conjunction with a law described by Paragraph (A).
	(5) "Owner or operator" means a person who owns or
	operates a regulated facility or operation.
	(6) "Penalty" means an administrative, civil, or
	criminal sanction imposed by the state to punish a person for a
	violation of a statute or rule. The term does not include a
	technical or remedial provision ordered by a regulatory authority.
	(7) "Regulated facility or operation" means a facility
	or operation that is regulated under an environmental or health and
	safety law.
	(b) A person acts intentionally for purposes of this chapter
	if the person acts intentionally within the meaning of Section
	6.03, Penal Code.
	(c) For purposes of this chapter, a person acts knowingly,
	or with knowledge, with respect to the nature of the person's
	conduct when the person is aware of the person's physical acts. A
	person acts knowingly, or with knowledge, with respect to the
	result of the person's conduct when the person is aware that the
	conduct will cause the result.
	(d) A person acts recklessly or is reckless for purposes of
	this chapter if the person acts recklessly or is reckless within the
	meaning of Section 6.03, Penal Code.
	(e) To fully implement the privilege established by this
	chapter, the term "environmental or health and safety law" shall be
	construed broadly. (Acts 74th Leg., R.S., Ch. 219, Sec. 3.)
	Sec. 1101.004. APPLICABILITY. The privilege established
	by this chapter applies to environmental or health and safety
	audits that are conducted on or after May 23, 1995. (Acts 74th
	Leg., R.S., Ch. 219, Sec. 12.)
	Sec. 1101.005. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER RECOGNIZED
	PRIVILEGES. This chapter does not limit, waive, or abrogate the
	scope or nature of any statutory or common law privilege, including
	the work product doctrine and the attorney-client privilege. (Acts
	74th Leg., R.S., Ch. 219, Sec. 13.)
	SUBCHAPTER B. GENERAL AUDIT PROVISIONS
	Sec. 1101.051. AUDIT REPORT. (a) An audit report is a
	report that includes each document and communication, other than
	those described by Section 1101.102, produced from an environmental
	or health and safety audit.
	(b) General components that may be contained in a completed
	audit report include:
	(1) a report prepared by an auditor, monitor, or
	similar person, which may include:
	(A) a description of the scope of the audit;
	(B) the information gained in the audit and
	findings, conclusions, and recommendations; and
	(C) exhibits and appendices;
	(2) memoranda and documents analyzing all or a portion
	of the materials described by Subdivision (1) or discussing
	implementation issues; and
	(3) an implementation plan or tracking system to
	correct past noncompliance, improve current compliance, or prevent
	future noncompliance.
	(c) The types of exhibits and appendices that may be
	contained in an audit report include supporting information that is
	collected or developed for the primary purpose of and in the course
	of an environmental or health and safety audit, including:
	(1) interviews with current or former employees;
	(2) field notes and records of observations;
	(3) findings, opinions, suggestions, conclusions,
	guidance, notes, drafts, and memoranda;
	(4) legal analyses;
	(5) drawings;
	(6) photographs;
	(7) laboratory analyses and other analytical data;
	(8) computer-generated or electronically recorded
	information;
	(9) maps, charts, graphs, and surveys; and
	(10) other communications associated with an
	environmental or health and safety audit.
	(d) To facilitate identification, each document in an audit
	report should be labeled "COMPLIANCE REPORT: PRIVILEGED DOCUMENT"
	or labeled with words of similar import. Failure to label a
	document under this section does not constitute a waiver of the
	privilege established by this chapter or create a presumption that
	the privilege does or does not apply. (Acts 74th Leg., R.S., Ch.
	219, Secs. 4(a), (b), (c), (d).)
	Sec. 1101.052. PERIOD FOR COMPLETION OF AUDIT. (a) Unless
	an extension is approved by the governmental entity with regulatory
	authority over the regulated facility or operation based on
	reasonable grounds, an environmental or health and safety audit
	must be completed within a reasonable time not to exceed six months
	after:
	(1) the date the audit is initiated; or
	(2) the acquisition closing date, if the person
	continues the audit under Section 1101.053.
	(b) Subsection (a)(1) does not apply to an environmental or
	health and safety audit conducted before the acquisition closing
	date by a person that is considering the acquisition of the
	regulated facility or operation. (Acts 74th Leg., R.S., Ch. 219,
	Secs. 4(e), (f).)
	Sec. 1101.053. CONTINUATION OF AUDIT BEGUN BEFORE
	ACQUISITION CLOSING DATE. A person that begins an environmental or
	health and safety audit before becoming the owner of a regulated
	facility or operation may continue the audit after the acquisition
	closing date if the person gives notice under Section 1101.155.
	(Acts 74th Leg., R.S., Ch. 219, Sec. 4(d-1).)
	SUBCHAPTER C. PRIVILEGE
	Sec. 1101.101. SCOPE OF PRIVILEGE. (a) An audit report is
	privileged as provided by this section.
	(b) Except as provided by Sections 1101.102, 1101.103, and
	1101.104, any part of an audit report is privileged and is not
	admissible as evidence or subject to discovery in:
	(1) a civil action, whether legal or equitable; or
	(2) an administrative proceeding.
	(c) A person, when called or subpoenaed as a witness, may
	not be compelled to testify or produce a document related to an
	environmental or health and safety audit if:
	(1) the testimony or document discloses any item
	listed in Section 1101.051 that was made as part of the preparation
	of an audit report and that is addressed in a privileged part of an
	audit report; and
	(2) the person is:
	(A) a person who conducted any portion of the
	audit but did not personally observe the physical events;
	(B) a person to whom the audit results are
	disclosed under Section 1101.103(b); or
	(C) a custodian of the audit results.
	(d) A person who conducts or participates in the preparation
	of an environmental or health and safety audit and who has actually
	observed physical events of violation may testify about those
	events but may not be compelled to testify about or produce
	documents related to the preparation of or any privileged part of an
	environmental or health and safety audit or any item listed in
	Section 1101.051.
	(e) An employee of a state agency may not request, review,
	or otherwise use an audit report during an agency inspection of a
	regulated facility or operation or an activity of a regulated
	facility or operation.
	(f) A party asserting the privilege created by this section
	has the burden of establishing the applicability of the privilege.
	(Acts 74th Leg., R.S., Ch. 219, Sec. 5.)
	Sec. 1101.102. NONPRIVILEGED MATERIALS. (a) The
	privilege established by Section 1101.101 does not apply to:
	(1) a document, communication, datum, or report or
	other information required by a regulatory agency to be collected,
	developed, maintained, or reported under a federal or state
	environmental or health and safety law;
	(2) information obtained by observation, sampling, or
	monitoring by a regulatory agency; or
	(3) information obtained from a source not involved in
	the preparation of the audit report.
	(b) This section does not limit the right of a person to
	agree to conduct and disclose an audit report. (Acts 74th Leg.,
	R.S., Ch. 219, Sec. 8.)
	Sec. 1101.103. EXCEPTION: WAIVER. (a) The privilege
	established by Section 1101.101 does not apply to the extent the
	privilege is expressly waived by the owner or operator who prepared
	the audit report or caused the report to be prepared.
	(b) Disclosure of an audit report or any information
	generated by an environmental or health and safety audit does not
	waive the privilege established by Section 1101.101 if the
	disclosure:
	(1) is made to address or correct a matter raised by
	the audit and is made only to:
	(A) a person employed by the owner or operator,
	including a temporary or contract employee;
	(B) a legal representative of the owner or
	operator;
	(C) an officer or director of the regulated
	facility or operation or a partner of the owner or operator;
	(D) an independent contractor of the owner or
	operator;
	(E) a person considering the acquisition of the
	regulated facility or operation that is the subject of the audit; or
	(F) an employee, temporary employee, contract
	employee, legal representative, officer, director, partner, or
	independent contractor of a person described by Paragraph (E);
	(2) is made under the terms of a confidentiality
	agreement between the person for whom the audit report was prepared
	or the owner or operator of the audited facility or operation and:
	(A) a partner or potential partner of the owner
	or operator of the facility or operation;
	(B) a transferee or potential transferee of the
	facility or operation;
	(C) a lender or potential lender for the facility
	or operation;
	(D) a governmental official of a state; or
	(E) a person engaged in the business of insuring,
	underwriting, or indemnifying the facility or operation; or
	(3) is made under a claim of confidentiality to a
	governmental official or agency by the person for whom the audit
	report was prepared or by the owner or operator.
	(c) A party to a confidentiality agreement described by
	Subsection (b)(2) who violates that agreement is liable for damages
	caused by the disclosure and for any other penalties stipulated in
	the confidentiality agreement.
	(d) Information that is disclosed under Subsection (b)(3)
	is confidential and is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552,
	Government Code. A public entity, public employee, or public
	official who discloses information in violation of this subsection
	is subject to any penalty provided by Chapter 552, Government Code.
	It is an affirmative defense to the clerical dissemination of a
	privileged audit report that the report was not clearly labeled
	"COMPLIANCE REPORT: PRIVILEGED DOCUMENT" or labeled with words of
	similar import. The lack of labeling may not be raised as a defense
	if the entity, employee, or official knew or had reason to know that
	the document was a privileged audit report.
	(e) This section may not be construed to circumvent the
	protections provided by federal or state law for individuals who
	disclose information to law enforcement authorities. (Acts 74th
	Leg., R.S., Ch. 219, Sec. 6.)
	Sec. 1101.104. EXCEPTION: DISCLOSURE REQUIRED BY COURT OR
	ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS OFFICIAL. (a) A court or administrative
	hearings official with competent jurisdiction may require
	disclosure of a portion of an audit report in a civil or
	administrative proceeding if the court or administrative hearings
	official determines, after an in camera review consistent with the
	appropriate rules of procedure, that:
	(1) the privilege is asserted for a fraudulent
	purpose;
	(2) the portion of the audit report is not subject to
	the privilege by application of Section 1101.102; or
	(3) the portion of the audit report shows evidence of
	noncompliance with an environmental or health and safety law and
	appropriate efforts to achieve compliance with the law were not
	promptly initiated and pursued with reasonable diligence after
	discovery of noncompliance.
	(b) A party seeking disclosure under this section has the
	burden of proving that Subsection (a)(1), (2), or (3) applies.
	(c) Notwithstanding Chapter 2001, Government Code, a
	decision of an administrative hearings official under Subsection
	(a)(1), (2), or (3) of this section is directly appealable to a
	court of competent jurisdiction without disclosure of the audit
	report to any person unless so ordered by the court.
	(d) A person claiming the privilege is subject to sanctions
	as provided by Rule 215 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure or to a
	fine not to exceed $10,000 if the court finds, consistent with
	fundamental due process, that the person intentionally or knowingly
	claimed the privilege for information that, by application of
	Section 1101.102, is not subject to the privilege.
	(e) A determination of a court under this section is subject
	to interlocutory appeal to an appropriate appellate court. (Acts
	74th Leg., R.S., Ch. 219, Sec. 7.)
	Sec. 1101.105. REVIEW OF PRIVILEGED DOCUMENTS BY
	GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY. (a) If an audit report is obtained,
	reviewed, or used in a criminal proceeding, the administrative or
	civil evidentiary privilege established by Section 1101.101 is not
	waived or eliminated for any other purpose.
	(b) Notwithstanding the privilege established by Section
	1101.101, a regulatory agency may review information that is
	required to be available under a specific state or federal law, but
	that review does not waive or eliminate the administrative or civil
	evidentiary privilege if applicable.
	(c) If information is required to be available to the public
	by operation of a specific state or federal law, the governmental
	authority shall notify the person claiming the privilege of the
	potential for public disclosure before obtaining the information
	under Subsection (a) or (b).
	(d) If privileged information is disclosed under Subsection
	(b) or (c), on the motion of a party, a court or the appropriate
	administrative official shall suppress evidence offered in any
	civil or administrative proceeding that arises or is derived from
	review, disclosure, or use of information obtained under this
	section unless the review, disclosure, or use is authorized under
	Section 1101.102. A party having received information under
	Subsection (b) or (c) has the burden of proving that the evidence
	offered did not arise and was not derived from the review of
	privileged information. (Acts 74th Leg., R.S., Ch. 219, Sec. 9.)
	SUBCHAPTER D. VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE; IMMUNITY
	Sec. 1101.151. IMMUNITY FOR VIOLATION VOLUNTARILY
	DISCLOSED. Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, a
	person who makes a voluntary disclosure of a violation of an
	environmental or health and safety law is immune from an
	administrative or civil penalty for the violation disclosed. (Acts
	74th Leg., R.S., Ch. 219, Sec. 10(a).)
	Sec. 1101.152. NATURE OF VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE. (a) A
	disclosure is voluntary for purposes of this subchapter only if:
	(1) the disclosure was made:
	(A) promptly after knowledge of the information
	disclosed is obtained by the person making the disclosure; or
	(B) not later than the 45th day after the
	acquisition closing date, if the violation was discovered during an
	audit conducted before the acquisition closing date by a person
	considering the acquisition of the regulated facility or operation;
	(2) the disclosure was made in writing by certified
	mail to an agency that has regulatory authority with regard to the
	violation disclosed;
	(3) an investigation of the violation was not
	initiated or the violation was not independently detected by an
	agency with enforcement jurisdiction before the disclosure was made
	using certified mail;
	(4) the disclosure arises out of a voluntary
	environmental or health and safety audit;
	(5) the person making the disclosure initiates an
	appropriate effort to achieve compliance, pursues that effort with
	due diligence, and corrects the noncompliance within a reasonable
	time;
	(6) the person making the disclosure cooperates with
	the appropriate agency in connection with an investigation of the
	issues identified in the disclosure; and
	(7) the violation did not result in:
	(A) injury or imminent and substantial risk of
	serious injury to one or more persons at the site; or
	(B) off-site substantial actual harm or imminent
	and substantial risk of harm to persons, property, or the
	environment.
	(b) For a disclosure described by Subsection (a)(1)(B), the
	person making the disclosure must certify in the disclosure that
	before the acquisition closing date:
	(1) the person was not responsible for the
	environmental, health, or safety compliance at the regulated
	facility or operation that is subject to the disclosure;
	(2) the person did not have the largest ownership
	share of the seller;
	(3) the seller did not have the largest ownership
	share of the person; and
	(4) the person and the seller did not have a common
	corporate parent or a common majority interest owner.
	(c) A disclosure is not voluntary for purposes of this
	subchapter if the disclosure is a report to a regulatory agency
	required solely by a specific condition of an enforcement order or
	decree. (Acts 74th Leg., R.S., Ch. 219, Secs. 10(b), (b-1), (c).)
	Sec. 1101.153. BURDEN OF PROOF WITH RESPECT TO VOLUNTARY
	DISCLOSURE. (a) In a civil or administrative enforcement action
	brought against a person for a violation for which the person claims
	to have made a voluntary disclosure, the person claiming the
	immunity created by this subchapter has the burden of establishing
	a prima facie case that the disclosure was voluntary.
	(b) After the person claiming the immunity establishes a
	prima facie case of voluntary disclosure, other than a case in which
	immunity does not apply under Section 1101.157, the enforcement
	authority has the burden of rebutting the presumption by a
	preponderance of the evidence. (Acts 74th Leg., R.S., Ch. 219, Sec.
	10(f).)
	Sec. 1101.154. NOTICE REQUIREMENT. (a) This section does
	not apply to an environmental or health and safety audit conducted
	before the acquisition closing date by a person considering the
	acquisition of the regulated facility or operation that is the
	subject of the audit.
	(b) To receive immunity under this subchapter, a facility
	conducting an environmental or health and safety audit under this
	chapter must provide notice to an appropriate regulatory agency of
	the fact that it is planning to begin the audit.
	(c) The notice must specify:
	(1) the facility or portion of the facility to be
	audited;
	(2) the anticipated time the audit will begin; and
	(3) the general scope of the audit.
	(d) The notice may provide notification of more than one
	scheduled environmental or health and safety audit at a time. (Acts
	74th Leg., R.S., Ch. 219, Sec. 10(g).)
	Sec. 1101.155. NOTICE REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN AUDITS BEGUN
	BEFORE ACQUISITION CLOSING DATE. (a) A person that begins an
	environmental or health and safety audit before becoming the owner
	of the regulated facility or operation that is the subject of the
	audit may continue the audit after the acquisition closing date if,
	not later than the 45th day after the acquisition closing date, the
	person provides notice to an appropriate regulatory agency of the
	fact that the person intends to continue an ongoing audit.
	(b) The notice must specify:
	(1) the facility or portion of the facility being
	audited;
	(2) the date the audit began; and
	(3) the general scope of the audit.
	(c) The person must certify in the notice that before the
	acquisition closing date:
	(1) the person was not responsible for the scope of the
	environmental, health, or safety compliance being audited at the
	regulated facility or operation;
	(2) the person did not have the largest ownership
	share of the seller;
	(3) the seller did not have the largest ownership
	share of the person; and
	(4) the person and the seller did not have a common
	corporate parent or a common majority interest owner. (Acts 74th
	Leg., R.S., Ch. 219, Sec. 10(g-1).)
	Sec. 1101.156. IDENTIFICATION OF VIOLATION IN COMPLIANCE
	HISTORY REPORT. A violation that has been voluntarily disclosed
	and to which immunity applies under this subchapter must be
	identified in a compliance history report as being voluntarily
	disclosed. (Acts 74th Leg., R.S., Ch. 219, Sec. 10(i).)
	Sec. 1101.157. EXCEPTION TO IMMUNITY: CERTAIN VIOLATIONS
	AND OFFENSES; IMPOSITION OF PENALTY; MITIGATING FACTORS. (a) The
	immunity established by this subchapter does not apply and an
	administrative or civil penalty may be imposed under applicable law
	if:
	(1) the person who made the disclosure intentionally
	or knowingly committed or was responsible within the meaning of
	Section 7.02, Penal Code, for the commission of the disclosed
	violation;
	(2) the person who made the disclosure recklessly
	committed or was responsible within the meaning of Section 7.02,
	Penal Code, for the commission of the disclosed violation and the
	violation resulted in substantial injury to one or more persons at
	the site or off-site harm to persons, property, or the environment;
	(3) the offense was committed intentionally or
	knowingly by a member of the person's management or an agent of the
	person and the person's policies or lack of prevention systems
	contributed materially to the occurrence of the violation;
	(4) the offense was committed recklessly by a member
	of the person's management or an agent of the person, the person's
	policies or lack of prevention systems contributed materially to
	the occurrence of the violation, and the violation resulted in
	substantial injury to one or more persons at the site or off-site
	harm to persons, property, or the environment; or
	(5) the violation has resulted in a substantial
	economic benefit that gives the violator a clear advantage over its
	business competitors.
	(b) A penalty that is imposed under Subsection (a) should,
	to the extent appropriate, be mitigated by factors such as:
	(1) the voluntariness of the disclosure;
	(2) efforts by the disclosing party to conduct
	environmental or health and safety audits;
	(3) remediation;
	(4) cooperation with government officials
	investigating the disclosed violation;
	(5) the period of ownership of the regulated facility
	or operation; or
	(6) other relevant considerations. (Acts 74th Leg.,
	R.S., Ch. 219, Secs. 10(d), (e).)
	Sec. 1101.158. EXCEPTION TO IMMUNITY: VIOLATIONS THAT
	CONSTITUTE PATTERN OF DISREGARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL OR HEALTH AND
	SAFETY LAWS. (a) The immunity established by this subchapter does
	not apply if a court or administrative law judge finds that the
	person claiming the immunity has, after May 23, 1995, repeatedly or
	continuously committed significant violations and not attempted to
	bring the facility or operation into compliance, so as to
	constitute a pattern of disregard of environmental or health and
	safety laws.
	(b) For violations committed by a person to be considered a
	"pattern" under Subsection (a), the person must have committed a
	series of violations that were due to separate and distinct events
	occurring within a three-year period at the same facility or
	operation. (Acts 74th Leg., R.S., Ch. 219, Sec. 10(h).)
	(b) The Texas Environmental, Health, and Safety Audit
	Privilege Act (Article 4447cc, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) is
	repealed.
	(c) Section 552.125, Government Code, is amended to read as
	follows:
	Sec. 552.125. EXCEPTION: CERTAIN AUDITS. Any documents or
	information privileged under Chapter 1101, Health and Safety Code,
	[~~the Texas Environmental, Health, and Safety Audit Privilege Act~~]
	are excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021.
	(d) Section 5.125(a), Water Code, is amended to read as
	follows:
	(a) In this section, "environmental compliance assessment"
	means an environmental compliance audit, pollution prevention
	assessment, or environmental management system audit performed by a
	small business. The term does not include an audit conducted under
	Chapter 1101, Health and Safety Code [~~the Texas Environmental,~~
	~~Health, and Safety Audit Privilege Act (Article 4447cc, Vernon's~~
	~~Texas Civil Statutes)~~].
	SECTION 20.003. Section 2, Chapter 7 (S.B. 80), Acts of the
	69th Legislature, Regular Session, 1985 (Article 6819a-55,
	Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is repealed as executed.
	SECTION 20.004. (a) Subtitle C, Title 10, Local Government
	Code, is amended to codify the Cultural Education Facilities
	Finance Corporation Act (Article 1528m, Vernon's Texas Civil
	Statutes) by adding Chapter 337 to read as follows:
	CHAPTER 337. CULTURAL EDUCATION FACILITIES FINANCE CORPORATION
	SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
	Sec. 337.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as the
	Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation Act. (Acts 69th
	Leg., R.S., Ch. 635, Sec. 1.)
	Sec. 337.002. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. The legislature finds
	that:
	(1) the health, education, and general welfare of the
	people of this state require the development of new and expanded
	cultural and community facilities for the purpose of:
	(A) exhibition and promotion of and education
	about:
	(i) performing, dramatic, visual, and
	literary arts;
	(ii) culture and history of races, ethnic
	groups, and national heritage groups; and
	(iii) history, natural history, and
	science;
	(B) promotion of and education about health and
	physical fitness, public health and safety, conservation and
	preservation of the environment or natural resources, child care,
	adoption, children's services, substance abuse counseling, family
	counseling, and care of persons who are elderly or have
	disabilities;
	(C) administration of the provision and granting
	of charitable services and grants in accomplishment of the purposes
	described by Paragraph (B);
	(D) promotion of and education about activities
	devoted to general cultural improvement, including scouting
	programs and programs by which agencies seek to provide facilities
	for retreats in urban or rural settings;
	(E) support of agencies devoted to the
	eradication, elimination, or amelioration of one or more diseases
	or afflictions affecting health or improving the condition of
	individuals or groups within a community; and
	(F) provision of public health and safety and
	charitable services to communities in times of catastrophe or
	disaster;
	(2) the existence, development, and expansion of
	cultural facilities are essential to the continuing education,
	health, general welfare, and comfort of the citizens of this state;
	(3) the means and measures authorized and the
	assistance provided by this chapter are in the public interest and
	serve a public purpose in promoting the health, education, and
	general welfare of the people of this state by securing and
	maintaining cultural facilities and the resulting advancement of
	culture and civilization;
	(4) qualified cultural organizations in this state
	have invested substantial funds in useful and beneficial cultural
	facilities and have experienced difficulty in undertaking
	additional projects because of:
	(A) the partial inadequacy of their own funds or
	of funds potentially available from local subscription sources; and
	(B) limitations of local financial institutions
	in providing necessary financing for these facilities;
	(5) qualified nonprofit corporations in this state
	have invested substantial funds in useful and beneficial cultural
	facilities and have experienced difficulty in undertaking
	additional projects because of:
	(A) the inadequacy of their own funds or of funds
	potentially available from local subscription sources; and
	(B) limitations of local financial institutions
	in providing necessary financing for these facilities; and
	(6) the enactment of this chapter will:
	(A) secure for present and future generations the
	benefits and nurturance derived from these cultural facilities; and
	(B) enhance the public health and welfare of
	communities receiving the benefit of the cultural facilities.
	(Acts 69th Leg., R.S., Ch. 635, Sec. 2(a).)
	Sec. 337.003. CONSTRUCTION. (a) This chapter shall be
	liberally construed to carry out the intention of the legislature.
	(b) If this chapter conflicts with a provision of another
	law, this chapter prevails.
	(c) It is the intent of the legislature that a corporation
	authorized under this chapter is a public corporation, constituted
	authority, and instrumentality authorized to issue bonds on behalf
	of the municipality or county on behalf of which the corporation is
	created, all within the meaning of Section 103, Internal Revenue
	Code of 1986, and the regulations adopted and rulings issued under
	that section, and this chapter shall be construed accordingly.
	(Acts 69th Leg., R.S., Ch. 635, Secs. 2(b), 5(a), (b) (part).)
	Sec. 337.004. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
	(1) "Board" means the board of directors of a
	corporation.
	(2) "Bond" means a bond, note, interim certificate, or
	other evidence of indebtedness of a corporation issued under this
	chapter.
	(3) "Corporation" means a cultural education
	facilities finance corporation created under this chapter.
	(4) "Cost," as applied to a cultural facility, means
	the cost of the cultural facility, including:
	(A) the cost of the acquisition of land or a
	right-of-way, an option to purchase land, an easement, a leasehold
	estate in land, or another interest in land related to the cultural
	facility;
	(B) the cost of acquisition, construction,
	repair, renovation, remodeling, or improvement of a building or
	structure to be used as or in conjunction with the cultural
	facility;
	(C) the cost of site preparation, including the
	cost of demolishing or removing a building or structure the removal
	of which is necessary or incident to providing the cultural
	facility;
	(D) the cost of architectural, engineering,
	legal, and related services; the cost of the preparation of a plan,
	specification, study, survey, or estimate of cost and revenue; and
	other expenses necessary or incident to planning, providing, or
	determining the feasibility and practicability of the cultural
	facility;
	(E) the cost of machinery, equipment,
	furnishings, and facilities necessary or incident to the equipping
	of the cultural facility so that the cultural facility may be placed
	in operation;
	(F) the cost of finance charges, interest,
	marketing, and start-up of the cultural facility before and during
	construction and for not more than two years after completion of
	construction;
	(G) costs paid or incurred in connection with the
	financing of the cultural facility, including out-of-pocket
	expenses; bond insurance; a letter of credit, standby bond
	purchase agreement, or liquidity facility; financing, legal,
	accounting, financial advisory, and appraisal fees; expenses and
	disbursements; a policy of title insurance; printing, engraving,
	and reproduction services; and the initial or acceptance fee of a
	trustee, paying agent, remarketing agent, tender agent, or indexing
	agent; and
	(H) direct and indirect costs of the corporation
	incurred in connection with providing the cultural facility,
	including reasonable sums to reimburse the corporation for time
	spent by the corporation's agents or employees in providing and
	financing the cultural facility.
	(5) "Cultural facility" means any capital expenditure
	by a user. The term includes:
	(A) real property or an interest in real
	property, including buildings and improvements, or equipment,
	furnishings, or other personal property that:
	(i) is found by the board to be necessary or
	convenient to finance, refinance, acquire, construct, enlarge,
	remodel, renovate, improve, furnish, or equip for cultural
	education or community benefit;
	(ii) is made available for use by the
	general public, the user, or a community group; and
	(iii) is used for a purpose described by
	Section 337.002(1);
	(B) a facility in which any of the following
	entities engage in any activity in which the entity is permitted to
	engage:
	(i) a nonprofit corporation exempt from the
	franchise tax under Section 171.063, Tax Code;
	(ii) an organization described in Section
	11.18, Tax Code; or
	(iii) an organization described in Section
	501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
	(C) facilities incidental, subordinate, or
	related to or appropriate in connection with property described by
	Paragraph (A) or (B), regardless of the date of construction or
	acquisition.
	(6) "Furnishings" include works of art, books,
	artifacts, scientific instruments, stage sets, musical scores,
	collections, and other property necessary or useful for the
	purposes of the cultural facility.
	(7) "User" means a nonprofit corporation exempt from
	the franchise tax under Section 171.063, Tax Code, an organization
	described in Section 11.18, Tax Code, or an organization described
	in Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, that will own,
	use, operate, or develop a cultural facility after the financing,
	acquisition, or construction of the cultural facility. (Acts 69th
	Leg., R.S., Ch. 635, Secs. 3(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (8), (9).)
	Sec. 337.005. ADOPTION OF ALTERNATE PROCEDURE. If a
	procedure under this chapter is held by a court to be
	unconstitutional, a corporation by resolution may provide an
	alternate procedure conforming to the constitution. (Acts 69th
	Leg., R.S., Ch. 635, Sec. 5(b) (part).)
	SUBCHAPTER B. CREATION AND OPERATION OF CORPORATION
	Sec. 337.011. AUTHORITY TO CREATE. (a) A municipality or
	county may create a nonmember, nonstock, public, cultural
	educational facilities finance corporation for the sole purpose of
	acquiring, constructing, providing, improving, financing, and
	refinancing cultural facilities for the public purposes stated in
	this chapter.
	(b) The municipality or county shall create and organize the
	corporation in the same manner as a health facilities development
	corporation is created and organized under Chapter 221, Health and
	Safety Code. (Acts 69th Leg., R.S., Ch. 635, Secs. 4(a), (b)
	(part).)
	Sec. 337.012. GENERAL POWERS. (a) A corporation has the
	same powers, authority, and rights:
	(1) with respect to cultural facilities and health
	facilities that a health facilities development corporation has
	with respect to health facilities under Chapter 221, Health and
	Safety Code; and
	(2) with respect to educational facilities, housing
	facilities, and other facilities incidental, subordinate, or
	related to those facilities that a nonprofit corporation created
	under Section 53.35(b), Education Code, or an authority created
	under Section 53.11, Education Code, has under Chapter 53,
	Education Code.
	(b) Except as provided by this chapter, a corporation has
	the same rights and powers as a corporation organized under the
	former Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq.,
	Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) or formed under the Texas Nonprofit
	Corporation Law, as described by Section 1.008(d), Business
	Organizations Code.
	(c) The powers of a corporation under Subsection (a) include
	the power to:
	(1) acquire, purchase, lease, mortgage, and convey
	property with respect to a facility;
	(2) borrow money by issuing bonds, notes, and other
	obligations;
	(3) lend money for the corporation's corporate
	purposes;
	(4) invest and reinvest the corporation's funds; and
	(5) secure the corporation's bonds, notes, and
	obligations by mortgaging, pledging, assigning, or otherwise
	encumbering the corporation's property or assets.
	(d) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, any bonds,
	notes, or other obligations authorized under Subsection (c) must be
	issued in accordance with Chapter 1201, Government Code. (Acts
	69th Leg., R.S., Ch. 635, Secs. 4(b) (part), (c), 5(c).)
	Sec. 337.013. SCOPE OF AUTHORITY. (a) Notwithstanding any
	provision of Chapter 221, Health and Safety Code, or Chapter 53,
	Education Code, a corporation may exercise:
	(1) the authority of the corporation inside or outside
	the limits of:
	(A) the municipality that created the
	corporation if the municipality is located in a county with a
	population of more than 300,000; or
	(B) the county that created the corporation if
	the county has a population of more than 300,000; and
	(2) the powers of the corporation on behalf of a user
	outside of this state if the user also conducts lawful activities in
	this state.
	(b) A corporation may exercise the authority of the
	corporation without the consent or other action of any person that
	would otherwise be required under Chapter 221, Health and Safety
	Code, or Chapter 53, Education Code, unless the articles of
	incorporation or bylaws of the corporation provide differently.
	(Acts 69th Leg., R.S., Ch. 635, Secs. 4(d) (part), (e).)
	Sec. 337.014. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY. The authority of a
	corporation may not preempt the police powers of any sponsoring
	entity or any other laws regulating or empowering sponsoring
	entities to regulate the activities of the corporation. (Acts 69th
	Leg., R.S., Ch. 635, Sec. 4(d) (part).)
	Sec. 337.015. LIMITATION ON CORPORATE PURPOSES. (a) A
	municipality or county that creates a corporation may limit the
	corporation's purposes in the proceedings directing the creation of
	the corporation by prohibiting the corporation from financing
	particular types of cultural facilities, including a cultural
	facility to be used for a purpose specified in the proceedings.
	(b) As a condition of providing financing, a corporation may
	restrict a person receiving financing from using a cultural
	facility for a particular purpose.
	(c) A restriction imposed by a municipality or county on a
	corporation may be enforced by the governing body of the sponsoring
	entity by injunction or mandamus.
	(d) A violation of a restriction by a corporation may not
	impair the validity of an obligation incurred by the corporation.
	(Acts 69th Leg., R.S., Ch. 635, Sec. 4A.)
	(b) The Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation
	Act (Article 1528m, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) is repealed.
	ARTICLE 21. NONSUBSTANTIVE REVISION OF SUBCHAPTER E, CHAPTER 39,
	AND SECTION 39.152, EDUCATION CODE: PROVISIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC
	SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY INTERVENTIONS AND SANCTIONS
	SECTION 21.001. Subtitle H, Title 2, Education Code, is
	amended by adding Chapter 39A to read as follows:
	CHAPTER 39A. ACCOUNTABILITY INTERVENTIONS AND SANCTIONS
	SUBCHAPTER A. INTERVENTIONS AND SANCTIONS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS
	Sec. 39A.001. GROUNDS FOR COMMISSIONER ACTION. The
	commissioner shall take any of the actions authorized by this
	subchapter to the extent the commissioner determines necessary if:
	(1) a school district does not satisfy:
	(A) the accreditation criteria under Section
	39.052;
	(B) the academic performance standards under
	Section 39.053 or 39.054; or
	(C) any financial accountability standard as
	determined by commissioner rule; or
	(2) the commissioner considers the action to be
	appropriate on the basis of a special accreditation investigation
	under Section 39.057. (Ed. Code, Sec. 39.102(a) (part).)
	Sec. 39A.002. AUTHORIZED COMMISSIONER ACTIONS. If a school
	district is subject to commissioner action under Section 39A.001,
	the commissioner may:
	(1) issue public notice of the deficiency to the board
	of trustees of the district;
	(2) order a hearing to be conducted by the board of
	trustees of the district to notify the public of:
	(A) the insufficient performance;
	(B) the improvements in performance expected by
	the agency; and
	(C) the interventions and sanctions that may be
	imposed under this subchapter if the performance does not improve;
	(3) order the preparation of a student achievement
	improvement plan that addresses each academic achievement
	indicator under Section 39.053(c) for which the district's
	performance is insufficient, the submission of the plan to the
	commissioner for approval, and the implementation of the plan;
	(4) order a hearing to be held before the commissioner
	or the commissioner's designee at which the president of the board
	of trustees of the district and the district's superintendent shall
	appear and explain the district's low performance, lack of
	improvement, and plans for improvement;
	(5) arrange a monitoring review of the district;
	(6) appoint an agency monitor to participate in and
	report to the agency on the activities of the board of trustees of
	the district or superintendent;
	(7) appoint a conservator to oversee the operations of
	the district; or
	(8) appoint a management team to direct the operations
	of the district in areas of insufficient performance or require the
	district to obtain certain services under a contract with another
	person. (Ed. Code, Sec. 39.102(a) (part).)
	Sec. 39A.003. POWERS AND DUTIES OF CONSERVATOR OR
	MANAGEMENT TEAM. (a) The commissioner shall clearly define the
	powers and duties of a conservator or management team appointed to
	oversee the operations of a school district.
	(b) At least every 90 days, the commissioner shall review
	the need for the conservator or management team and shall remove the
	conservator or management team unless the commissioner determines
	that continued appointment is necessary for effective governance of
	the school district or delivery of instructional services.
	(c) A conservator or management team, if directed by the
	commissioner, shall prepare a plan for the implementation of the
	appointment of a board of managers under Section 39A.004 or the
	revocation of accreditation under Section 39A.005. The conservator
	or management team:
	(1) may direct an action to be taken by the principal
	of a campus, the superintendent of the school district, or the board
	of trustees of the district;
	(2) may approve or disapprove any action of the
	principal of a campus, the superintendent of the district, or the
	board of trustees of the district;
	(3) may not take any action concerning a district
	election, including ordering or canceling an election or altering
	the date of or the polling places for an election;
	(4) may not change the number of or method of selecting
	the board of trustees;
	(5) may not set a tax rate for the district; and
	(6) may not adopt a budget for the district that
	provides for spending a different amount, exclusive of required
	debt service, from that previously adopted by the board of
	trustees. (Ed. Code, Sec. 39.111.)
	Sec. 39A.004. APPOINTMENT OF BOARD OF MANAGERS. The
	commissioner may appoint a board of managers to exercise the powers
	and duties of a school district's board of trustees if the district
	is subject to commissioner action under Section 39A.001 and:
	(1) has a current accreditation status of
	accredited-warned or accredited-probation;
	(2) fails to satisfy any standard under Section
	39.054(e); or
	(3) fails to satisfy financial accountability
	standards as determined by commissioner rule. (Ed. Code, Sec.
	39.102(a) (part).)
	Sec. 39A.005. REVOCATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT ACCREDITATION.
	(a) This section applies to a school district if the district is
	subject to commissioner action under Section 39A.001, and for two
	consecutive school years, including the current school year, the
	district has:
	(1) received an accreditation status of
	accredited-warned or accredited-probation;
	(2) failed to satisfy any standard under Section
	39.054(e); or
	(3) failed to satisfy financial accountability
	standards as determined by commissioner rule.
	(b) The commissioner may revoke the accreditation of a
	school district subject to this section and:
	(1) order closure of the district and annex the
	district to one or more adjoining districts under Section 13.054;
	or
	(2) in the case of a home-rule school district or
	open-enrollment charter school, order closure of all programs
	operated under the district's or school's charter. (Ed. Code, Sec.
	39.102(a) (part).)
	Sec. 39A.006. BOARD OF MANAGERS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT MANAGED
	BY CONSERVATOR OR MANAGEMENT TEAM. (a) This section applies
	regardless of whether a school district has satisfied the
	accreditation criteria.
	(b) If for two consecutive school years, including the
	current school year, a school district has had a conservator or
	management team assigned, the commissioner may appoint a board of
	managers to exercise the powers and duties of the board of trustees
	of the district.
	(c) The majority of a board of managers appointed under this
	section must be residents of the school district. (Ed. Code, Sec.
	39.102(b).)
	Sec. 39A.007. INTERVENTION TO IMPROVE HIGH SCHOOL
	COMPLETION RATE. (a) This section applies to a school district if
	the district is subject to commissioner action under Section
	39A.001 and the district has failed to satisfy any standard under
	Section 39.054(e) because of the district's dropout rates.
	(b) The commissioner may impose against a school district
	subject to this section sanctions designed to improve high school
	completion rates, including:
	(1) ordering the development of a dropout prevention
	plan for approval by the commissioner;
	(2) restructuring the district or appropriate school
	campuses to improve identification of and service to students who
	are at risk of dropping out of school, as defined by Section 29.081;
	(3) ordering lower student-to-counselor ratios on
	school campuses with high dropout rates; and
	(4) ordering the use of any other intervention
	strategy effective in reducing dropout rates, including mentor
	programs and flexible class scheduling. (Ed. Code, Sec. 39.102(a)
	(part).)
	SUBCHAPTER B. CAMPUS INTERVENTION TEAM; TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLAN
	Sec. 39A.051. ACTIONS BASED ON CAMPUS PERFORMANCE. (a) If
	the performance of a campus is below any standard under Section
	39.054(e), the commissioner shall:
	(1) take actions, to the extent the commissioner
	determines necessary, as provided by this chapter; and
	(2) assign a campus intervention team.
	(b) For a campus described by Subsection (a), the
	commissioner, to the extent the commissioner determines necessary,
	may:
	(1) order a hearing to be held before the commissioner
	or the commissioner's designee at which the president of the board
	of trustees of the school district, the district superintendent,
	and the campus principal shall appear and explain the campus's low
	performance, lack of improvement, and plans for improvement; or
	(2) establish a school community partnership team
	composed of members of the campus-level planning and
	decision-making committee established under Section 11.251 and
	additional community representatives as determined appropriate by
	the commissioner. (Ed. Code, Secs. 39.103(a), (b), 39.106(a)
	(part).)
	Sec. 39A.052. CAMPUS INTERVENTION TEAM MEMBERS. A campus
	intervention team assigned by the commissioner under Section
	39A.051 may include teachers, principals, other educational
	professionals, and superintendents recognized for excellence in
	their roles and appointed by the commissioner to serve as members of
	a team. (Ed. Code, Sec. 39.113.)
	Sec. 39A.053. ON-SITE NEEDS ASSESSMENT. (a) A campus
	intervention team shall:
	(1) conduct, with the involvement and advice of the
	school community partnership team, if applicable:
	(A) if the commissioner determines necessary, a
	comprehensive on-site needs assessment, using the procedures
	provided by Subsection (c); or
	(B) a targeted on-site needs assessment relevant
	to an area of insufficient performance of the campus as provided by
	Subsection (d); and
	(2) recommend appropriate actions as provided by
	Section 39A.054.
	(b) An on-site needs assessment required by Subsection (a)
	must determine the factors resulting in the campus's low
	performance and lack of progress, including the contributing
	education-related factors.
	(c) In conducting a comprehensive on-site needs assessment,
	the campus intervention team shall use each of the following
	guidelines and procedures:
	(1) an assessment of the staff to determine:
	(A) the percentage of certified teachers who are
	teaching in their field;
	(B) the percentage of teachers who are certified;
	(C) the number of teachers with more than three
	years of experience; and
	(D) the rate of teacher retention;
	(2) a determination of compliance with the appropriate
	class-size rules and the number of class-size waivers received;
	(3) an assessment of the quality, quantity, and
	appropriateness of instructional materials, including the
	availability of technology-based instructional materials;
	(4) a report on the parental involvement strategies
	and the effectiveness of the strategies;
	(5) an assessment of the extent and quality of the
	mentoring program provided for:
	(A) new teachers on the campus; and
	(B) experienced teachers on the campus who have
	less than two years of teaching experience in the subject or grade
	level to which the teacher is assigned;
	(6) an assessment of the type and quality of the
	professional development provided to the staff;
	(7) a demographic analysis of the student population,
	including student demographics, at-risk populations, and special
	education percentages;
	(8) a report of disciplinary incidents and school
	safety information;
	(9) financial and accounting practices;
	(10) an assessment of the appropriateness of the
	curriculum and teaching strategies;
	(11) a comparison of the findings from Subdivisions
	(1) through (10) to other campuses serving the same grade levels in
	the school district or to other campuses in the campus's comparison
	group if there are no other campuses in the district serving the
	same grade levels as the campus; and
	(12) any other research-based data or information
	obtained from a data collection process that would assist the
	campus intervention team in:
	(A) recommending an action under Section
	39A.054; and
	(B) executing a targeted improvement plan under
	Section 39A.059.
	(d) In conducting a targeted on-site needs assessment, the
	campus intervention team shall use the appropriate guidelines and
	procedures described by Subsection (c) relevant to each area of
	insufficient performance. (Ed. Code, Secs. 39.106(a) (part), (b).)
	Sec. 39A.054. CAMPUS INTERVENTION TEAM RECOMMENDATIONS. On
	completing the on-site needs assessment required under Section
	39A.053, the campus intervention team shall, with the involvement
	and advice of the school community partnership team, if applicable,
	recommend actions relating to any area of insufficient performance,
	including:
	(1) reallocation of resources;
	(2) technical assistance;
	(3) changes in school procedures or operations;
	(4) staff development for instructional and
	administrative staff;
	(5) intervention for individual administrators or
	teachers;
	(6) waivers from state statutes or rules;
	(7) teacher recruitment or retention strategies and
	incentives provided by the school district to attract and retain
	teachers with the characteristics included in Sections
	39A.053(c)(1)(A)-(C); or
	(8) other actions the campus intervention team
	considers appropriate. (Ed. Code, Sec. 39.106(c).)
	Sec. 39A.055. TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLAN. In addition to
	the campus intervention team duties under Sections 39A.053 and
	39A.054 relating to the on-site needs assessment, the campus
	intervention team shall:
	(1) assist the campus in developing a targeted
	improvement plan;
	(2) conduct a public meeting at the campus with the
	campus principal, the members of the campus-level planning and
	decision-making committee established under Section 11.251,
	parents of students attending the campus, and community members
	residing in the school district to review the campus performance
	rating and solicit input for the development of the targeted
	improvement plan;
	(3) assist the campus in submitting the targeted
	improvement plan to the board of trustees of the district for
	approval and presenting the plan in a public hearing as provided by
	Section 39A.057; and
	(4) assist the commissioner in monitoring the progress
	of the campus in executing the targeted improvement plan. (Ed.
	Code, Sec. 39.106(a) (part).)
	Sec. 39A.056. NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING FOR DEVELOPMENT OF
	TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLAN. (a) The campus intervention team must:
	(1) provide written notice of the public meeting
	required by Section 39A.055(2) to the parents of students attending
	the campus; and
	(2) post notice of the meeting on the campus's Internet
	website.
	(b) The notice required by this section must include the
	date, time, and place of the meeting. (Ed. Code, Sec. 39.106(a-1).)
	Sec. 39A.057. HEARING FOR TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
	(a) After a targeted improvement plan or an updated targeted
	improvement plan is submitted to the board of trustees of the school
	district, the board shall conduct a hearing to:
	(1) notify the public of:
	(A) the insufficient performance of the campus;
	(B) the improvements in performance expected by
	the agency; and
	(C) the intervention measures or sanctions that
	may be imposed under this chapter if the performance does not
	improve within a designated period; and
	(2) solicit public comment on the targeted improvement
	plan or updated targeted improvement plan.
	(b) The board of trustees of the school district must post
	the targeted improvement plan on the district's Internet website
	before the hearing.
	(c) The board of trustees of the school district may conduct
	one hearing relating to one or more campuses subject to a targeted
	improvement plan or an updated targeted improvement plan. (Ed.
	Code, Sec. 39.106(e-1) (part).)
	Sec. 39A.058. SUBMISSION OF TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLAN TO
	COMMISSIONER. The board of trustees of the school district shall
	submit the targeted improvement plan or updated targeted
	improvement plan to the commissioner for approval. The campus
	intervention team shall assist the campus in submitting the
	targeted improvement plan to the commissioner. (Ed. Code, Secs.
	39.106(d), (e-1) (part).)
	Sec. 39A.059. EXECUTING TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLAN. In
	executing the targeted improvement plan, the campus intervention
	team shall, if appropriate:
	(1) assist the campus in implementing research-based
	practices for curriculum development and classroom instruction,
	including bilingual education and special education programs, and
	financial management;
	(2) provide research-based technical assistance,
	including data analysis, academic deficiency identification,
	intervention implementation, and budget analysis, to strengthen
	and improve the instructional programs at the campus; and
	(3) require the school district to develop a teacher
	recruitment and retention plan to address the qualifications and
	retention of the teachers at the campus. (Ed. Code, Sec.
	39.106(d-3).)
	Sec. 39A.060. CAMPUS INTERVENTION TEAM CONTINUING DUTIES.
	For each year a campus is assigned an unacceptable performance
	rating, the campus intervention team shall:
	(1) continue to work with the campus until:
	(A) the campus satisfies all performance
	standards under Section 39.054(e) for a two-year period; or
	(B) the campus satisfies all performance
	standards under Section 39.054(e) for a one-year period and the
	commissioner determines that the campus is operating and will
	continue to operate in a manner that improves student achievement;
	(2) assist in updating the targeted improvement plan
	to identify and analyze areas of growth and areas that require
	improvement; and
	(3) submit each updated targeted improvement plan
	described by Subdivision (2) to the board of trustees of the school
	district. (Ed. Code, Sec. 39.106(e).)
	Sec. 39A.061. SATISFACTION OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS RELATED
	TO CAMPUS PLANNING AND SITE-BASED DECISION-MAKING. (a) The
	commissioner may authorize a school community partnership team
	established under Section 39A.051 to supersede the authority of and
	satisfy the requirements of establishing and maintaining a
	campus-level planning and decision-making committee under
	Subchapter F, Chapter 11.
	(b) The commissioner may authorize a targeted improvement
	plan or an updated targeted improvement plan to supersede the
	provisions of and satisfy the requirements of developing,
	reviewing, and revising a campus improvement plan under Subchapter
	F, Chapter 11. (Ed. Code, Secs. 39.106(d-1), (d-2).)
	Sec. 39A.062. SUBMISSION OF CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN IN
	CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. (a) This section applies if the
	performance of a campus satisfies performance standards under
	Section 39.054(e) for the current school year but would not satisfy
	performance standards under Section 39.054(e) if the standards to
	be used for the following school year were applied to the current
	school year.
	(b) On the request of the commissioner, the campus-level
	planning and decision-making committee established under Section
	11.251 shall revise and submit to the commissioner the portions of
	the campus improvement plan developed under Section 11.253 that are
	relevant to those areas for which the campus would not satisfy
	performance standards. The revised portions of the improvement
	plan must be submitted in an electronic format. (Ed. Code, Sec.
	39.105(a).)
	Sec. 39A.063. COMPLIANCE THROUGH INTERVENTION UNDER
	FEDERAL ACCOUNTABILITY. Notwithstanding the provisions of this
	chapter, if the commissioner determines that a campus subject to
	interventions or sanctions under this chapter has implemented
	substantially similar intervention measures under federal
	accountability requirements, the commissioner may accept the
	substantially similar intervention measures as measures in
	compliance with this chapter. (Ed. Code, Sec. 39.103(c).)
	SUBCHAPTER C. CAMPUS TURNAROUND PLAN
	Sec. 39A.101. ORDER FOR PREPARATION OF CAMPUS TURNAROUND
	PLAN. (a) If a campus has been identified as unacceptable for two
	consecutive school years, the commissioner shall order the campus
	to prepare and submit a campus turnaround plan.
	(b) The commissioner shall by rule establish procedures
	governing the time and manner in which the campus must submit the
	campus turnaround plan.
	(c) A campus intervention team shall assist the campus in:
	(1) developing an updated targeted improvement plan,
	including a campus turnaround plan to be implemented by the campus;
	(2) submitting the updated targeted improvement plan
	to the board of trustees of the school district for approval and
	presenting the plan in a public hearing as provided by Section
	39A.057;
	(3) obtaining approval of the updated plan from the
	commissioner; and
	(4) executing the updated plan on approval by the
	commissioner.
	(d) The updated targeted improvement plan submitted to the
	board of trustees of a school district under Subsection (c) must
	include all plans and details that are required to execute the
	campus turnaround plan without any additional action or approval by
	the board of trustees. (Ed. Code, Secs. 39.107(a), (a-1), (b-3).)
	Sec. 39A.102. IMPLEMENTATION OF UPDATED TARGETED
	IMPROVEMENT PLAN. (a) A campus subject to Section 39A.101 shall
	implement the updated targeted improvement plan as approved by the
	commissioner.
	(b) The commissioner may appoint a monitor, conservator,
	management team, or board of managers to the school district to
	ensure and oversee district-level support to low-performing
	campuses and the implementation of the updated targeted improvement
	plan.
	(c) In making appointments under Subsection (b), the
	commissioner shall consider individuals who have demonstrated
	success in managing campuses with student populations similar to
	the campus at which the individual appointed will serve. (Ed. Code,
	Sec. 39.107(c).)
	Sec. 39A.103. NOTICE OF CAMPUS TURNAROUND PLAN. Before a
	campus turnaround plan is prepared and submitted for approval to
	the board of trustees of the school district, the district, in
	consultation with the campus intervention team, shall:
	(1) provide notice to parents, the community, and
	stakeholders that the campus has received an unacceptable
	performance rating for two consecutive years and will be required
	to submit a campus turnaround plan; and
	(2) request assistance from parents, the community,
	and stakeholders in developing the campus turnaround plan. (Ed.
	Code, Sec. 39.107(a-2).)
	Sec. 39A.104. PREPARATION OF CAMPUS TURNAROUND PLAN.
	(a) The school district, in consultation with the campus
	intervention team, shall prepare the campus turnaround plan and
	allow parents, the community, and stakeholders an opportunity to
	review the plan before it is submitted for approval to the board of
	trustees of the district.
	(b) The campus turnaround plan must assist the campus in
	implementing procedures to satisfy all performance standards
	required under Section 39.054(e). (Ed. Code, Sec. 39.107(b)
	(part).)
	Sec. 39A.105. CONTENTS OF CAMPUS TURNAROUND PLAN. A campus
	turnaround plan must include:
	(1) details on the method for restructuring,
	reforming, or reconstituting the campus;
	(2) a detailed description of the academic programs to
	be offered at the campus, including:
	(A) instructional methods;
	(B) length of school day and school year;
	(C) academic credit and promotion criteria; and
	(D) programs to serve special student
	populations;
	(3) if a district charter is to be granted for the
	campus under Section 12.0522:
	(A) the term of the charter; and
	(B) information on the implementation of the
	charter;
	(4) written comments from:
	(A) the campus-level committee established under
	Section 11.251, if applicable;
	(B) parents; and
	(C) teachers at the campus; and
	(5) a detailed description of the budget, staffing,
	and financial resources required to implement the plan, including
	any supplemental resources to be provided by the school district or
	other identified sources. (Ed. Code, Secs. 39.107(b) (part),
	(b-1).)
	Sec. 39A.106. DATE CAMPUS TURNAROUND PLAN TAKES EFFECT. A
	campus turnaround plan must take effect not later than the school
	year following the third consecutive school year that the campus
	has received an unacceptable performance rating. (Ed. Code, Sec.
	39.107(b-4).)
	Sec. 39A.107. COMMISSIONER APPROVAL OF CAMPUS TURNAROUND
	PLAN. (a) The commissioner may approve a campus turnaround plan
	only if the commissioner determines that the campus will satisfy
	all student performance standards required under Section 39.054(e)
	not later than the second year the campus receives a performance
	rating following the implementation of the campus turnaround plan.
	(b) Section 12.0522(b) does not apply to a district charter
	approved by the commissioner under this subchapter. A district
	charter approved under this subchapter may be renewed or continue
	in effect after the campus is no longer subject to an order under
	Section 39A.101.
	(c) If the commissioner does not approve a campus turnaround
	plan, the commissioner shall order:
	(1) appointment of a board of managers to govern the
	school district as provided by Section 39A.202;
	(2) alternative management of the campus; or
	(3) closure of the campus. (Ed. Code, Secs.
	39.107(b-8), (d).)
	Sec. 39A.108. IMPLEMENTATION OF CAMPUS TURNAROUND PLAN.
	Following approval of a campus turnaround plan by the commissioner,
	the school district, in consultation with the campus intervention
	team, may take any actions needed to prepare for the implementation
	of the plan. (Ed. Code, Sec. 39.107(b-5).)
	Sec. 39A.109. ASSISTANCE AND PARTNERSHIPS ALLOWED. A
	school district may:
	(1) request that a regional education service center
	provide assistance in the development and implementation of a
	campus turnaround plan; or
	(2) partner with an institution of higher education to
	develop and implement a campus turnaround plan. (Ed. Code, Sec.
	39.107(b-2).)
	Sec. 39A.110. CHANGE IN CAMPUS PERFORMANCE RATING. (a) If
	a campus for which a campus turnaround plan has been ordered under
	Section 39A.101 receives an acceptable performance rating for the
	school year following the order, the board of trustees of the school
	district may:
	(1) implement the campus turnaround plan;
	(2) implement a modified version of the campus
	turnaround plan; or
	(3) withdraw the campus turnaround plan.
	(b) A school district required to implement a campus
	turnaround plan may modify the plan if the campus receives an
	acceptable performance rating for two consecutive school years
	following implementation of the plan. (Ed. Code, Secs.
	39.107(b-6), (b-7).)
	Sec. 39A.111. CONTINUED UNACCEPTABLE PERFORMANCE RATING.
	If a campus is considered to have an unacceptable performance
	rating for three consecutive school years after the campus is
	ordered to submit a campus turnaround plan under Section 39A.101,
	the commissioner, subject to Section 39A.112, shall order:
	(1) appointment of a board of managers to govern the
	school district as provided by Section 39A.202; or
	(2) closure of the campus. (Ed. Code, Sec. 39.107(e).)
	Sec. 39A.112. PARENT PETITION FOR ACTION. (a) For
	purposes of this section, "parent" has the meaning assigned by
	Section 12.051, and the signature of only one parent of a student is
	required.
	(b) If the commissioner is presented, in the time and manner
	specified by commissioner rule, with a written petition signed by
	the parents of a majority of the students enrolled at a campus to
	which Section 39A.111 applies, specifying an action authorized
	under that section that the parents request the commissioner to
	order, the commissioner shall, except as otherwise authorized by
	this section, order the specific action requested.
	(c) If the board of trustees of the school district in which
	the campus is located presents to the commissioner, in the time and
	manner specified by commissioner rule, a written request that the
	commissioner order specific action authorized under Section
	39A.111 other than the specific action requested in the parents'
	petition and a written explanation of the basis for the board's
	request, the commissioner may order the action requested by the
	board of trustees. (Ed. Code, Secs. 39.107(e-2), (e-3).)
	Sec. 39A.113. REPURPOSING OF CLOSED CAMPUS. (a) If the
	commissioner orders the closure of a campus under this subchapter,
	that campus may be repurposed to serve students at that campus
	location only if the commissioner:
	(1) finds that the repurposed campus:
	(A) offers a distinctly different academic
	program; and
	(B) serves a majority of grade levels not served
	at the original campus; and
	(2) approves a new campus identification number for
	the repurposed campus.
	(b) The majority of students assigned to a campus that has
	been closed and repurposed may not have attended that campus in the
	previous school year.
	(c) Any student assigned to a campus that has been closed
	must be allowed to transfer to any other campus in the school
	district that serves that student's grade level and on request must
	be provided transportation to the other campus.
	(d) The commissioner may grant an exemption allowing
	students assigned to a closed campus to attend the repurposed
	campus if there is no other campus in the school district at which
	the students may enroll. (Ed. Code, Sec. 39.107(e-1).)
	Sec. 39A.114. TARGETED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED IN
	CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. If the commissioner determines that the
	basis for the unacceptable performance of a campus for more than two
	consecutive school years is limited to a specific condition that
	may be remedied with targeted technical assistance, the
	commissioner may require the school district to contract for the
	appropriate technical assistance. (Ed. Code, Sec. 39.107(i).)
	Sec. 39A.115. RULES. The commissioner may adopt rules
	necessary to implement this subchapter. (Ed. Code, Sec.
	39.107(q).)
	SUBCHAPTER D. ALTERNATIVE MANAGEMENT
	Sec. 39A.151. SOLICITATION OF PROPOSALS FOR ALTERNATIVE
	MANAGEMENT. (a) If the commissioner orders alternative
	management of a campus under Section 39A.107, the commissioner
	shall solicit proposals from qualified nonprofit entities to assume
	management of the campus or appoint a school district as provided by
	Subsection (b). The commissioner may solicit proposals from
	qualified for-profit entities if a nonprofit entity has not
	responded to the commissioner's request for proposals.
	(b) The commissioner may appoint a school district to assume
	management of the campus if the district:
	(1) is not the district in which the campus is located;
	and
	(2) is located within the boundaries of the same
	regional education service center as the campus.
	(c) If a school district is appointed under Subsection (b),
	the district shall assume management of the campus in the same
	manner as a qualified entity or in accordance with commissioner
	rule.
	(d) The commissioner may annually solicit proposals under
	this section for the alternative management of a campus. The
	commissioner shall notify a qualified entity that has been approved
	as a provider under this section. (Ed. Code, Secs. 39.107(h), (j)
	(part).)
	Sec. 39A.152. QUALIFICATIONS OF MANAGING ENTITY. (a) To
	qualify for consideration as a managing entity under this
	subchapter, the entity must submit a proposal that provides
	information relating to the entity's management and leadership team
	that will participate in management of the campus under
	consideration, including information relating to individuals who
	have:
	(1) documented success in whole school interventions
	that increased the educational and performance levels of students
	in campuses considered to have an unacceptable performance rating;
	(2) a proven record of effectiveness with programs
	assisting low-performing students;
	(3) a proven ability to apply research-based school
	intervention strategies;
	(4) a proven record of financial ability to perform
	under the management contract; and
	(5) any other experience or qualifications the
	commissioner determines necessary.
	(b) In selecting a managing entity under this subchapter,
	the commissioner shall give preference to a qualified entity that:
	(1) meets any qualifications under this section; and
	(2) has documented success in educating students from
	similar demographic groups and with similar educational needs as
	the students who attend the campus to be operated by the managing
	entity. (Ed. Code, Secs. 39.107(k), (l).)
	Sec. 39A.153. CONTRACT WITH MANAGING ENTITY. (a) If the
	commissioner has ordered alternative management of a campus, the
	school district shall execute a contract with an approved provider
	to serve as a managing entity for the campus. The term of the
	contract may not exceed five years with an option to renew the
	contract. The district must execute the contract and relinquish
	control of the campus before January 1 of the school year.
	(b) The management contract must include:
	(1) a provision describing the school district's
	responsibilities in supporting the operation of the campus; and
	(2) provisions approved by the commissioner requiring
	the managing entity to demonstrate improvement in campus
	performance, including negotiated performance measures.
	(c) Performance measures included in a management contract
	as required by Subsection (b) must be consistent with the
	priorities of Chapter 39 and this chapter.
	(d) The management contract must be approved by the
	commissioner before the contract is executed. As appropriate, the
	commissioner may require the school district, as a term of the
	contract, to support the campus in the same manner as the district
	was required to support the campus before the execution of the
	contract. (Ed. Code, Secs. 39.107(g-1) (part), (j) (part), (m),
	(n) (part).)
	Sec. 39A.154. EXTENSION OF MANAGEMENT CONTRACT. The
	commissioner may require a school district to extend the term of a
	management contract with a managing entity if the commissioner
	determines that extending the contract on expiration of the initial
	term is in the best interest of the students attending the campus.
	The terms of the contract must be approved by the commissioner.
	(Ed. Code, Sec. 39.107(g-1) (part).)
	Sec. 39A.155. EVALUATION OF MANAGING ENTITY. (a) The
	commissioner shall evaluate a managing entity's performance on the
	first and second anniversaries of the date of the management
	contract.
	(b) If the evaluation fails to demonstrate improvement as
	negotiated under the management contract by the first anniversary
	of the date of the contract, the school district may:
	(1) terminate the contract, with the commissioner's
	consent, for nonperformance or breach of contract; and
	(2) select another provider from an approved list
	provided by the commissioner.
	(c) If the evaluation fails to demonstrate significant
	improvement, as determined by the commissioner, by the second
	anniversary of the date of the management contract, the school
	district shall:
	(1) terminate the contract; and
	(2) select another provider from an approved list
	provided by the commissioner or resume operation of the campus if
	approved by the commissioner.
	(d) If the commissioner approves the school district's
	resumed operation of the campus as provided by Subsection (c), the
	commissioner shall assign a technical assistance team to assist the
	campus. (Ed. Code, Sec. 39.107(n) (part).)
	Sec. 39A.156. CANCELLATION OF MANAGEMENT CONTRACT. If a
	campus receives an unacceptable performance rating for two
	consecutive school years after a managing entity assumes management
	of the campus, the commissioner shall cancel the contract with the
	managing entity. (Ed. Code, Sec. 39.107(g-1) (part).)
	Sec. 39A.157. RETURN OF MANAGEMENT TO SCHOOL DISTRICT.
	Subject to Section 39A.111, at the end of a management contract term
	or on the cancellation of a management contract under Section
	39A.156, the board of trustees of the school district shall resume
	management of the campus. (Ed. Code, Sec. 39.107(g-2).)
	Sec. 39A.158. CONTINUED APPLICABILITY OF ACCOUNTABILITY
	PROVISIONS. Each campus operated by a managing entity under this
	subchapter is subject to this chapter and Chapter 39 in the same
	manner as any other campus in the school district. (Ed. Code, Sec.
	39.107(p).)
	Sec. 39A.159. FUNDING OF CAMPUS OPERATED BY MANAGING
	ENTITY. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the
	funding for a campus operated by a managing entity may not be less
	than the funding of the other campuses in the school district on a
	per student basis so that the managing entity receives at least the
	same funding the campus would otherwise have received. (Ed. Code,
	Sec. 39.107(o).)
	Sec. 39A.160. OPEN MEETINGS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION. With
	respect to the management of a campus by a managing entity:
	(1) a managing entity is considered to be a
	governmental body for purposes of Chapters 551 and 552, Government
	Code; and
	(2) any requirement in Chapter 551 or 552, Government
	Code, that applies to a school district or the board of trustees of
	a district applies to a managing entity. (Ed. Code, Sec.
	39.107(r).)
	Sec. 39A.161. RULES. The commissioner may adopt rules
	necessary to implement this subchapter. (Ed. Code, Sec.
	39.107(q).)
	SUBCHAPTER E. BOARD OF MANAGERS
	Sec. 39A.201. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF
	MANAGERS. (a) A board of managers may exercise all of the powers
	and duties assigned to a board of trustees of a school district by
	law, rule, or regulation.
	(b) A board of managers appointed by the commissioner under
	Subchapter C is required to take appropriate actions to resolve the
	conditions that caused a campus to be subject to an order under
	Section 39A.101, including amending the school district's budget,
	reassigning staff, or relocating academic programs. The
	commissioner may adopt rules necessary to implement this
	subsection. (Ed. Code, Secs. 39.107(e-4), (q), 39.112(a) (part).)
	Sec. 39A.202. BOARD OF MANAGERS OF SCHOOL DISTRICT.
	(a) If the commissioner appoints a board of managers to govern a
	school district:
	(1) the powers of the board of trustees of the district
	are suspended for the period of the appointment; and
	(2) the commissioner shall appoint a district
	superintendent.
	(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a
	board of managers appointed to govern a school district may amend
	the budget of the district.
	(c) This chapter applies to a school district governed by a
	board of managers in the same manner that this chapter applies to
	any other district. (Ed. Code, Secs. 39.112(a) (part), (b).)
	Sec. 39A.203. BOARD OF MANAGERS OF CAMPUS. (a) If the
	commissioner appoints a board of managers to govern a campus:
	(1) the powers of the board of trustees of the school
	district in relation to the campus are suspended for the period of
	the appointment; and
	(2) the commissioner shall appoint a campus principal.
	(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a
	board of managers appointed to govern a campus may submit to the
	commissioner for approval amendments to the budget of the school
	district for the benefit of the campus. If the commissioner
	approves the amendments, the board of trustees of the district
	shall adopt the amendments. (Ed. Code, Sec. 39.112(c).)
	Sec. 39A.204. COMPOSITION OF BOARD OF MANAGERS. A board of
	managers appointed by the commissioner must, if possible, include
	community leaders, business representatives who have expertise in
	leadership, and individuals who have knowledge or expertise in the
	field of education. (Ed. Code, Sec. 39.112(d-1).)
	Sec. 39A.205. TRAINING OF BOARD OF MANAGERS. The
	commissioner must provide each individual appointed to a board of
	managers with training in effective leadership strategies. (Ed.
	Code, Sec. 39.112(d-2).)
	Sec. 39A.206. COMPENSATION. (a) The commissioner may
	authorize payment of a board of managers appointed under Subchapter
	C from agency funds. The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to
	implement this subsection.
	(b) A conservator or a member of a management team appointed
	to serve on a board of managers may continue to be compensated as
	determined by the commissioner. (Ed. Code, Secs. 39.107(e-5), (q),
	39.112(d).)
	Sec. 39A.207. REPLACEMENT OF MEMBER OF BOARD OF MANAGERS.
	The commissioner may at any time replace a member of a board of
	managers appointed under Subchapter C. The commissioner may adopt
	rules necessary to implement this section. (Ed. Code, Secs.
	39.107(e-6), (q).)
	Sec. 39A.208. EXPIRATION OF APPOINTMENT. (a) A board of
	managers shall, during the period of the appointment, order the
	election of members of the board of trustees of the school district
	in accordance with applicable provisions of law. Except as
	provided by Subsection (b), the members of the board of trustees do
	not assume any powers or duties after the election until the
	appointment of the board of managers expires.
	(b) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (c), not
	later than the second anniversary of the date the board of managers
	of a school district was appointed, the commissioner shall notify
	the board of managers and the board of trustees of the date on which
	the appointment of the board of managers will expire. Following
	each of the last three years of the period of the appointment,
	one-third of the members of the board of managers shall be replaced
	by the number of members of the board of trustees of the district
	who were elected at an election ordered under Subsection (a) that
	constitutes, as closely as possible, one-third of the membership of
	the board of trustees.
	(c) If, before the second anniversary of the date the board
	of managers of a school district was appointed, the commissioner
	determines, after receiving local feedback, that insufficient
	progress has been made toward improving the academic or financial
	performance of the district, the commissioner may extend the
	authority of the board of managers for a period of up to two
	additional years.
	(d) On the expiration of the appointment of the board of
	managers, the board of trustees assumes all of the powers and duties
	assigned to a board of trustees by law, rule, or regulation.
	(e) Following the expiration of the period of appointment of
	a board of managers for a school district, the commissioner shall
	provide training in effective leadership strategies to the board of
	trustees of the district. (Ed. Code, Secs. 39.112(e), as amended
	Acts 84th Leg., R.S., Chs. 1046, 1104, (f), (g).)
	Sec. 39A.209. REMOVAL OF BOARD OF MANAGERS.
	(a) Notwithstanding Section 39A.208, the commissioner may remove
	a board of managers appointed to govern a school district under
	Subchapter C only if the campus that was the basis for the
	appointment of the board of managers receives an acceptable
	performance rating for two consecutive school years.
	(b) If a campus that was the basis for the appointment of a
	board of managers receives an unacceptable performance rating for
	two additional consecutive years following the appointment of the
	board of managers, the commissioner may remove the board of
	managers and, in consultation with the local community, may appoint
	a new board of managers to govern the school district.
	(c) Following the removal of a board of managers under
	Subsection (a) or (b), or at the request of a managing entity
	appointed under Section 39A.107 to oversee the implementation of
	alternative management, the commissioner may appoint a conservator
	or monitor for the school district to ensure district-level support
	for low-performing campuses and to oversee the implementation of
	the updated targeted improvement plan.
	(d) The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to implement
	this section. (Ed. Code, Secs. 39.107(f), (g), (q).)
	SUBCHAPTER F. INTERVENTIONS AND SANCTIONS FOR OPEN-ENROLLMENT
	CHARTER SCHOOLS
	Sec. 39A.251. APPLICABILITY OF INTERVENTIONS AND SANCTIONS
	TO OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOL. Interventions and sanctions
	authorized under this chapter for a school district or campus apply
	in the same manner to an open-enrollment charter school. (Ed. Code,
	Sec. 39.104(a).)
	Sec. 39A.252. RULES. (a) The commissioner shall adopt
	rules to implement procedures to impose intervention or sanction
	provisions under this chapter as those provisions relate to an
	open-enrollment charter school.
	(b) In adopting rules under this section, the commissioner
	shall require that the charter of an open-enrollment charter school
	be automatically:
	(1) revoked if the charter school is ordered closed
	under this chapter; or
	(2) modified to remove authorization for an individual
	campus if the campus is ordered closed under this chapter. (Ed.
	Code, Secs. 39.104(b), (c).)
	Sec. 39A.253. HEARING NOT REQUIRED. If interventions or
	sanctions are imposed on an open-enrollment charter school under
	the procedures provided by this chapter, the school is not entitled
	to an additional hearing relating to the modification, placement on
	probation, revocation, or denial of renewal of a charter as
	provided by Subchapter D, Chapter 12. (Ed. Code, Sec. 39.104(d).)
	Sec. 39A.254. CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR OPEN-ENROLLMENT
	CHARTER SCHOOL. (a) This section applies to an open-enrollment
	charter school campus that satisfies performance standards under
	Section 39.054(e) for the current school year but would not satisfy
	performance standards under Section 39.054(e) if the standards to
	be used for the following school year were applied to the current
	school year.
	(b) If this section applies to a campus, the campus shall:
	(1) establish a campus-level planning and
	decision-making committee as provided by Sections 11.251(b)-(e),
	to the extent practicable; and
	(2) develop a campus improvement plan as provided by
	Section 11.253.
	(c) On the request of the commissioner, the campus shall
	submit to the commissioner the portions of the campus improvement
	plan that are relevant to those areas for which the campus would not
	satisfy performance standards. The portions of the improvement
	plan must be submitted in an electronic format. (Ed. Code, Secs.
	39.105(a) (part), (b).)
	Sec. 39A.255. CAMPUS TURNAROUND PLAN FOR OPEN-ENROLLMENT
	CHARTER SCHOOL. (a) The commissioner shall adopt rules governing
	the procedures for an open-enrollment charter school campus that is
	subject to an order issued under Section 39A.101. The commissioner
	may adopt other rules necessary to implement this section.
	(b) The campus turnaround plan of an open-enrollment
	charter school must include a revision of the school's charter in
	accordance with Section 12.114.
	(c) Nothing in this section or the following provisions of
	this chapter may be construed to modify any provision of Subchapter
	D, Chapter 12, relating to the expiration, nonrenewal, revocation,
	or modification of the governance of an open-enrollment charter
	school:
	(1) Subchapter C;
	(2) Subchapter D;
	(3) Section 39A.201(b);
	(4) Section 39A.206(a);
	(5) Section 39A.207; and
	(6) Section 39A.209.
	(d) The governing board of the open-enrollment charter
	school shall perform the duties of a board of trustees of a school
	district under this chapter. (Ed. Code, Secs. 39.107(b-9), (q).)
	Sec. 39A.256. APPOINTMENT OF BOARD OF MANAGERS FOR
	OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOL. (a) A board of managers appointed
	for an open-enrollment charter school or a campus of an
	open-enrollment charter school under this chapter or Chapter 12 has
	the powers and duties prescribed by Section 39A.201(b), if
	applicable, and Sections 39A.201(a), 39A.202, 39A.203, and
	39A.206(b).
	(b) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, the
	board of managers for an open-enrollment charter school or a campus
	of an open-enrollment charter school may not serve for a period that
	exceeds the period authorized by law for a board of managers
	appointed for a school district. A board of managers appointed to
	wind up the affairs of a former open-enrollment charter school or
	campus serves until dissolved by the commissioner. (Ed. Code,
	Secs. 39.1121(a), (c).)
	Sec. 39A.257. SUPERINTENDENT FOR OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER
	SCHOOL. If the commissioner appoints a board of managers for an
	open-enrollment charter school or a campus of an open-enrollment
	charter school, the commissioner may also appoint a superintendent.
	(Ed. Code, Sec. 39.1121(b).)
	Sec. 39A.258. REMOVAL BY COMMISSIONER. Any person
	appointed to serve on the board of managers for an open-enrollment
	charter school or a campus of an open-enrollment charter school or
	as superintendent serves at the discretion of the commissioner and
	may be replaced by the commissioner at any time. (Ed. Code, Sec.
	39.1121(e).)
	Sec. 39A.259. COMPENSATION OF BOARD OF MANAGERS AND
	SUPERINTENDENT. (a) The commissioner may authorize compensation
	for a member of a board of managers for an open-enrollment charter
	school or a campus of an open-enrollment charter school or a
	superintendent appointed by the commissioner.
	(b) The commissioner shall establish the terms of
	compensation provided under Subsection (a).
	(c) The commissioner shall use funds received by or due to
	the former charter holder under Section 12.106 or funds returned to
	the state from liquidation of state property held by a former
	charter holder for compensation of a member of a board of managers
	for an open-enrollment charter school or a campus of an
	open-enrollment charter school or a superintendent.
	(d) If funds described by Subsection (c) are not available
	or the commissioner determines that the circumstances require, the
	commissioner may use available agency funds, provided that the use
	of the available funds for that purpose is not prohibited by other
	law.
	(e) To the extent this section conflicts with Section
	39A.206(a), this section prevails. (Ed. Code, Sec. 39.1122.)
	Sec. 39A.260. IMMUNITY; REPRESENTATION BY ATTORNEY
	GENERAL. Any person appointed by the commissioner to serve on the
	board of managers for an open-enrollment charter school or a campus
	of an open-enrollment charter school or as superintendent acts on
	behalf of the commissioner and is entitled to:
	(1) sovereign immunity; and
	(2) representation by the attorney general for any act
	or omission taken while acting in the person's official capacity.
	(Ed. Code, Sec. 39.1121(d).)
	SUBCHAPTER G. CHALLENGE OF INTERVENTION OR SANCTION
	Sec. 39A.301. REVIEW OF SANCTIONS BY STATE OFFICE OF
	ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS. (a) A school district or
	open-enrollment charter school that intends to challenge a decision
	by the commissioner under this chapter to close the district or a
	district campus or the charter school or to pursue alternative
	management of a district campus or the charter school must appeal
	the decision under this section.
	(b) A challenge to a decision under this section is under
	the substantial evidence rule as provided by Subchapter G, Chapter
	2001, Government Code. The commissioner shall adopt procedural
	rules for a challenge under this section.
	(c) Notwithstanding other law:
	(1) the State Office of Administrative Hearings shall
	conduct an expedited review of a challenge under this section;
	(2) the administrative law judge shall issue a final
	order not later than the 30th day after the date on which the
	hearing is finally closed;
	(3) the decision of the administrative law judge is
	final and may not be appealed; and
	(4) the decision of the administrative law judge may
	set an effective date for an action under this section. (Ed. Code,
	Sec. 39.152.)
	SUBCHAPTER Z. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
	Sec. 39A.901. ANNUAL REVIEW. (a) The commissioner shall
	annually review the performance of a school district or campus
	subject to this chapter to determine the appropriate actions to be
	implemented under this chapter.
	(b) The commissioner must review at least annually the
	performance of a school district for which the accreditation status
	or performance rating has been lowered due to insufficient student
	performance and may not raise the accreditation status or
	performance rating until the district has demonstrated improved
	student performance.
	(c) If the review conducted under this section reveals a
	lack of improvement, the commissioner shall increase the level of
	state intervention and sanction unless the commissioner finds good
	cause for maintaining the current status. (Ed. Code, Sec. 39.108.)
	Sec. 39A.902. ACQUISITION OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. In
	addition to other interventions and sanctions authorized under this
	chapter, the commissioner may order a school district or campus to
	acquire professional services at the expense of the district or
	campus to address the applicable financial, assessment, data
	quality, program, performance, or governance deficiency. The
	commissioner's order may require the district or campus to:
	(1) select or be assigned an external auditor, data
	quality expert, professional authorized to monitor district
	assessment instrument administration, or curriculum or program
	expert; or
	(2) provide for or participate in the appropriate
	training of district staff or board of trustees members in the case
	of a district, or campus staff, in the case of a campus. (Ed. Code,
	Sec. 39.109.)
	Sec. 39A.903. COSTS PAID BY SCHOOL DISTRICT. The costs of
	providing a monitor, conservator, management team, campus
	intervention team, technical assistance team, managing entity, or
	service provider under this chapter shall be paid by the school
	district. If the district fails or refuses to pay the costs in a
	timely manner, the commissioner may:
	(1) pay the costs using amounts withheld from any
	funds to which the district is otherwise entitled; or
	(2) recover the amount of the costs in the manner
	provided for recovery of an overallocation of state funds under
	Section 42.258. (Ed. Code, Sec. 39.110.)
	Sec. 39A.904. IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL LIABILITY. An employee,
	volunteer, or contractor acting on behalf of the commissioner under
	this chapter, or a member of a board of managers appointed by the
	commissioner under this chapter, is immune from civil liability to
	the same extent as a professional employee of a school district
	under Section 22.051. (Ed. Code, Sec. 39.114.)
	Sec. 39A.905. CAMPUS NAME CHANGE PROHIBITED. In
	reconstituting, repurposing, or imposing any other intervention or
	sanction on a campus under this chapter, the commissioner may not
	require that the name of the campus be changed. (Ed. Code, Sec.
	39.115.)
	Sec. 39A.906. TRANSITIONAL INTERVENTIONS AND SANCTIONS.
	(a) For a campus that received an unacceptable performance rating
	for the 2013-2014, 2014-2015, and 2015-2016 school years, the
	commissioner may apply the interventions and sanctions authorized
	by Chapter 39 as that chapter existed on January 1, 2015, to the
	campus.
	(b) If a campus described by Subsection (a) receives an
	unacceptable performance rating for the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018
	school years, the commissioner shall apply the interventions and
	sanctions authorized by Section 39A.111 to the campus.
	(c) For a campus that received an acceptable performance
	rating for the 2013-2014 school year and an unacceptable
	performance rating for the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 school years,
	the commissioner shall apply the interventions and sanctions
	authorized by Section 39A.101(a) to the campus.
	(d) If a campus described by Subsection (c) receives an
	unacceptable performance rating for the 2016-2017, 2017-2018, and
	2018-2019 school years, the commissioner shall apply the
	interventions and sanctions authorized by Section 39A.111 to the
	campus.
	(e) The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to
	implement this section.
	(f) This section expires September 1, 2020. (Ed. Code, Sec.
	39.1071.)
	Sec. 39A.907. SPECIAL STUDENT RECOVERY PROGRAM. (a) This
	section applies only to a school district with a student enrollment
	of at least 60,000 that is located in a county on the international
	border with a population of 800,000 or more.
	(b) The commissioner may require a school district to which
	this section applies to operate a special student recovery program
	if the commissioner has imposed a sanction under Subchapter A based
	on a determination that the district has, for the purpose of
	affecting the performance rating under Section 39.054 or former
	Section 39.072 or a distinction designation under Section 39.202 or
	39.203 of the district or a campus in the district:
	(1) assigned a student to a grade level to which the
	student would not otherwise be assigned, in violation of local
	policy;
	(2) retained a student at a grade level at which the
	student would not otherwise be retained, in violation of local
	policy;
	(3) declined to admit to the schools of the district a
	student with limited English proficiency who was eligible for
	admission; or
	(4) encouraged a student who was eligible for
	admission to the district to enroll in another district or drop out
	of school.
	(c) The commissioner shall require a school district to
	which this section applies to operate a special student recovery
	program if the superintendent or assistant superintendent of the
	district or a principal or assistant principal of a campus in the
	district is convicted of or receives a grant of deferred
	adjudication community supervision for an offense associated with
	conduct described by Subsection (b).
	(d) A special student recovery program must include:
	(1) identification of students affected by conduct
	described by Subsection (b), with an emphasis on identifying and
	obtaining current addresses for students who dropped out of school
	after the conduct;
	(2) notification of students identified under
	Subdivision (1) of the availability of educational services
	provided through the program;
	(3) provision of appropriate compensatory, intensive,
	and accelerated instructional services for students identified
	under Subdivision (1), including services designed to enable
	students to obtain high school equivalency certificates under
	Section 7.111; and
	(4) for students identified under Subdivision (1) who
	are at least 21 years of age and under 26 years of age, the offer of
	admission to the schools of the school district for the purpose of
	completing the requirements for a high school diploma, as
	authorized by Section 25.001.
	(e) A student who is at least 21 years of age and is admitted
	to the schools of the school district under Subsection (d)(4) is
	subject to the placement restrictions described by Section
	25.001(b-2) if the student has not attended school in the three
	preceding school years.
	(f) In addition to any other available funds, a school
	district may use funds provided to the district under Section
	42.152 to pay the costs of the program. Instructional services may
	be provided to students identified under Subsection (d)(1) who are
	under 26 years of age using funds provided under Section 42.152 or
	other Foundation School Program funds, notwithstanding Section
	42.003.
	(g) This section requires a school district to provide
	instructional services only to a student who is a resident of this
	state and is eligible for admission to the schools of the district
	under Section 25.001, including eligibility described by that
	section for students who are under 26 years of age.
	(h) The commissioner shall determine the duration of a
	special student recovery program, provided that the program must
	have a duration of at least two years. Before a program may be
	concluded, the school district must conduct a public hearing in the
	community served by the district to solicit comments from students,
	parents, and other members of the community regarding whether there
	is a continuing need for the program.
	(i) The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to
	implement this section.
	(j) This section expires September 1, 2018. (Ed. Code, Sec.
	39.117.)
	SECTION 21.002. The following provisions are repealed:
	(1) Subchapter E, Chapter 39, Education Code; and
	(2) Section 39.152, Education Code.
	SECTION 21.003. The following changes are made to conform
	the provisions amended to the nonsubstantive revision set out in
	Section 21.001 of this Act:
	(1) Section 7.028(a), Education Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(a) Except as provided by Section 29.001(5), 29.010(a), or
	39.057, the agency may monitor compliance with requirements
	applicable to a process or program provided by a school district,
	campus, program, or school granted charters under Chapter 12,
	including the process described by Subchapter F, Chapter 11, or a
	program described by Subchapter B, C, D, E, F, H, or I, Chapter 29,
	Subchapter A, Chapter 37, or Section 38.003, and the use of funds
	provided for such a program under Subchapter C, Chapter 42, only as
	necessary to ensure:
	(1) compliance with federal law and regulations;
	(2) financial accountability, including compliance
	with grant requirements; and
	(3) data integrity for purposes of:
	(A) the Public Education Information Management
	System (PEIMS); and
	(B) accountability under Chapters [~~Chapter~~] 39
	and 39A.
	(2) Section 7.055(b)(32), Education Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(32) The commissioner shall perform duties in
	connection with the public school accountability system as
	prescribed by Chapters [~~Chapter~~] 39 and 39A.
	(3) Sections 7.056(e) and (f), Education Code, are
	amended to read as follows:
	(e) Except as provided by Subsection (f), a school campus or
	district may not receive an exemption or waiver under this section
	from:
	(1) a prohibition on conduct that constitutes a
	criminal offense;
	(2) a requirement imposed by federal law or rule,
	including a requirement for special education or bilingual
	education programs; or
	(3) a requirement, restriction, or prohibition
	relating to:
	(A) essential knowledge or skills under Section
	28.002 or high school graduation requirements under Section 28.025;
	(B) public school accountability as provided by
	Subchapters B, C, D, [E,] and J, Chapter 39, and Chapter 39A;
	(C) extracurricular activities under Section
	33.081 or participation in a University Interscholastic League
	area, regional, or state competition under Section 33.0812;
	(D) health and safety under Chapter 38;
	(E) purchasing under Subchapter B, Chapter 44;
	(F) elementary school class size limits, except
	as provided by Section 25.112;
	(G) removal of a disruptive student from the
	classroom under Subchapter A, Chapter 37;
	(H) at-risk programs under Subchapter C, Chapter
	29;
	(I) prekindergarten programs under Subchapter E,
	Chapter 29;
	(J) educator rights and benefits under
	Subchapters A, C, D, E, F, G, and I, Chapter 21, or under Subchapter
	A, Chapter 22;
	(K) special education programs under Subchapter
	A, Chapter 29;
	(L) bilingual education programs under
	Subchapter B, Chapter 29; or
	(M) the requirements for the first day of
	instruction under Section 25.0811.
	(f) A school district or campus that is required to develop
	and implement a student achievement improvement plan under
	Subchapter A, Chapter 39A, or Section 39A.051 [~~Section 39.102 or~~
	~~39.103~~] may receive an exemption or waiver under this section from
	any law or rule other than:
	(1) a prohibition on conduct that constitutes a
	criminal offense;
	(2) a requirement imposed by federal law or rule;
	(3) a requirement, restriction, or prohibition
	imposed by state law or rule relating to:
	(A) public school accountability as provided by
	Subchapters B, C, D, [E,] and J, Chapter 39, and Chapter 39A; or
	(B) educator rights and benefits under
	Subchapters A, C, D, E, F, G, and I, Chapter 21, or under Subchapter
	A, Chapter 22; or
	(4) selection of instructional materials under
	Chapter 31.
	(4) Section 7.102(c)(29), Education Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(29) The board shall perform duties in connection with
	the public school accountability system as prescribed by Chapters
	[~~Chapter~~] 39 and 39A.
	(5) Section 12.013(b), Education Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(b) A home-rule school district is subject to:
	(1) a provision of this title establishing a criminal
	offense;
	(2) a provision of this title relating to limitations
	on liability; and
	(3) a prohibition, restriction, or requirement, as
	applicable, imposed by this title or a rule adopted under this
	title, relating to:
	(A) the Public Education Information Management
	System (PEIMS) to the extent necessary to monitor compliance with
	this subchapter as determined by the commissioner;
	(B) educator certification under Chapter 21 and
	educator rights under Sections 21.407, 21.408, and 22.001;
	(C) criminal history records under Subchapter C,
	Chapter 22;
	(D) student admissions under Section 25.001;
	(E) school attendance under Sections 25.085,
	25.086, and 25.087;
	(F) inter-district or inter-county transfers of
	students under Subchapter B, Chapter 25;
	(G) elementary class size limits under Section
	25.112, in the case of any campus in the district that fails to
	satisfy any standard under Section 39.054(e);
	(H) high school graduation under Section 28.025;
	(I) special education programs under Subchapter
	A, Chapter 29;
	(J) bilingual education under Subchapter B,
	Chapter 29;
	(K) prekindergarten programs under Subchapter E,
	Chapter 29;
	(L) safety provisions relating to the
	transportation of students under Sections 34.002, 34.003, 34.004,
	and 34.008;
	(M) computation and distribution of state aid
	under Chapters 31, 42, and 43;
	(N) extracurricular activities under Section
	33.081;
	(O) health and safety under Chapter 38;
	(P) public school accountability under
	Subchapters B, C, D, [E,] and J, Chapter 39, and Chapter 39A;
	(Q) equalized wealth under Chapter 41;
	(R) a bond or other obligation or tax rate under
	Chapters 42, 43, and 45; and
	(S) purchasing under Chapter 44.
	(6) Section 12.016, Education Code, is amended to read
	as follows:
	Sec. 12.016. CONTENT. Each home-rule school district
	charter must:
	(1) describe the educational program to be offered;
	(2) provide that continuation of the home-rule school
	district charter is contingent on:
	(A) acceptable student performance on assessment
	instruments adopted under Subchapter B, Chapter 39; and
	(B) compliance with other applicable
	accountability provisions under Chapters [~~Chapter~~] 39 and 39A;
	(3) specify any basis, in addition to a basis
	specified by this subchapter, on which the charter may be placed on
	probation or revoked;
	(4) describe the governing structure of the district
	and campuses;
	(5) specify any procedure or requirement, in addition
	to those under Chapter 38, that the district will follow to ensure
	the health and safety of students and employees;
	(6) describe the process by which the district will
	adopt an annual budget, including a description of the use of
	program-weight funds;
	(7) describe the manner in which an annual audit of
	financial and programmatic operations of the district is to be
	conducted, including the manner in which the district will provide
	information necessary for the district to participate in the Public
	Education Information Management System (PEIMS) to the extent
	required by this subchapter; and
	(8) include any other provision the charter commission
	considers necessary.
	(7) Section 12.056(b), Education Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(b) A campus or program for which a charter is granted under
	this subchapter is subject to:
	(1) a provision of this title establishing a criminal
	offense; and
	(2) a prohibition, restriction, or requirement, as
	applicable, imposed by this title or a rule adopted under this
	title, relating to:
	(A) the Public Education Information Management
	System (PEIMS) to the extent necessary to monitor compliance with
	this subchapter as determined by the commissioner;
	(B) criminal history records under Subchapter C,
	Chapter 22;
	(C) high school graduation under Section 28.025;
	(D) special education programs under Subchapter
	A, Chapter 29;
	(E) bilingual education under Subchapter B,
	Chapter 29;
	(F) prekindergarten programs under Subchapter E,
	Chapter 29;
	(G) extracurricular activities under Section
	33.081;
	(H) health and safety under Chapter 38; and
	(I) public school accountability under
	Subchapters B, C, D, [E,] F, and J, Chapter 39, and Chapter 39A.
	(8) Section 12.059, Education Code, is amended to read
	as follows:
	Sec. 12.059. CONTENT. Each charter granted under this
	subchapter must:
	(1) describe the educational program to be offered,
	which may be a general or specialized program;
	(2) provide that continuation of the charter is
	contingent on satisfactory student performance under Subchapter B,
	Chapter 39, satisfactory financial performance under Subchapter D,
	Chapter 39, and compliance with other applicable accountability
	provisions under Chapters [~~Chapter~~] 39 and 39A;
	(3) specify any basis, in addition to a basis
	specified by this subchapter, on which the charter may be revoked;
	(4) prohibit discrimination in admission on the basis
	of national origin, ethnicity, race, religion, or disability;
	(5) describe the governing structure of the campus or
	program;
	(6) specify any procedure or requirement, in addition
	to those under Chapter 38, that the campus or program will follow to
	ensure the health and safety of students and employees; and
	(7) describe the manner in which an annual audit of
	financial and programmatic operations of the campus or program is
	to be conducted, including the manner in which the campus or program
	will provide information necessary for the school district in which
	it is located to participate, as required by this code or by
	commissioner rule, in the Public Education Information Management
	System (PEIMS).
	(9) Section 12.102, Education Code, is amended to read
	as follows:
	Sec. 12.102. AUTHORITY UNDER CHARTER. An open-enrollment
	charter school:
	(1) shall provide instruction to students at one or
	more elementary or secondary grade levels as provided by the
	charter;
	(2) is governed under the governing structure
	described by the charter;
	(3) retains authority to operate under the charter to
	the extent authorized under Sections 12.1141 and 12.115 and Chapter
	39A [~~Subchapter E, Chapter 39~~]; and
	(4) does not have authority to impose taxes.
	(10) Section 12.104(b), Education Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(b) An open-enrollment charter school is subject to:
	(1) a provision of this title establishing a criminal
	offense; and
	(2) a prohibition, restriction, or requirement, as
	applicable, imposed by this title or a rule adopted under this
	title, relating to:
	(A) the Public Education Information Management
	System (PEIMS) to the extent necessary to monitor compliance with
	this subchapter as determined by the commissioner;
	(B) criminal history records under Subchapter C,
	Chapter 22;
	(C) reading instruments and accelerated reading
	instruction programs under Section 28.006;
	(D) accelerated instruction under Section
	28.0211;
	(E) high school graduation requirements under
	Section 28.025;
	(F) special education programs under Subchapter
	A, Chapter 29;
	(G) bilingual education under Subchapter B,
	Chapter 29;
	(H) prekindergarten programs under Subchapter E
	or E-1, Chapter 29;
	(I) extracurricular activities under Section
	33.081;
	(J) discipline management practices or behavior
	management techniques under Section 37.0021;
	(K) health and safety under Chapter 38;
	(L) public school accountability under
	Subchapters B, C, D, [E,] F, G, and J, Chapter 39, and Chapter 39A;
	(M) the requirement under Section 21.006 to
	report an educator's misconduct;
	(N) intensive programs of instruction under
	Section 28.0213; and
	(O) the right of a school employee to report a
	crime, as provided by Section 37.148.
	(11) Section 12.111(a), Education Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(a) Each charter granted under this subchapter must:
	(1) describe the educational program to be offered,
	which must include the required curriculum as provided by Section
	28.002;
	(2) provide that continuation of the charter is
	contingent on the status of the charter as determined under Section
	12.1141 or 12.115 or under Chapter 39A [~~Subchapter E, Chapter 39~~];
	(3) specify the academic, operational, and financial
	performance expectations by which a school operating under the
	charter will be evaluated, which must include applicable elements
	of the performance frameworks adopted under Section 12.1181;
	(4) specify:
	(A) any basis, in addition to a basis specified
	by this subchapter or Chapter 39A [~~Subchapter E, Chapter 39~~], on
	which the charter may be revoked, renewal of the charter may be
	denied, or the charter may be allowed to expire; and
	(B) the standards for evaluation of a school
	operating under the charter for purposes of charter renewal, denial
	of renewal, expiration, revocation, or other intervention in
	accordance with Section 12.1141 or 12.115 or Chapter 39A
	[~~Subchapter E, Chapter 39~~], as applicable;
	(5) prohibit discrimination in admission policy on the
	basis of sex, national origin, ethnicity, religion, disability,
	academic, artistic, or athletic ability, or the district the child
	would otherwise attend in accordance with this code, although the
	charter may:
	(A) provide for the exclusion of a student who
	has a documented history of a criminal offense, a juvenile court
	adjudication, or discipline problems under Subchapter A, Chapter
	37; and
	(B) provide for an admission policy that requires
	a student to demonstrate artistic ability if the school specializes
	in performing arts;
	(6) specify the grade levels to be offered;
	(7) describe the governing structure of the program,
	including:
	(A) the officer positions designated;
	(B) the manner in which officers are selected and
	removed from office;
	(C) the manner in which members of the governing
	body of the school are selected and removed from office;
	(D) the manner in which vacancies on that
	governing body are filled;
	(E) the term for which members of that governing
	body serve; and
	(F) whether the terms are to be staggered;
	(8) specify the powers or duties of the governing body
	of the school that the governing body may delegate to an officer;
	(9) specify the manner in which the school will
	distribute to parents information related to the qualifications of
	each professional employee of the program, including any
	professional or educational degree held by each employee, a
	statement of any certification under Subchapter B, Chapter 21, held
	by each employee, and any relevant experience of each employee;
	(10) describe the process by which the person
	providing the program will adopt an annual budget;
	(11) describe the manner in which an annual audit of
	the financial and programmatic operations of the program is to be
	conducted, including the manner in which the person providing the
	program will provide information necessary for the school district
	in which the program is located to participate, as required by this
	code or by commissioner rule, in the Public Education Information
	Management System (PEIMS);
	(12) describe the facilities to be used;
	(13) describe the geographical area served by the
	program;
	(14) specify any type of enrollment criteria to be
	used;
	(15) provide information, as determined by the
	commissioner, relating to any management company that will provide
	management services to a school operating under the charter; and
	(16) specify that the governing body of an
	open-enrollment charter school accepts and may not delegate
	ultimate responsibility for the school, including the school's
	academic performance and financial and operational viability, and
	is responsible for overseeing any management company providing
	management services for the school and for holding the management
	company accountable for the school's performance.
	(12) Section 12.1141(a), Education Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(a) The commissioner shall develop and by rule adopt a
	procedure for renewal, denial of renewal, or expiration of a
	charter for an open-enrollment charter school at the end of the term
	of the charter. The procedure must include consideration of the
	performance under Chapters [~~Chapter~~] 39 and 39A of the charter
	holder and each campus operating under the charter and must include
	three distinct processes, which must be expedited renewal,
	discretionary consideration of renewal or denial of renewal, and
	expiration. To renew a charter at the end of the term, the charter
	holder must submit a petition for renewal to the commissioner in the
	time and manner established by commissioner rule.
	(13) Section 12.1162(a), Education Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(a) The commissioner shall take any of the actions described
	by Subsection (b) or by Section 39A.001, 39A.002, 39A.004, 39A.005,
	or 39A.007 [~~39.102(a)~~], to the extent the commissioner determines
	necessary, if an open-enrollment charter school, as determined by a
	report issued under Section 39.058(b):
	(1) commits a material violation of the school's
	charter;
	(2) fails to satisfy generally accepted accounting
	standards of fiscal management; or
	(3) fails to comply with this subchapter or another
	applicable rule or law.
	(14) Section 12A.004(a), Education Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(a) A local innovation plan may not provide for the
	exemption of a district designated as a district of innovation from
	the following provisions of this title:
	(1) a state or federal requirement applicable to an
	open-enrollment charter school operating under Subchapter D,
	Chapter 12;
	(2) Subchapters A, C, D, and E, Chapter 11, except that
	a district may be exempt from Sections 11.1511(b)(5) and (14) and
	Section 11.162;
	(3) state curriculum and graduation requirements
	adopted under Chapter 28; and
	(4) academic and financial accountability and
	sanctions under Chapters [~~Chapter~~] 39 and 39A.
	(15) Section 18.006(a), Education Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(a) The commissioner shall develop and implement a system of
	accountability consistent with Chapters [~~Chapter~~] 39 and 39A, where
	appropriate, to be used in assigning an annual performance rating
	to Job Corps diploma programs comparable to the ratings assigned to
	school districts under Section 39.054. The commissioner may
	develop and implement a system of distinction designations
	consistent with Subchapter G, Chapter 39, where appropriate, to be
	used in assigning distinction designations to Job Corps diploma
	programs comparable to the distinction designations assigned to
	campuses under Subchapter G, Chapter 39.
	(16) Sections 28.006(e) and (j), Education Code, are
	amended to read as follows:
	(e) The results of reading instruments administered under
	this section may not be used for purposes of appraisals and
	incentives under Chapter 21 or accountability under Chapters
	[~~Chapter~~] 39 and 39A.
	(j) No more than 15 percent of the funds certified by the
	commissioner under Subsection (i) may be spent on indirect costs.
	The commissioner shall evaluate the programs that fail to meet the
	standard of performance under Section 39.301(c)(5) and may
	implement interventions or sanctions under Chapter 39A [~~Subchapter~~
	~~E, Chapter 39~~]. The commissioner may audit the expenditures of
	funds appropriated for purposes of this section. The use of the
	funds appropriated for purposes of this section shall be verified
	as part of the district audit under Section 44.008.
	(17) Section 28.007(b), Education Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(b) The results of assessment instruments developed under
	Subsection (a) may not be used for purposes of appraisals and
	incentives under Chapter 21 or accountability under Chapters
	[~~Chapter~~] 39 and 39A.
	(18) Section 29.918(c), Education Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(c) The commissioner shall adopt rules to administer this
	section. The commissioner may impose interventions or sanctions
	under Subchapter A, Chapter 39A, or Section 39A.251, 39A.252, or
	39A.253 [~~39.102 or 39.104~~] if a school district or open-enrollment
	charter school fails to timely comply with this section.
	(19) Section 37.008(c), Education Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(c) An off-campus disciplinary alternative education
	program is not subject to a requirement imposed by this title, other
	than a limitation on liability, a reporting requirement, or a
	requirement imposed by this chapter or by Chapter 39 or 39A.
	(20) Sections 37.011(g) and (h), Education Code, are
	amended to read as follows:
	(g) A juvenile justice alternative education program shall
	be subject to a written operating policy developed by the local
	juvenile justice board and submitted to the Texas Juvenile Justice
	Department for review and comment. A juvenile justice alternative
	education program is not subject to a requirement imposed by this
	title, other than a reporting requirement or a requirement imposed
	by this chapter or by Chapter 39 or 39A.
	(h) Academically, the mission of juvenile justice
	alternative education programs shall be to enable students to
	perform at grade level. For purposes of accountability under
	Chapters [~~Chapter~~] 39 and 39A, a student enrolled in a juvenile
	justice alternative education program is reported as if the student
	were enrolled at the student's assigned campus in the student's
	regularly assigned education program, including a special
	education program. Annually the Texas Juvenile Justice Department,
	with the agreement of the commissioner, shall develop and implement
	a system of accountability consistent with Chapters [~~Chapter~~] 39
	and 39A, where appropriate, to assure that students make progress
	toward grade level while attending a juvenile justice alternative
	education program. The department shall adopt rules for the
	distribution of funds appropriated under this section to juvenile
	boards in counties required to establish juvenile justice
	alternative education programs. Except as determined by the
	commissioner, a student served by a juvenile justice alternative
	education program on the basis of an expulsion required under
	Section 37.007(a), (d), or (e) is not eligible for Foundation
	School Program funding under Chapter 42 or 31 if the juvenile
	justice alternative education program receives funding from the
	department under this subchapter.
	(21) Sections 39.057(d) and (e), Education Code, are
	amended to read as follows:
	(d) Based on the results of a special accreditation
	investigation, the commissioner may:
	(1) take appropriate action under Chapter 39A
	[~~Subchapter E~~];
	(2) lower the school district's accreditation status
	or a district's or campus's accountability rating; or
	(3) take action under both Subdivisions (1) and (2).
	(e) Regardless of whether the commissioner lowers the
	school district's accreditation status or a district's or campus's
	performance rating under Subsection (d), the commissioner may take
	action under Section 39A.002 or 39A.051 [~~Sections 39.102(a)(1)~~
	~~through (8) or Section 39.103~~] if the commissioner determines that
	the action is necessary to improve any area of a district's or
	campus's performance, including the district's financial
	accounting practices.
	(22) Section 39.0823(d), Education Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(d) The agency may require a district or open-enrollment
	charter school to submit additional information needed to produce a
	financial report under Subsection (a). If a district or school
	fails to provide information requested under this subsection or if
	the commissioner determines that the information submitted by a
	district or school is unreliable, the commissioner may order the
	district or school to acquire professional services as provided by
	Section 39A.902 [~~39.109~~].
	(23) Section 39.0824(b), Education Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(b) The commissioner may impose appropriate sanctions under
	Chapter 39A [~~Subchapter E~~] against a district or school failing to
	submit or implement a corrective action plan required under
	Subsection (a).
	(24) The heading to Subchapter F, Chapter 39,
	Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
	SUBCHAPTER F. PROCEDURES FOR CHALLENGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY
	DETERMINATION[~~, INTERVENTION, OR SANCTION~~]
	(25) Section 39.232(b), Education Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(b) A school campus or district is not exempt under this
	section from:
	(1) a prohibition on conduct that constitutes a
	criminal offense;
	(2) requirements imposed by federal law or rule,
	including requirements for special education or bilingual
	education programs; or
	(3) a requirement, restriction, or prohibition
	relating to:
	(A) curriculum essential knowledge and skills
	under Section 28.002 or high school graduation requirements under
	Section 28.025;
	(B) public school accountability as provided by
	Subchapters B, C, D, [E,] and J and Chapter 39A;
	(C) extracurricular activities under Section
	33.081;
	(D) health and safety under Chapter 38;
	(E) purchasing under Subchapter B, Chapter 44;
	(F) elementary school class size limits, except
	as provided by Subsection (d) or Section 25.112;
	(G) removal of a disruptive student from the
	classroom under Subchapter A, Chapter 37;
	(H) at risk programs under Subchapter C, Chapter
	29;
	(I) prekindergarten programs under Subchapter E,
	Chapter 29;
	(J) rights and benefits of school employees;
	(K) special education programs under Subchapter
	A, Chapter 29; or
	(L) bilingual education programs under
	Subchapter B, Chapter 29.
	(26) Section 39.306(a), Education Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(a) Each board of trustees shall publish an annual report
	describing the educational performance of the district and of each
	campus in the district that includes uniform student performance
	and descriptive information as determined under rules adopted by
	the commissioner. The annual report must also include:
	(1) campus performance objectives established under
	Section 11.253 and the progress of each campus toward those
	objectives, which shall be available to the public;
	(2) information indicating the district's
	accreditation status and identifying each district campus awarded a
	distinction designation under Subchapter G or considered an
	unacceptable campus under Chapter 39A [~~Subchapter E~~];
	(3) the district's current special education
	compliance status with the agency;
	(4) a statement of the number, rate, and type of
	violent or criminal incidents that occurred on each district
	campus, to the extent permitted under the Family Educational Rights
	and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g);
	(5) information concerning school violence prevention
	and violence intervention policies and procedures that the district
	is using to protect students;
	(6) the findings that result from evaluations
	conducted under the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act
	of 1994 (20 U.S.C. Section 7101 et seq.); and
	(7) information received under Section 51.403(e) for
	each high school campus in the district, presented in a form
	determined by the commissioner.
	(27) Section 39.333, Education Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 39.333. REGIONAL AND DISTRICT LEVEL REPORT. As part of
	the comprehensive biennial report under Section 39.332, the agency
	shall submit a regional and district level report covering the
	preceding two school years and containing:
	(1) a summary of school district compliance with the
	student/teacher ratios and class-size limitations prescribed by
	Sections 25.111 and 25.112, including:
	(A) the number of campuses and classes at each
	campus granted an exception from Section 25.112; and
	(B) for each campus granted an exception from
	Section 25.112, a statement of whether the campus has been awarded a
	distinction designation under Subchapter G or has been identified
	as an unacceptable campus under Chapter 39A [~~Subchapter E~~];
	(2) a summary of the exemptions and waivers granted to
	campuses and school districts under Section 7.056 or 39.232 and a
	review of the effectiveness of each campus or district following
	deregulation;
	(3) an evaluation of the performance of the system of
	regional education service centers based on the indicators adopted
	under Section 8.101 and client satisfaction with services provided
	under Subchapter B, Chapter 8;
	(4) an evaluation of accelerated instruction programs
	offered under Section 28.006, including an assessment of the
	quality of such programs and the performance of students enrolled
	in such programs; and
	(5) the number of classes at each campus that are
	currently being taught by individuals who are not certified in the
	content areas of their respective classes.
	(28) Section 39.361, Education Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 39.361. NOTICE IN STUDENT GRADE REPORT. The first
	written notice of a student's performance that a school district
	gives during a school year as required by Section 28.022(a)(2) must
	include:
	(1) a statement of whether the campus at which the
	student is enrolled has been awarded a distinction designation
	under Subchapter G or has been identified as an unacceptable campus
	under Chapter 39A [~~Subchapter E~~]; and
	(2) an explanation of the significance of the
	information provided under Subdivision (1).
	(29) Section 44.0011, Education Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 44.0011. FISCAL YEAR. The fiscal year of a school
	district begins on July 1 or September 1 of each year, as determined
	by the board of trustees of the district. The commissioner may
	adopt rules concerning the submission of information by a district
	under Chapter 39, 39A, or 42 based on the fiscal year of the
	district.
	(30) Section 45.261(d), Education Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(d) If a school district fails to comply with the
	commissioner's order under Subsection (c), the commissioner may
	impose any sanction on the district authorized to be imposed on a
	district under Chapter 39A [~~Subchapter E, Chapter 39~~], including
	appointment of a board of managers or annexation to another
	district, regardless of the district's accreditation status or the
	duration of a particular accreditation status.
	(31) Section 51.751(b), Education Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(b) The center shall examine the efficiency of the public
	school system and the effectiveness of instructional methods and
	curricular programs and promote the use of successful methods and
	programs. The center shall monitor and evaluate the implementation
	of the accountability system under Chapters [~~Chapter~~] 39 and 39A
	and provide annual progress reports to the governor, Legislative
	Budget Board, and commissioner of education.
	(32) Section 302.006(c), Labor Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(c) To be eligible to receive a scholarship awarded under
	this section, a person must:
	(1) be employed in a child-care facility, as defined
	by Section 42.002, Human Resources Code;
	(2) intend to obtain a credential, certificate, or
	degree specified in Subsection (b);
	(3) agree to work for at least 18 additional months in
	a child-care facility, as defined by Section 42.002, Human
	Resources Code, that accepts federal Child Care and Development
	Fund subsidies and that, at the time the person begins to fulfill
	the work requirement imposed by this subdivision, is located:
	(A) within the attendance zone of a public school
	campus considered low-performing under Chapter 39A [~~Subchapter E,~~
	~~Chapter 39~~], Education Code; or
	(B) in an economically disadvantaged community,
	as determined by the commission; and
	(4) satisfy any other requirements adopted by the
	commission.
	ARTICLE 22. CHANGES RELATING TO THE ESTATES CODE AND CODIFICATION
	OF THE TEXAS PROBATE CODE
	SECTION 22.001. Section 21.751(4), Business Organizations
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(4) "Shareholder" means a record or beneficial owner
	of shares in a close corporation, including:
	(A) a person holding a beneficial interest in the
	shares under an inter vivos, testamentary, or voting trust; or
	(B) the personal representative, as defined by
	the Estates [~~Texas Probate~~] Code, of a record or beneficial owner.
	SECTION 22.002. Section 64.034(b), Civil Practice and
	Remedies Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(b) A receiver appointed for a missing person under Section
	64.001(d) who has on hand an amount of money belonging to the
	missing person in excess of the amount needed for current
	necessities and expenses may, on order of the court, invest, lend,
	or contribute all or a part of the excess amount in the manner
	provided by Chapter 1161, Estates [~~Subpart L, Part 4, Chapter XIII,~~
	~~Texas Probate~~] Code, for investments, loans, or contributions by
	guardians. The receiver shall report to the court all transactions
	involving the excess amount in the manner that reports are required
	of guardians.
	SECTION 22.003. Section 64.102(a), Civil Practice and
	Remedies Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(a) The court shall appoint an attorney ad litem to
	represent the interests of a missing person at a proceeding to
	appoint a receiver for the missing person under Section 64.001(d).
	To be eligible for appointment as an attorney ad litem under this
	subsection, a person must be certified in the same manner and to the
	same extent as a person who is appointed as an attorney ad litem for
	a proposed ward under Section 1054.001, Estates [~~646, Texas~~
	~~Probate~~] Code.
	SECTION 22.004. Section 64.105(c), Civil Practice and
	Remedies Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(c) For official services rendered, the receiver is
	entitled to be compensated in the same manner and amount as is
	provided by Title 3, Estates [~~Chapter XIII, Texas Probate~~] Code,
	for similar services rendered by guardians of estates.
	SECTION 22.005. Section 71.012, Civil Practice and Remedies
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 71.012. QUALIFICATION OF FOREIGN PERSONAL
	REPRESENTATIVE. If the executor or administrator of the estate of a
	nonresident individual is the plaintiff in an action under this
	subchapter, the foreign personal representative of the estate who
	has complied with the requirements of Section 95, Texas Probate
	Code, for the probate of a foreign will is not required to apply for
	ancillary letters testamentary under Section 501.006, Estates
	[~~105, Texas Probate~~] Code, to bring and prosecute the action.
	SECTION 22.006. Section 71.022, Civil Practice and Remedies
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 71.022. QUALIFICATION OF FOREIGN PERSONAL
	REPRESENTATIVE. If the executor or administrator of the estate of a
	nonresident individual is the plaintiff in an action under this
	subchapter, the foreign personal representative of the estate who
	has complied with the requirements of Section 95, Texas Probate
	Code, for the probate of a foreign will is not required to apply for
	ancillary letters testamentary under Section 501.006, Estates
	[~~105, Texas Probate~~] Code, to bring and prosecute the action.
	SECTION 22.007. Section 102.002(e), Civil Practice and
	Remedies Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(e) A local government that does not give a bond under
	Section 1105.101(b), Estates [~~702(b), Texas Probate~~] Code, shall
	pay damages awarded against an employee of the local government
	arising from a cause of action described by Subsection (c) if the
	liability results from the employee's appointment as guardian of
	the person or estate of a ward under the Estates [~~Texas Probate~~]
	Code and the action or omission for which the employee was found
	liable was in the course and scope of the person's employment with
	the local government.
	SECTION 22.008. Section 102.003, Civil Practice and
	Remedies Code, is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 102.003. MAXIMUM PAYMENTS. Payments under this
	chapter by a local government may not exceed:
	(1) $100,000 to any one person or $300,000 for any
	single occurrence in the case of personal injury or death; or
	(2) $10,000 for a single occurrence of property
	damage, unless the local government is liable in the local
	government's capacity as guardian under the Estates [~~Texas Probate~~]
	Code and does not give a bond under Section 1105.101(b), Estates
	[~~702(b), Texas Probate~~] Code, in which event payments may not
	exceed the amount of the actual property damages.
	SECTION 22.009. Section 137.001(6), Civil Practice and
	Remedies Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(6) "Incapacitated" means that, in the opinion of the
	court in a guardianship proceeding under Title 3, Estates [~~Chapter~~
	~~XIII, Texas Probate~~] Code, or in a medication hearing under Section
	574.106, Health and Safety Code, a person lacks the ability to
	understand the nature and consequences of a proposed treatment,
	including the benefits, risks, and alternatives to the proposed
	treatment, and lacks the ability to make mental health treatment
	decisions because of impairment.
	SECTION 22.010. Section 137.009(a), Civil Practice and
	Remedies Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(a) Mental health treatment instructions contained in a
	declaration executed in accordance with this chapter supersede any
	contrary or conflicting instructions given by:
	(1) a medical [~~durable~~] power of attorney under
	Subchapter D, Chapter 166, Health and Safety Code [~~135~~]; or
	(2) a guardian appointed under Title 3, Estates
	[~~Chapter XIII, Texas Probate~~] Code, after the execution of the
	declaration.
	SECTION 22.011. Section 139.001(2), Civil Practice and
	Remedies Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(2) "Incapacitated person" has the meaning assigned by
	Section 1002.017, Estates [~~601, Texas Probate~~] Code.
	SECTION 22.012. Section 16.001(b), Election Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(b) Each month the clerk of each court having probate
	jurisdiction shall prepare an abstract of each application for
	probate of a will, administration of a decedent's estate, or
	determination of heirship, and each affidavit under Chapter 205,
	Estates [~~Section 137, Texas Probate~~] Code, that is filed in the
	month with a court served by the clerk. The clerk shall file each
	abstract with the voter registrar and the secretary of state not
	later than the 10th day of the month following the month in which
	the abstract is prepared.
	SECTION 22.013. Section 3.406(b), Family Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(b) On the death of a spouse, a court may, on application for
	a claim for reimbursement brought by the surviving spouse, the
	personal representative of the estate of the deceased spouse, or
	any other person interested in the estate, as defined by Chapter 22,
	Estates [~~Section 3, Texas Probate~~] Code, impose an equitable lien
	on the property of a benefited marital estate to secure a claim for
	reimbursement against that property by a contributing marital
	estate.
	SECTION 22.014. Section 5.002, Family Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 5.002. SALE OF SEPARATE HOMESTEAD AFTER SPOUSE
	JUDICIALLY DECLARED INCAPACITATED. If the homestead is the
	separate property of a spouse and the other spouse has been
	judicially declared incapacitated by a court exercising original
	jurisdiction over guardianship and other matters under Title 3,
	Estates [~~Chapter XIII, Texas Probate~~] Code, the owner may sell,
	convey, or encumber the homestead without the joinder of the other
	spouse.
	SECTION 22.015. Section 5.003, Family Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 5.003. SALE OF COMMUNITY HOMESTEAD AFTER SPOUSE
	JUDICIALLY DECLARED INCAPACITATED. If the homestead is the
	community property of the spouses and one spouse has been
	judicially declared incapacitated by a court exercising original
	jurisdiction over guardianship and other matters under Title 3,
	Estates [~~Chapter XIII, Texas Probate~~] Code, the competent spouse
	may sell, convey, or encumber the homestead without the joinder of
	the other spouse.
	SECTION 22.016. Section 6.111, Family Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 6.111. DEATH OF PARTY TO VOIDABLE MARRIAGE. Except as
	provided by Subchapter C, Chapter 123, Estates [~~Section 47A, Texas~~
	~~Probate~~] Code, a marriage subject to annulment may not be
	challenged in a proceeding instituted after the death of either
	party to the marriage.
	SECTION 22.017. Sections 34.008(a) and (c), Family Code,
	are amended to read as follows:
	(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an authorization
	agreement under this chapter terminates if, after the execution of
	the authorization agreement, a court enters an order:
	(1) affecting the parent-child relationship;
	(2) concerning custody, possession, or placement of
	the child;
	(3) concerning access to or visitation with the child;
	or
	(4) regarding the appointment of a guardian for the
	child under Subchapter B, Chapter 1104, Estates [~~Section 676, Texas~~
	~~Probate~~] Code.
	(c) An authorization agreement under this chapter
	terminates on written revocation by a party to the authorization
	agreement if the party:
	(1) gives each party written notice of the revocation;
	(2) files the written revocation with the clerk of the
	county in which:
	(A) the child resides;
	(B) the child resided at the time the
	authorization agreement was executed; or
	(C) the relative resides; and
	(3) files the written revocation with the clerk of
	each court:
	(A) that has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction
	over the child;
	(B) in which there is a court order or pending
	suit affecting the parent-child relationship concerning the child;
	(C) in which there is pending litigation
	concerning:
	(i) custody, possession, or placement of
	the child; or
	(ii) access to or visitation with the
	child; or
	(D) that has entered an order regarding the
	appointment of a guardian for the child under Subchapter B, Chapter
	1104, Estates [~~Section 676, Texas Probate~~] Code.
	SECTION 22.018. Sections 154.013(b) and (c), Family Code,
	are amended to read as follows:
	(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the Estates [~~Probate~~]
	Code, a child support payment held by the Title IV-D agency, a local
	registry, or the state disbursement unit or any uncashed check or
	warrant representing a child support payment made before, on, or
	after the date of death of the obligee shall be paid proportionately
	for the benefit of each surviving child named in the support order
	and not to the estate of the obligee. The payment is free of any
	creditor's claim against the deceased obligee's estate and may be
	disbursed as provided by Subsection (c).
	(c) On the death of the obligee, current child support owed
	by the obligor for the benefit of the child or any amount described
	by Subsection (b) shall be paid to:
	(1) a person, other than a parent, who is appointed as
	managing conservator of the child;
	(2) a person, including the obligor, who has assumed
	actual care, control, and possession of the child, if a managing
	conservator or guardian of the child has not been appointed;
	(3) the county clerk, as provided by Chapter 1355,
	Estates [~~Section 887, Texas Probate~~] Code, in the name of and for
	the account of the child for whom the support is owed;
	(4) a guardian of the child appointed under Title 3,
	Estates [~~Chapter XIII, Texas Probate~~] Code, as provided by that
	code; or
	(5) the surviving child, if the child is an adult or
	has otherwise had the disabilities of minority removed.
	SECTION 22.019. Sections 154.015(a) and (e), Family Code,
	are amended to read as follows:
	(a) In this section, "estate" has the meaning assigned by
	Chapter 22, Estates [~~Section 3, Texas Probate~~] Code.
	(e) The obligee has a claim, on behalf of the child, against
	the deceased obligor's estate for the unpaid child support
	obligation determined under Subsection (c). The obligee may
	present the claim in the manner provided by the Estates [~~Texas~~
	~~Probate~~] Code.
	SECTION 22.020. Sections 263.603(a) and (b), Family Code,
	are amended to read as follows:
	(a) Notwithstanding Section 263.6021, if the court believes
	that a young adult may be incapacitated as defined by Section
	1002.017(2), Estates [~~601(14)(B), Texas Probate~~] Code, the court
	may extend its jurisdiction on its own motion without the young
	adult's consent to allow the department to refer the young adult to
	the Department of Aging and Disability Services for guardianship
	services as required by Section 48.209, Human Resources Code.
	(b) The extended jurisdiction of the court under this
	section terminates on the earliest of the date:
	(1) the Department of Aging and Disability Services
	determines a guardianship is not appropriate under Chapter 161,
	Human Resources Code;
	(2) a court with probate jurisdiction denies the
	application to appoint a guardian; or
	(3) a guardian is appointed and qualifies under the
	Estates [~~Texas Probate~~] Code.
	SECTION 22.021. Sections 21.009(2) and (4), Government
	Code, are amended to read as follows:
	(2) "Statutory county court" means a county court
	created by the legislature under Article V, Section 1, of the Texas
	Constitution, including county courts at law, county criminal
	courts, county criminal courts of appeals, and county civil courts
	at law, but does not include statutory probate courts as defined by
	Chapter 22, Estates [~~Section 3, Texas Probate~~] Code.
	(4) "Statutory probate court" has the meaning assigned
	by Chapter 22, Estates [~~Section 3, Texas Probate~~] Code.
	SECTION 22.022. Section 25.0003(f), Government Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(f) A statutory county court does not have the jurisdiction
	of a statutory probate court granted statutory probate courts by
	the Estates [~~Texas Probate~~] Code.
	SECTION 22.023. Section 25.0021(b), Government Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(b) A statutory probate court as that term is defined in
	Section 22.007(c), Estates [~~3(ii), Texas Probate~~] Code, has:
	(1) the general jurisdiction of a probate court as
	provided by the Estates [~~Texas Probate~~] Code; and
	(2) the jurisdiction provided by law for a county
	court to hear and determine actions, cases, matters, or proceedings
	instituted under:
	(A) Section 166.046, 192.027, 193.007, 552.015,
	552.019, 711.004, or 714.003, Health and Safety Code;
	(B) Chapter 462, Health and Safety Code; or
	(C) Subtitle C or D, Title 7, Health and Safety
	Code.
	SECTION 22.024. Sections 25.0022(a) and (i), Government
	Code, are amended to read as follows:
	(a) "Statutory probate court" has the meaning assigned by
	Chapter 22, Estates [~~Section 3, Texas Probate~~] Code.
	(i) A judge assigned under this section has the
	jurisdiction, powers, and duties given by Sections 32.001, 32.002,
	32.003, 32.005, 32.006, 32.007, 34.001, 1022.001, 1022.002,
	1022.003, 1022.005, 1022.006, and 1022.007, Estates [~~4A, 4C, 4D,~~
	~~4F, 4G, 4H, 5B, 605, 607A, 607B, 607D, 607E, and 608, Texas Probate~~]
	Code, to statutory probate court judges by general law.
	SECTION 22.025. Section 25.00222(b), Government Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(b) If the judge of a statutory probate court that has
	jurisdiction over a cause of action appertaining to or incident to
	an estate pending in the statutory probate court determines that
	the court no longer has jurisdiction over the cause of action, the
	judge may transfer that cause of action to:
	(1) a district court, county court, statutory county
	court, or justice court located in the same county that has
	jurisdiction over the cause of action that is transferred; or
	(2) the court from which the cause of action was
	transferred to the statutory probate court under Section 34.001
	[5B] or 1022.007, Estates [~~608, Texas Probate~~] Code.
	SECTION 22.026. Section 25.0202(a), Government Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(a) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section
	25.0003 and other law, a county court at law in Bosque County has
	concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in:
	(1) family law cases and proceedings;
	(2) civil cases in which the matter in controversy
	exceeds $500 but does not exceed $200,000, excluding interest,
	court costs, and attorney's fees; and
	(3) contested probate matters under Section 32.003,
	Estates [~~4D, Texas Probate~~] Code.
	SECTION 22.027. Section 25.1132(c), Government Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(c) A county court at law in Hood County has concurrent
	jurisdiction with the district court in:
	(1) civil cases in which the matter in controversy
	exceeds $500 but does not exceed $250,000, excluding interest;
	(2) family law cases and related proceedings;
	(3) contested probate matters under Section
	32.003(a), Estates [~~4D(a), Texas Probate~~] Code; and
	(4) contested matters in guardianship proceedings
	under Section 1022.003(a), Estates [~~607B(a), Texas Probate~~] Code.
	SECTION 22.028. Section 25.1863(b), Government Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(b) A county court at law has concurrent jurisdiction with
	the district court over contested probate matters. Notwithstanding
	the requirement in Section 32.003(a), Estates [~~4D(a), Texas~~
	~~Probate~~] Code, that the judge of the constitutional county court
	transfer a contested probate proceeding to the district court, the
	judge of the constitutional county court shall transfer the
	proceeding under that section to either a county court at law in
	Parker County or a district court in Parker County. A county court
	at law has the jurisdiction, powers, and duties that a district
	court has under Section 32.003(a), Estates [~~4D(a), Texas Probate~~]
	Code, for the transferred proceeding, and the county clerk acts as
	clerk for the proceeding. The contested proceeding may be
	transferred between a county court at law in Parker County and a
	district court in Parker County as provided by local rules of
	administration.
	SECTION 22.029. Sections 25.2452(a) and (d), Government
	Code, are amended to read as follows:
	(a) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section
	25.0003 and other law, including the general jurisdiction provided
	for a county court at law by the Estates [~~Texas Probate~~] Code, a
	county court at law in Wichita County has concurrent jurisdiction
	with the county court in:
	(1) appeals from municipal courts of record in Wichita
	County as provided by Subchapter H [D], Chapter 30;
	(2) misdemeanor cases; and
	(3) probate and mental health matters.
	(d) A county court at law does not have jurisdiction of:
	(1) a case under:
	(A) the Alcoholic Beverage Code;
	(B) the Election Code; or
	(C) the Tax Code;
	(2) a matter over which the district court has
	exclusive jurisdiction; or
	(3) a civil case, other than a case under the Family
	Code or the Estates [~~Texas Probate~~] Code, in which the amount in
	controversy is:
	(A) less than the maximum amount in controversy
	allowed the justice court in Wichita County; or
	(B) more than $200,000, exclusive of punitive or
	exemplary damages, penalties, interest, costs, and attorney's
	fees.
	SECTION 22.030. Section 54A.201, Government Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 54A.201. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "statutory
	probate court" has the meaning assigned by Chapter 22, Estates
	[~~Section 3, Texas Probate~~] Code.
	SECTION 22.031. Sections 155.001(2), (3), (5), and (7),
	Government Code, are amended to read as follows:
	(2) "Corporate fiduciary" has the meaning assigned by
	Chapter 1002, Estates [~~Section 601, Texas Probate~~] Code.
	(3) "Guardian" has the meaning assigned by Chapter
	1002, Estates [~~Section 601, Texas Probate~~] Code.
	(5) "Incapacitated person" has the meaning assigned by
	Chapter 1002, Estates [~~Section 601, Texas Probate~~] Code.
	(7) "Ward" has the meaning assigned by Chapter 1002,
	Estates [~~Section 601, Texas Probate~~] Code.
	SECTION 22.032. Section 155.104, Government Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 155.104. INFORMATION FROM PRIVATE PROFESSIONAL
	GUARDIANS. In addition to the information submitted under Section
	1104.306, Estates [~~697(e), Texas Probate~~] Code, the director may
	require a private professional guardian or a person who represents
	or plans to represent the interests of a ward as a guardian on
	behalf of the private professional guardian to submit information
	considered necessary to monitor the person's compliance with the
	applicable standards adopted under Section 155.101 or with the
	certification requirements of Section 155.102.
	SECTION 22.033. Section 155.105(c), Government Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(c) A private professional guardian shall submit with the
	report required under Subsection (b) a copy of the guardian's
	application for a certificate of registration required by Section
	1104.302, Estates [~~697(a), Texas Probate~~] Code.
	SECTION 22.034. Section 411.052(a), Government Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(a) In this section, "federal prohibited person
	information" means information that identifies an individual as:
	(1) a person ordered by a court to receive inpatient
	mental health services under Chapter 574, Health and Safety Code;
	(2) a person acquitted in a criminal case by reason of
	insanity or lack of mental responsibility, regardless of whether
	the person is ordered by a court to receive inpatient treatment or
	residential care under Chapter 46C, Code of Criminal Procedure;
	(3) a person determined to have mental retardation and
	committed by a court for long-term placement in a residential care
	facility under Chapter 593, Health and Safety Code;
	(4) an incapacitated adult individual for whom a court
	has appointed a guardian of the individual under Title 3, Estates
	[~~Chapter XIII, Probate~~] Code, based on the determination that the
	person lacks the mental capacity to manage the person's affairs; or
	(5) a person determined to be incompetent to stand
	trial under Chapter 46B, Code of Criminal Procedure.
	SECTION 22.035. Section 411.0521(a), Government Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(a) The clerk of the court shall prepare and forward to the
	department the information described by Subsection (b) not later
	than the 30th day after the date the court:
	(1) orders a person to receive inpatient mental health
	services under Chapter 574, Health and Safety Code;
	(2) acquits a person in a criminal case by reason of
	insanity or lack of mental responsibility, regardless of whether
	the person is ordered to receive inpatient treatment or residential
	care under Chapter 46C, Code of Criminal Procedure;
	(3) commits a person determined to have mental
	retardation for long-term placement in a residential care facility
	under Chapter 593, Health and Safety Code;
	(4) appoints a guardian of the incapacitated adult
	individual under Title 3, Estates [~~Chapter XIII, Probate~~] Code,
	based on the determination that the person lacks the mental
	capacity to manage the person's affairs;
	(5) determines a person is incompetent to stand trial
	under Chapter 46B, Code of Criminal Procedure; or
	(6) finds a person is entitled to relief from
	disabilities under Section 574.088, Health and Safety Code.
	SECTION 22.036. Section 411.114(a)(1)(E), Government Code,
	is amended to read as follows:
	(E) "Ward" has the meaning assigned by Chapter
	1002, Estates [~~Section 601, Texas Probate~~] Code.
	SECTION 22.037. Section 411.1386(d), Government Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(d) The criminal history record information obtained under
	Subsection (a-4) is for the exclusive use of the court or
	guardianship certification program of the Judicial Branch
	Certification Commission, as appropriate, and is privileged and
	confidential. The information may not be released or otherwise
	disclosed to any person or agency except on court order, with the
	consent of the person being investigated, or as authorized by
	Subsection (a-6) or Section 1104.404, Estates [~~698(a-6), Texas~~
	~~Probate~~] Code. The county clerk or guardianship certification
	program of the Judicial Branch Certification Commission may destroy
	the criminal history record information after the information is
	used for the purposes authorized by this section.
	SECTION 22.038. Section 420.0735(b), Government Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(1), a written consent
	signed by an incapacitated person, as that term is defined by
	Chapter 1002, Estates [~~Section 601, Texas Probate~~] Code, is
	effective regardless of whether the incapacitated person's
	guardian, guardian ad litem, or other legal agent signs the
	release. If the incapacitated person is unable to provide a
	signature and the guardian, guardian ad litem, or other legal agent
	is unavailable to sign the release, then the investigating law
	enforcement officer may sign the release.
	SECTION 22.039. Section 501.014(b), Government Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(b) If an inmate with money in an account established under
	Subsection (a) dies while confined in a facility operated by or
	under contract with the department, the department shall attempt to
	give notice of the account to a beneficiary or known relative of the
	deceased inmate. On the presentation of a notarized claim to the
	department for the money by a person entitled to the notice, the
	department may pay any amount not exceeding $2,500 of the deceased
	inmate's money held by the department to the claimant. A claim for
	money in excess of $2,500 must be made under Chapter 205, Estates
	[~~Section 137, Probate~~] Code, or another law, as applicable. The
	department is not liable for making a payment or failing to make a
	payment under this subsection.
	SECTION 22.040. Section 552.140(c), Government Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(c) On request and the presentation of proper
	identification, the following persons may inspect the military
	discharge record or obtain from the governmental body free of
	charge a copy or certified copy of the record:
	(1) the veteran who is the subject of the record;
	(2) the legal guardian of the veteran;
	(3) the spouse or a child or parent of the veteran or,
	if there is no living spouse, child, or parent, the nearest living
	relative of the veteran;
	(4) the personal representative of the estate of the
	veteran;
	(5) the person named by the veteran, or by a person
	described by Subdivision (2), (3), or (4), in an appropriate power
	of attorney executed in accordance with Subchapters A and B,
	Chapter 752, Estates [~~Section 490, Chapter XII, Texas Probate~~]
	Code;
	(6) another governmental body; or
	(7) an authorized representative of the funeral home
	that assists with the burial of the veteran.
	SECTION 22.041. Section 825.508(b), Government Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(b) The system must honor a power of attorney executed in
	accordance with Subchapters A and B, Chapter 752, Estates [~~XII,~~
	~~Section 490, Texas Probate~~] Code.
	SECTION 22.042. Section 841.008(c), Government Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(c) If requested by the person entitled to the benefit or
	the guardian, attorney in fact, or trustee of the person, the
	director may, if the director determines that it is in the best
	interest of the person entitled to the benefit, make payments
	directly to the trustee of:
	(1) a trust described by Subchapter B, Chapter 1301,
	Estates [~~Section 867, Texas Probate~~] Code, that has been created
	for the management of guardianship funds for the benefit of the
	person; or
	(2) a trust described by 42 U.S.C. Section
	1396p(d)(4)(A), (B), or (C) that has been established to qualify
	the person for benefits or other assistance under a state or federal
	program or to supplement the benefits or other assistance provided
	under the program.
	SECTION 22.043. Sections 844.408(a), (b), and (c),
	Government Code, are amended to read as follows:
	(a) In this section "heirs" has the meaning assigned by
	Chapter 22, Estates [~~Section 3, Texas Probate~~] Code, except that
	the term excludes any person who has filed a proper disclaimer or
	renunciation with the retirement system.
	(b) If the administrator of a deceased member's estate would
	be entitled to a refund or an annuity because of the death of the
	member, the heirs of the deceased member may apply for and receive
	the benefit if:
	(1) no petition for the appointment of a personal
	representative of the member is pending or has been granted;
	(2) 30 days have elapsed since the date of death of the
	member;
	(3) the value of the entire assets of the member's
	probate estate, excluding homestead and exempt property, does not
	exceed $50,000; and
	(4) on file with the retirement system is a certified
	copy of a small estates affidavit that has been approved and filed
	in accordance with Chapter 205, Estates [~~Section 137, Texas~~
	~~Probate~~] Code, or an original affidavit described by Subsection
	(c).
	(c) If no affidavit has been filed with the clerk of the
	court having jurisdiction and venue as provided by Chapter 205,
	Estates [~~Section 137, Texas Probate~~] Code, the retirement system
	may accept instead an affidavit sworn to by two disinterested
	witnesses and by those heirs who have legal capacity and, if the
	facts warrant, by the natural guardian or next of kin of any minor
	or incompetent who is also an heir. The affidavit must include the
	names and addresses of the heirs and witnesses, establish the facts
	listed in Subsection (b), include a list of the assets and
	liabilities of the estate, show the facts that constitute the basis
	for the right of the heirs to receive the estate, and show the
	fractional interests of the heirs in the estate as a result of those
	facts.
	SECTION 22.044. Sections 854.106(a), (b), and (d),
	Government Code, are amended to read as follows:
	(a) If a surviving spouse, or the executor or administrator
	of a member's estate, would be entitled to make an election under
	Section 854.105 because of the death of the member, the heirs of the
	deceased member may make that election if:
	(1) no surviving spouse exists;
	(2) no petition for the appointment of a personal
	representative of the member is pending or has been granted;
	(3) 30 days have elapsed since the death of the member;
	(4) the value of the entire assets of the member's
	estate, excluding homestead and exempt property, does not exceed
	$50,000;
	(5) there are not more than three heirs; and
	(6) on file with the retirement system is a certified
	copy of a small estates affidavit that has been approved and filed
	in accordance with Chapter 205, Estates [~~Section 137, Texas~~
	~~Probate~~] Code, or an original affidavit as described by Subsection
	(b).
	(b) If no affidavit has been filed with the clerk of the
	court having jurisdiction and venue as provided by Chapter 205,
	Estates [~~Section 137 of the Texas Probate~~] Code, the retirement
	system may accept instead an affidavit sworn to by two
	disinterested witnesses, by the heirs who have legal capacity, and,
	if the facts warrant, by the natural guardian or next of kin of any
	minor or incompetent who is also an heir. The affidavit shall
	include the names and addresses of the heirs and witnesses,
	establish the facts listed in Subsection (a), include a list of the
	assets and liabilities of the estate, show the facts that
	constitute the basis for the right of the heirs to receive the
	estate, and show the fractional interests of the heirs in the estate
	as a result of those facts.
	(d) In this section, "heirs" has the meaning assigned by
	Chapter 22, Estates [~~Section 3, Texas Probate~~] Code, except that
	the term excludes any persons who have filed with the retirement
	system a proper disclaimer or renunciation.
	SECTION 22.045. Section 313.003(a), Health and Safety Code,
	is amended to read as follows:
	(a) This chapter does not apply to:
	(1) a decision to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining
	treatment from qualified terminal or irreversible patients under
	Subchapter B, Chapter 166;
	(2) a health care decision made under a medical power
	of attorney under Subchapter D, Chapter 166, or under Subtitle P,
	Title 2, Estates [~~Chapter XII, Texas Probate~~] Code;
	(3) consent to medical treatment of minors under
	Chapter 32, Family Code;
	(4) consent for emergency care under Chapter 773;
	(5) hospital patient transfers under Chapter 241; or
	(6) a patient's legal guardian who has the authority to
	make a decision regarding the patient's medical treatment.
	SECTION 22.046. Section 313.004(f), Health and Safety Code,
	is amended to read as follows:
	(f) A person who is an available adult surrogate, as
	described by Subsection (a), may consent to medical treatment on
	behalf of a patient who is an adult inmate of a county or municipal
	jail only for a period that expires on the earlier of the 120th day
	after the date the person agrees to act as an adult surrogate for
	the patient or the date the inmate is released from jail. At the
	conclusion of the period, a successor surrogate may not be
	appointed and only the patient or the patient's appointed guardian
	of the person, if the patient is a ward under Title 3, Estates
	[~~Chapter XIII, Texas Probate~~] Code, may consent to medical
	treatment.
	SECTION 22.047. Section 576.002(b), Health and Safety Code,
	is amended to read as follows:
	(b) There is a rebuttable presumption that a person is
	mentally competent unless a judicial finding to the contrary is
	made under the Estates [~~Texas Probate~~] Code.
	SECTION 22.048. Section 1104.004, Insurance Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 1104.004. WRITTEN APPROVAL BY ADULT REQUIRED. An
	application or agreement made by a minor under this subchapter must
	be signed or approved in writing by:
	(1) a parent, grandparent, or adult sibling of the
	minor; or
	(2) if the minor does not have a parent, grandparent,
	or adult sibling, an adult eligible under the Estates [~~Texas~~
	~~Probate~~] Code to be appointed guardian of the estate of the minor.
	SECTION 22.049. Section 1551.004(a), Insurance Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(a) In this chapter, "dependent" with respect to an
	individual eligible to participate in the group benefits program
	means the individual's:
	(1) spouse;
	(2) unmarried child younger than 26 years of age;
	(3) child of any age who the board of trustees
	determines lives with or has the child's care provided by the
	individual on a regular basis if the child is mentally or
	physically incapacitated to the extent that the child is dependent
	on the individual for care or support, as determined by the board of
	trustees;
	(4) child of any age who is unmarried, for purposes of
	health benefit coverage under this chapter, on expiration of the
	child's continuation coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus
	Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (Pub. L. No. 99-272) and its
	subsequent amendments; and
	(5) ward, as that term is defined by Chapter 1002,
	Estates [~~Section 601, Texas Probate~~] Code, who is 26 years of age or
	younger.
	SECTION 22.050. Sections 117.053(b) and (c), Local
	Government Code, are amended to read as follows:
	(b) Except as provided by Subsection (a), a clerk may not
	draw a check on special account funds held by a depository except to
	pay a person entitled to the funds. The payment must be made under
	an order of the court of proper jurisdiction in which the funds were
	deposited except that an appeal bond shall be paid without a written
	order of the court on receipt of mandate or dismissal and funds
	deposited under Chapter 1355, Estates [~~Section 887, Texas Probate~~]
	Code, may be paid without a written order of the court. The clerk
	shall place on the check the style and number of the proceeding in
	which the money was deposited with the clerk.
	(c) The clerk shall transfer any registry funds into a
	separate account when directed to by a written order of a court of
	proper jurisdiction or when the clerk is required to under Chapter
	1355, Estates [~~Section 887, Texas Probate~~] Code. The clerk shall
	transfer the funds into a separate account in:
	(1) interest-bearing deposits in a financial
	institution doing business in this state that is insured by the
	Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation;
	(2) United States treasury bills;
	(3) an eligible interlocal investment pool that meets
	the requirements of Sections 2256.016, 2256.017, and 2256.019,
	Government Code; or
	(4) a no-load money market mutual fund, if the fund:
	(A) is regulated by the Securities and Exchange
	Commission;
	(B) has a dollar weighted average stated maturity
	of 90 days or fewer; and
	(C) includes in its investment objectives the
	maintenance of a stable net asset value of $1 for each share.
	SECTION 22.051. Section 117.125(b), Local Government Code,
	is amended to read as follows:
	(b) A clerk shall transfer all money deposited in a registry
	fund under Chapter 1355, Estates [~~Section 887, Texas Probate~~] Code,
	into a separate account.
	SECTION 22.052. Section 159.005(a), Occupations Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(a) Consent for the release of confidential information
	must be in writing and signed by:
	(1) the patient;
	(2) a parent or legal guardian of the patient if the
	patient is a minor;
	(3) a legal guardian of the patient if the patient has
	been adjudicated incapacitated to manage the patient's personal
	affairs;
	(4) an attorney ad litem appointed for the patient, as
	authorized by:
	(A) Subtitle C, Title 7, Health and Safety Code;
	(B) Subtitle D, Title 7, Health and Safety Code;
	(C) Title 3, Estates [~~Chapter XIII, Texas~~
	~~Probate~~] Code; or
	(D) Chapter 107, Family Code; or
	(5) a personal representative of the patient if the
	patient is deceased.
	SECTION 22.053. Section 201.405(b), Occupations Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(b) Consent for the release of confidential information
	must be in writing and signed by:
	(1) the patient;
	(2) a parent or legal guardian if the patient is a
	minor;
	(3) a legal guardian if the patient has been
	adjudicated incompetent to manage the patient's personal affairs;
	(4) an attorney ad litem appointed for the patient, as
	authorized by:
	(A) Subtitle B, Title 6, Health and Safety Code;
	(B) Subtitle C, D, or E, Title 7, Health and
	Safety Code;
	(C) Title 3, Estates [~~Chapter XIII, Texas~~
	~~Probate~~] Code;
	(D) Chapter 107, Family Code; or
	(E) another applicable provision; or
	(5) a personal representative if the patient is
	deceased.
	SECTION 22.054. Section 202.406(a), Occupations Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(a) Consent for the release of information made
	confidential under this subchapter must be made in writing and
	signed by:
	(1) the patient;
	(2) the patient's parent or legal guardian if the
	patient is a minor;
	(3) a legal guardian if the patient has been
	adjudicated incompetent to manage the patient's personal affairs;
	(4) an attorney ad litem appointed for the patient, as
	authorized by:
	(A) Subtitle B, Title 6, Health and Safety Code;
	(B) Subtitle C, D, or E, Title 7, Health and
	Safety Code;
	(C) Title 3, Estates [~~Chapter XIII, Texas~~
	~~Probate~~] Code;
	(D) Chapter 107, Family Code; or
	(E) another applicable law; or
	(5) the patient's personal representative if the
	patient is deceased.
	SECTION 22.055. Section 1703.351(a), Occupations Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(a) The department may take action authorized under
	Subsection (b) against an applicant or license holder who:
	(1) wilfully violates this chapter or a rule adopted
	under this chapter;
	(2) violates Section 1703.306(a);
	(3) wilfully aids or abets another to violate this
	chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter;
	(4) allows the person's license issued under this
	chapter to be used by an unlicensed person in violation of this
	chapter;
	(5) makes a material misstatement in an application
	for the issuance or renewal of a license;
	(6) makes a wilful misrepresentation or false promise
	or causes the printing of a false or misleading advertisement to
	directly or indirectly obtain business or trainees;
	(7) fails to inform a subject to be examined:
	(A) of the nature of the examination; and
	(B) that the subject's participation in the
	examination is voluntary;
	(8) fails to inform the subject of an examination of
	the examination results on request;
	(9) violates Section 51.151, Family Code;
	(10) wilfully makes a false report concerning an
	examination for polygraph examination purposes;
	(11) fails to provide within a reasonable time
	information requested by the department as the result of a formal
	complaint to the department alleging a violation of this chapter;
	(12) demonstrates unworthiness or incompetency to act
	as a polygraph examiner;
	(13) is convicted of an offense that directly relates
	to the duties and responsibilities of a polygraph examiner; or
	(14) is found to be incapacitated as provided by the
	Estates [~~Probate~~] Code.
	SECTION 22.056. Section 25.10(a), Penal Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(a) In this section:
	(1) "Possessory right" means the right of a guardian
	of the person to have physical possession of a ward and to establish
	the ward's legal domicile, as provided by Section 1151.051(c)(1),
	Estates [~~767(1), Texas Probate~~] Code.
	(2) "Ward" has the meaning assigned by Chapter 1002,
	Estates [~~Section 601, Texas Probate~~] Code.
	SECTION 22.057. Section 32.45(a)(1), Penal Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(1) "Fiduciary" includes:
	(A) a trustee, guardian, administrator,
	executor, conservator, and receiver;
	(B) an attorney in fact or agent appointed under
	a durable power of attorney as provided by Subtitle P, Title 2,
	Estates [~~Chapter XII, Texas Probate~~] Code;
	(C) any other person acting in a fiduciary
	capacity, but not a commercial bailee unless the commercial bailee
	is a party in a motor fuel sales agreement with a distributor or
	supplier, as those terms are defined by Section 162.001, Tax Code;
	and
	(D) an officer, manager, employee, or agent
	carrying on fiduciary functions on behalf of a fiduciary.
	SECTION 22.058. Section 26.005(b), Property Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(b) The interests of the deceased individual's children and
	grandchildren are divided among them and exercisable on a per
	stirpes basis in the manner provided by Section 201.101, Estates
	[~~43, Texas Probate~~] Code, according to the number of the deceased
	individual's children represented. If there is more than one child
	of a deceased child of the deceased individual, the share of a child
	of a deceased child may only be exercised by a majority of the
	children of the deceased child.
	SECTION 22.059. Section 74.501(d), Property Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(d) On receipt of a claim form and all necessary
	documentation and as may be appropriate under the circumstances,
	the comptroller may approve the claim of:
	(1) the reported owner of the property;
	(2) if the reported owner died testate:
	(A) the appropriate legal beneficiaries of the
	owner as provided by the last will and testament of the owner that
	has been accepted into probate or filed as a muniment of title; or
	(B) the executor of the owner's last will and
	testament who holds current letters testamentary;
	(3) if the reported owner died intestate:
	(A) the legal heirs of the owner as provided by
	Sections 201.001 and 201.002, Estates [~~Section 38, Texas Probate~~]
	Code; or
	(B) the court-appointed administrator of the
	owner's estate;
	(4) the legal heirs of the reported owner as
	established by an affidavit of heirship order signed by a judge of
	the county probate court or by a county judge;
	(5) if the reported owner is a minor child or an adult
	who has been adjudged incompetent by a court of law, the parent or
	legal guardian of the child or adult;
	(6) if the reported owner is a corporation:
	(A) the president or chair of the board of
	directors of the corporation, on behalf of the corporation; or
	(B) any person who has legal authority to act on
	behalf of the corporation;
	(7) if the reported owner is a corporation that has
	been dissolved or liquidated:
	(A) the sole surviving shareholder of the
	corporation, if there is only one surviving shareholder;
	(B) the surviving shareholders of the
	corporation in proportion to their ownership of the corporation, if
	there is more than one surviving shareholder;
	(C) the corporation's bankruptcy trustee; or
	(D) the court-ordered receiver for the
	corporation; or
	(8) any other person that is entitled to receive the
	unclaimed property under other law or comptroller policy.
	SECTION 22.060. Section 115.001(d), Property Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(d) The jurisdiction of the district court is exclusive
	except for jurisdiction conferred by law on:
	(1) a statutory probate court;
	(2) a court that creates a trust under Subchapter B,
	Chapter 1301, Estates [~~Section 867, Texas Probate~~] Code;
	(3) a court that creates a trust under Section
	142.005;
	(4) a justice court under Chapter 27, Government Code;
	or
	(5) [~~a small claims court under Chapter 28, Government~~
	~~Code; or~~
	[~~(6)~~] a county court at law.
	SECTION 22.061. Section 123.003(a), Property Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(a) Any party initiating a proceeding involving a
	charitable trust shall give notice of the proceeding to the
	attorney general by sending to the attorney general, by registered
	or certified mail, a true copy of the petition or other instrument
	initiating the proceeding involving a charitable trust within 30
	days of the filing of such petition or other instrument, but no less
	than 25 days prior to a hearing in such a proceeding. This
	subsection does not apply to a proceeding that is initiated by an
	application that exclusively seeks the admission of a will to
	probate, regardless of whether the application seeks the
	appointment of a personal representative, if the application:
	(1) is uncontested; and
	(2) is not subject to Subchapter C, Chapter 256,
	Estates [~~Section 83, Texas Probate~~] Code.
	SECTION 22.062. Section 123.005, Property Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	Sec. 123.005. BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY: VENUE;
	JURISDICTION. (a) Venue in a proceeding brought by the attorney
	general alleging breach of a fiduciary duty by a charitable entity
	or a fiduciary or managerial agent of a charitable trust shall be a
	court of competent jurisdiction in Travis County or in the county
	where the defendant resides or has its principal office. To the
	extent of a conflict between this subsection and any provision of
	the Estates [~~Texas Probate~~] Code providing for venue of a
	proceeding brought with respect to a charitable trust created by a
	will that has been admitted to probate, this subsection controls.
	(b) A statutory probate court of Travis County has
	concurrent jurisdiction with any other court on which jurisdiction
	is conferred by Section 32.001, Estates [~~4A, Texas Probate~~] Code,
	in a proceeding brought by the attorney general alleging breach of a
	fiduciary duty with respect to a charitable trust created by a will
	that has been admitted to probate.
	SECTION 22.063. Section 27(a), Chapter 88 (H.B. 1573), Acts
	of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001 (Article 6243h,
	Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
	(a) A person eligible for payment of a pension or other
	benefits administered by the pension system may direct the pension
	system to treat as the authorized representative of the person
	concerning the disposition of the pension or other benefits an
	attorney-in-fact under a power of attorney that the pension system
	determines complies with Subchapters A and B, Chapter 752, Estates
	[~~Section 490, Texas Probate~~] Code.
	SECTION 22.064. Section 6.13, Chapter 824 (S.B. 817), Acts
	of the 73rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1993 (Article 6243o,
	Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 6.13. GUARDIANSHIP. Any benefit payable under this
	article to a dependent child as defined by Section 1.02(7)(B) of
	this Act may be paid only to a guardian who is appointed in
	accordance with Title 3, Estates [~~Chapter XIII, Texas Probate~~]
	Code. Any benefit payable under this article to a dependent child
	as defined by Section 1.02(7)(A) of this Act may, at the board's
	discretion, be:
	(1) paid to a guardian appointed in accordance with
	Title 3, Estates [~~Chapter XIII, Texas Probate~~] Code; or
	(2) accrued by the fund and paid directly to the
	dependent child on the child's 18th birthday.
	ARTICLE 23. CONFORMING CHANGES RELATING TO NONSUBSTANTIVE REVISION
	OF CERTAIN LAWS CONCERNING COMMUNITY SUPERVISION
	SECTION 23.001. Article 42.0199, Code of Criminal
	Procedure, is amended to conform to Chapter 770 (H.B. 2299), Acts of
	the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, to read as follows:
	Art. 42.0199. FINDING REGARDING DILIGENT PARTICIPATION
	CREDIT. If a person is convicted of a state jail felony, the judge
	shall make a finding and enter the finding in the judgment of the
	case regarding whether the person is presumptively entitled to
	diligent participation credit in accordance with [~~Section 15(h),~~]
	Article 42A.559 [~~42.12~~].
	SECTION 23.002. Section 5, Article 42.03, Code of Criminal
	Procedure, is amended to conform to Chapter 770 (H.B. 2299), Acts of
	the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, to read as follows:
	Sec. 5. Except as otherwise provided by [~~Section 5(a-1),~~]
	Article 42A.106(b) [~~42.12~~], the court after pronouncing the
	sentence shall inform the defendant of the defendant's right to
	petition the court for an order of nondisclosure of criminal
	history record information under Subchapter E-1, Chapter 411,
	Government Code, unless the defendant is ineligible to pursue that
	right because of the requirements that apply to obtaining the order
	in the defendant's circumstances, such as:
	(1) the nature of the offense for which the defendant
	is convicted; or
	(2) the defendant's criminal history.
	SECTION 23.003. Sections 411.072(a) and (b), Government
	Code, are amended to conform to Chapter 770 (H.B. 2299), Acts of the
	84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, to read as follows:
	(a) This section applies only to a person who:
	(1) was placed on deferred adjudication community
	supervision under Subchapter C [~~Section 5~~], Chapter 42A [~~Article~~
	~~42.12~~], Code of Criminal Procedure, for a misdemeanor other than a
	misdemeanor:
	(A) under Chapter 20, 21, 22, 25, 42, 43, 46, or
	71, Penal Code; or
	(B) with respect to which an affirmative finding
	under [~~Section 5(k),~~] Article 42A.105(f) [~~42.12~~], Code of Criminal
	Procedure, was filed in the papers of the case; and
	(2) has never been previously convicted of or placed
	on deferred adjudication community supervision for another offense
	other than an offense under the Transportation Code that is
	punishable by fine only.
	(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter
	or Subchapter F, if a person described by Subsection (a) receives a
	discharge and dismissal under [~~Section 5(c),~~] Article 42A.111
	[~~42.12~~], Code of Criminal Procedure, and satisfies the requirements
	of Section 411.074, the court that placed the person on deferred
	adjudication community supervision shall issue an order of
	nondisclosure of criminal history record information under this
	subchapter prohibiting criminal justice agencies from disclosing
	to the public criminal history record information related to the
	offense giving rise to the deferred adjudication community
	supervision. The court shall determine whether the person
	satisfies the requirements of Section 411.074, and if the court
	makes a finding that the requirements of that section are
	satisfied, the court shall issue the order of nondisclosure of
	criminal history record information:
	(1) at the time the court discharges and dismisses the
	proceedings against the person, if the discharge and dismissal
	occurs on or after the 180th day after the date the court placed the
	person on deferred adjudication community supervision; or
	(2) as soon as practicable on or after the 180th day
	after the date the court placed the person on deferred adjudication
	community supervision, if the discharge and dismissal occurred
	before that date.
	SECTION 23.004. Section 411.0725(a), Government Code, is
	amended to conform to Chapter 770 (H.B. 2299), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, to read as follows:
	(a) This section applies only to a person placed on deferred
	adjudication community supervision under Subchapter C [~~Section 5~~],
	Chapter 42A [~~Article 42.12~~], Code of Criminal Procedure, who is not
	eligible to receive an order of nondisclosure of criminal history
	record information under Section 411.072.
	SECTION 23.005. Section 411.0728(a), Government Code, is
	amended to conform to Chapter 770 (H.B. 2299), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, to read as follows:
	(a) This section applies only to a person who on conviction
	for an offense under Section 43.02, Penal Code, is placed on
	community supervision under Chapter 42A [~~Article 42.12~~], Code of
	Criminal Procedure, and with respect to whom the conviction is
	subsequently set aside by the court under Article 42A.701 [~~Section~~
	~~20(a)~~] of that code [~~article~~].
	SECTION 23.006. Section 411.073(a), Government Code, is
	amended to conform to Chapter 770 (H.B. 2299), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, to read as follows:
	(a) This section applies only to a person placed on
	community supervision under Chapter 42A [~~Article 42.12~~], Code of
	Criminal Procedure:
	(1) following a conviction of a misdemeanor other than
	a misdemeanor under Section 106.041, Alcoholic Beverage Code,
	Section 49.04, 49.05, 49.06, or 49.065, Penal Code, or Chapter 71,
	Penal Code; and
	(2) under a provision of Chapter 42A [~~Article 42.12~~],
	Code of Criminal Procedure, other than Subchapter C [~~Section 5~~],
	including:
	(A) a provision that requires the person to serve
	a term of confinement as a condition of community supervision; or
	(B) another provision that authorizes placing a
	person on community supervision after the person has served part of
	a term of confinement imposed for the offense.
	SECTION 23.007. Section 411.1471(f), Government Code, is
	amended to conform to Chapter 770 (H.B. 2299), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, to read as follows:
	(f) A defendant who provides a DNA sample under this section
	is not required to provide a DNA sample under Section 411.148 of
	this code or under [~~Section 11(j),~~] Article 42A.352 [~~42.12~~], Code
	of Criminal Procedure, unless the attorney representing the state
	in the prosecution of the felony offense that makes Section 411.148
	or Article 42A.352 [~~11(j)~~] applicable to the defendant establishes
	to the satisfaction of the director that the interests of justice or
	public safety require that the defendant provide additional
	samples.
	SECTION 23.008. Section 411.1882(a), Government Code, is
	amended to conform to Chapter 770 (H.B. 2299), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, to read as follows:
	(a) A person who is serving in this state as a judge or
	justice of a federal court, as an active judicial officer as defined
	by Section 411.201, as a district attorney, assistant district
	attorney, criminal district attorney, assistant criminal district
	attorney, county attorney, or assistant county attorney, as a
	supervision officer as defined by [~~Section 2,~~] Article 42A.001
	[~~42.12~~], Code of Criminal Procedure, or as a juvenile probation
	officer may establish handgun proficiency for the purposes of this
	subchapter by obtaining from a handgun proficiency instructor
	approved by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement for purposes of
	Section 1702.1675, Occupations Code, a sworn statement that
	indicates that the person, during the 12-month period preceding the
	date of the person's application to the department, demonstrated to
	the instructor proficiency in the use of handguns.
	SECTION 23.009. Section 411.1953, Government Code, is
	amended to conform to Chapter 770 (H.B. 2299), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, to read as follows:
	Sec. 411.1953. REDUCTION OF FEES FOR COMMUNITY SUPERVISION
	AND CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT OFFICERS AND JUVENILE PROBATION
	OFFICERS. Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter,
	an applicant who is serving in this state as a supervision officer,
	as defined by [~~Section 2,~~] Article 42A.001 [~~42.12~~], Code of
	Criminal Procedure, or as a juvenile probation officer shall pay a
	fee of $25 for the issuance of an original or renewed license under
	this subchapter.
	SECTION 23.010. Section 49.09(h), Penal Code, as amended by
	Section 2.84, Chapter 770 (H.B. 2299), and Section 2, Chapter 1067
	(H.B. 2246), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015,
	is reenacted to conform to Section 1.01, Chapter 770 (H.B. 2299),
	Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, to read as
	follows:
	(h) This subsection applies only to a person convicted of a
	second or subsequent offense relating to the operating of a motor
	vehicle while intoxicated committed within five years of the date
	on which the most recent preceding offense was committed. The court
	shall enter an order that requires the defendant to have a device
	installed, on each motor vehicle owned or operated by the
	defendant, that uses a deep-lung breath analysis mechanism to make
	impractical the operation of the motor vehicle if ethyl alcohol is
	detected in the breath of the operator, and that requires that
	before the first anniversary of the ending date of the period of
	license suspension under Section 521.344, Transportation Code, the
	defendant not operate any motor vehicle that is not equipped with
	that device. The court shall require the defendant to obtain the
	device at the defendant's own cost on or before that ending date,
	require the defendant to provide evidence to the court on or before
	that ending date that the device has been installed on each
	appropriate vehicle, and order the device to remain installed on
	each vehicle until the first anniversary of that ending date. If
	the court determines the offender is unable to pay for the device,
	the court may impose a reasonable payment schedule not to extend
	beyond the first anniversary of the date of installation. The
	Department of Public Safety shall approve devices for use under
	this subsection. Section 521.247, Transportation Code, applies to
	the approval of a device under this subsection and the consequences
	of that approval. Failure to comply with an order entered under
	this subsection is punishable by contempt. For the purpose of
	enforcing this subsection, the court that enters an order under
	this subsection retains jurisdiction over the defendant until the
	date on which the device is no longer required to remain installed.
	To the extent of a conflict between this subsection and Subchapter
	I, Chapter 42A, Code of Criminal Procedure, this subsection
	controls.
	SECTION 23.011. Section 92.025(b), Property Code, is
	amended to conform to Chapter 770 (H.B. 2299), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, to read as follows:
	(b) This section does not preclude a cause of action for
	negligence in leasing of a dwelling by a landlord or a landlord's
	manager or agent to a tenant, if:
	(1) the tenant:
	(A) was convicted of an offense listed in
	[~~Section 3g,~~] Article 42A.054 [~~42.12~~], Code of Criminal Procedure;
	or
	(B) has a reportable conviction or adjudication,
	as defined by Article 62.001, Code of Criminal Procedure; and
	(2) the person against whom the action is filed knew or
	should have known of the conviction or adjudication.
	SECTION 23.012. (a) Article 42A.105, Code of Criminal
	Procedure, is amended to conform to Chapter 1279 (S.B. 1902), Acts
	of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, by adding
	Subsection (f) to read as follows:
	(f) If a judge places on deferred adjudication community
	supervision a defendant charged with a misdemeanor other than a
	misdemeanor under Chapter 20, 21, 22, 25, 42, 43, 46, or 71, Penal
	Code, the judge shall make an affirmative finding of fact and file a
	statement of that affirmative finding with the papers in the case if
	the judge determines that it is not in the best interest of justice
	that the defendant receive an automatic order of nondisclosure
	under Section 411.072, Government Code.
	(b) Article 42A.106(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, is
	amended to conform to Chapter 1279 (S.B. 1902), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, to read as follows:
	(b) Before placing a defendant on deferred adjudication
	community supervision, the court shall inform the defendant of the
	defendant's right to receive or petition the court for an order of
	nondisclosure of criminal history record information under
	Subchapter E-1, Chapter 411 [~~Section 411.081~~], Government Code, as
	applicable, unless the defendant is ineligible for an order [to
	~~pursue that right~~] because of:
	(1) the nature of the offense for which the defendant
	is placed on deferred adjudication community supervision; or
	(2) the defendant's criminal history.
	(c) Article 42A.111(e), Code of Criminal Procedure, is
	amended to conform to Chapter 1279 (S.B. 1902), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, to read as follows:
	(e) A judge who dismisses the proceedings against a
	defendant and discharges the defendant under this article:
	(1) shall [:
	[~~(1)~~] provide the defendant with a copy of the order of
	dismissal and discharge; and
	(2) if the judge determines that the defendant is or
	may become eligible for an order of nondisclosure of criminal
	history record information under Subchapter E-1, Chapter 411,
	Government Code, shall, as applicable:
	(A) grant an order of nondisclosure of criminal
	history record information to the defendant;
	(B) inform the defendant of the defendant's
	eligibility to receive an order of nondisclosure of criminal
	history record information without a petition and the earliest date
	on which the defendant is eligible to receive the order; or
	(C) [,] inform the defendant of the defendant's
	eligibility to petition the court for an order of nondisclosure of
	criminal history record information [~~under Section 411.081,~~
	~~Government Code,~~] and the earliest date the defendant is eligible
	to file the petition for the order [~~of nondisclosure~~].
	(d) Section 16, Chapter 1279 (S.B. 1902), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, which amended Section 5,
	Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, is repealed.
	SECTION 23.013. (a) Article 42A.301, Code of Criminal
	Procedure, is amended to conform to Section 2, Chapter 106 (H.B.
	3633), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, to read
	as follows:
	Art. 42A.301. BASIC DISCRETIONARY CONDITIONS. The judge of
	the court having jurisdiction of the case shall determine the
	conditions of community supervision. The judge may impose any
	reasonable condition that is designed to protect or restore the
	community, protect or restore the victim, or punish, rehabilitate,
	or reform the defendant. Conditions of community supervision may
	include conditions requiring the defendant to:
	(1) commit no offense against the laws of this state or
	of any other state or of the United States;
	(2) avoid injurious or vicious habits;
	(3) avoid persons or places of disreputable or harmful
	character, including any person, other than a family member of the
	defendant, who is an active member of a criminal street gang;
	(4) report to the supervision officer as directed by
	the judge or supervision officer and obey all rules and regulations
	of the community supervision and corrections department;
	(5) permit the supervision officer to visit the
	defendant at the defendant's home or elsewhere;
	(6) work faithfully at suitable employment to the
	extent possible;
	(7) remain within a specified place;
	(8) pay in one or more amounts:
	(A) the defendant's fine, if one is assessed; and
	(B) all court costs, regardless of whether a fine
	is assessed;
	(9) support the defendant's dependents;
	(10) participate, for a period specified by the judge,
	in any community-based program, including a community service
	project under Article 42A.304;
	(11) if the judge determines that the defendant has
	financial resources that enable the defendant to offset in part or
	in whole the costs of the legal services provided to the defendant
	in accordance with Article 1.051(c) or (d), including any expenses
	and costs, reimburse the county in which the prosecution was
	instituted for the costs of the legal services in an amount that the
	judge finds the defendant is able to pay, except that the defendant
	may not be ordered to pay an amount that exceeds [~~as follows~~]:
	(A) the actual costs, including any expenses and
	costs, paid by the county for the legal services provided by an
	appointed attorney [~~if counsel was appointed, an amount for~~
	~~compensation paid to appointed counsel for defending the defendant~~
	~~in the case~~]; or
	(B) if the defendant was represented by a public
	defender's office, the actual [an] amount, including any expenses
	and costs, that would have otherwise been paid to an appointed
	attorney had the county not had a public defender's office;
	(12) if under custodial supervision in a community
	corrections facility:
	(A) remain under that supervision;
	(B) obey all rules and regulations of the
	facility; and
	(C) pay a percentage of the defendant's income
	to:
	(i) the facility for room and board; and
	(ii) the defendant's dependents for their
	support during the period of custodial supervision;
	(13) submit to testing for alcohol or controlled
	substances;
	(14) attend counseling sessions for substance abusers
	or participate in substance abuse treatment services in a program
	or facility approved or licensed by the Department of State Health
	Services;
	(15) with the consent of the victim of a misdemeanor
	offense or of any offense under Title 7, Penal Code, participate in
	victim-defendant mediation;
	(16) submit to electronic monitoring;
	(17) reimburse the compensation to victims of crime
	fund for any amounts paid from that fund to or on behalf of a victim,
	as defined by Article 56.32, of the offense or if no reimbursement
	is required, make one payment to the compensation to victims of
	crime fund in an amount not to exceed $50 if the offense is a
	misdemeanor or not to exceed $100 if the offense is a felony;
	(18) reimburse a law enforcement agency for the
	analysis, storage, or disposal of raw materials, controlled
	substances, chemical precursors, drug paraphernalia, or other
	materials seized in connection with the offense;
	(19) pay all or part of the reasonable and necessary
	costs incurred by the victim for psychological counseling made
	necessary by the offense or for counseling and education relating
	to acquired immune deficiency syndrome or human immunodeficiency
	virus made necessary by the offense;
	(20) make one payment in an amount not to exceed $50 to
	a crime stoppers organization, as defined by Section 414.001,
	Government Code, and as certified by the Texas Crime Stoppers
	Council;
	(21) submit a DNA sample to the Department of Public
	Safety under Subchapter G, Chapter 411, Government Code, for the
	purpose of creating a DNA record of the defendant;
	(22) in any manner required by the judge, provide in
	the county in which the offense was committed public notice of the
	offense for which the defendant was placed on community
	supervision; and
	(23) reimburse the county in which the prosecution was
	instituted for compensation paid to any interpreter in the case.
	(b) Article 42A.651, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended
	to conform to Section 2, Chapter 106 (H.B. 3633), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, by amending Subsection (a) and
	adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
	(a) A judge may not order a defendant to make a payment as a
	term or condition of community supervision, except for:
	(1) the payment of fines, court costs, or restitution
	to the victim; [or]
	(2) reimbursement of a county as described by Article
	42A.301(11); or
	(3) a payment ordered as a condition that relates
	personally to the rehabilitation of the defendant or that is
	otherwise expressly authorized by law.
	(c) A judge may not impose a condition of community
	supervision requiring a defendant to reimburse a county for the
	costs of legal services as described by Article 42A.301(11) if the
	defendant has already satisfied that obligation under Article
	26.05(g).
	(c) Article 42A.655, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended
	to conform to Section 2, Chapter 106 (H.B. 3633), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, to read as follows:
	Art. 42A.655. ABILITY TO PAY. The court shall consider the
	defendant's ability to pay before [in] ordering the defendant to
	make any payments under this chapter.
	(d) Section 2, Chapter 106 (H.B. 3633), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, which amended Sections 11(a)
	and (b), Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, is repealed.
	SECTION 23.014. (a) Article 42A.751(i), Code of Criminal
	Procedure, is amended to conform to Section 3, Chapter 106 (H.B.
	3633), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, to read
	as follows:
	(i) In a revocation hearing at which it is alleged only that
	the defendant violated the conditions of community supervision by
	failing to pay [~~compensation paid to appointed counsel,~~] community
	supervision fees[,] or court costs or by failing to pay the costs of
	legal services as described by Article 42A.301(11), the state must
	prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant was able
	to pay and did not pay as ordered by the judge.
	(b) Section 3, Chapter 106 (H.B. 3633), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, which amended Section 21(c),
	Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, is repealed.
	SECTION 23.015. (a) Article 42A.304, Code of Criminal
	Procedure, is amended to conform to Section 1, Chapter 1002 (H.B.
	583), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, by
	amending Subsection (f) and adding Subsection (g) to read as
	follows:
	(f) Instead of requiring the defendant to work a specified
	number of hours at one or more community service projects under
	Subsection (a), the [~~The~~] judge may order a defendant to make a
	specified donation to:
	(1) a nonprofit food bank or food pantry in the
	community in which the defendant resides;
	(2) a charitable organization engaged primarily in
	performing charitable functions for veterans in the community in
	which the defendant resides; or
	(3) in a county with a population of less than 50,000,
	another nonprofit organization that:
	(A) is exempt from taxation under Section 501(a)
	of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 because it is listed in Section
	501(c)(3) of that code; and
	(B) provides services or assistance to needy
	individuals and families in the community in which the defendant
	resides [~~instead of requiring the defendant to work a specified~~
	~~number of hours at one or more community service projects under~~
	~~Subsection (a)~~].
	(g) In this article:
	(1) "Charitable organization" has the meaning
	assigned by Section 2252.906, Government Code.
	(2) "Veteran" has the meaning assigned by Section
	434.022, Government Code.
	(b) Section 1, Chapter 1002 (H.B. 583), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, which amended Section 16,
	Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, is repealed.
	SECTION 23.016. (a) Article 42A.403(a), Code of Criminal
	Procedure, is amended to conform to Chapter 838 (S.B. 202), Acts of
	the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, to read as follows:
	(a) A judge who places on community supervision a defendant
	convicted of an offense under Sections 49.04-49.08, Penal Code,
	shall require as a condition of community supervision that the
	defendant attend and successfully complete, before the 181st day
	after the date community supervision is granted, an educational
	program designed to rehabilitate persons who have driven while
	intoxicated that is jointly approved by:
	(1) the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
	[~~State Health Services~~];
	(2) the Department of Public Safety;
	(3) the traffic safety section of the traffic
	operations division of the Texas Department of Transportation; and
	(4) the community justice assistance division of the
	Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
	(b) Article 42A.403, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended
	to conform to Chapter 851 (S.B. 1070), Acts of the 84th Legislature,
	Regular Session, 2015, by adding Subsection (d-1) and amending
	Subsection (e) to read as follows:
	(d-1) The judge shall waive the educational program
	requirement if the defendant successfully completes equivalent
	education at a residential treatment facility under Article
	42A.4045.
	(e) The judge shall set out in the judgment, as applicable:
	(1) the finding of good cause for waiver; or
	(2) the finding that the defendant has successfully
	completed equivalent education as provided by Article 42A.4045 [in
	~~the judgment~~].
	(c) Article 42A.404(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, is
	amended to conform to Chapter 838 (S.B. 202), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, to read as follows:
	(a) The judge shall require a defendant who is punished
	under Section 49.09, Penal Code, to attend and successfully
	complete as a condition of community supervision an educational
	program for repeat offenders that is approved by the Texas
	Department of Licensing and Regulation [~~State Health Services~~].
	(d) Article 42A.404, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended
	to conform to Chapter 851 (S.B. 1070), Acts of the 84th Legislature,
	Regular Session, 2015, by amending Subsections (b) and (c) and
	adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
	(b) The judge may waive the educational program requirement
	[~~only~~] if the defendant by a motion in writing shows good cause. In
	determining good cause, the judge may consider:
	(1) the defendant's school and work schedule;
	(2) the defendant's health;
	(3) the distance that the defendant must travel to
	attend an educational program; and
	(4) whether the defendant resides out of state or does
	not have access to transportation.
	(b-1) The judge shall waive the educational program
	requirement if the defendant successfully completes equivalent
	education at a residential treatment facility under Article
	42A.4045.
	(c) The judge shall set out in the judgment, as applicable:
	(1) the finding of good cause for waiver; or
	(2) the finding that the defendant has successfully
	completed equivalent education as provided by Article 42A.4045 [in
	~~the judgment~~].
	(e) Subchapter I, Chapter 42A, Code of Criminal Procedure,
	is amended to conform to Chapter 851 (S.B. 1070), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, by adding Article 42A.4045 to
	read as follows:
	Art. 42A.4045. ALTERNATIVE TO EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM:
	SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT FACILITY. (a) A judge shall waive the
	educational requirement under Article 42A.403 or 42A.404 for a
	defendant who is required to receive treatment as a resident of a
	substance abuse treatment facility as a condition of community
	supervision if the defendant successfully completes equivalent
	education while the defendant is confined to the residential
	treatment facility.
	(b) The Department of State Health Services shall approve
	equivalent education provided at substance abuse treatment
	facilities.
	(c) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human
	Services Commission shall adopt rules to implement this article.
	(d) For purposes of this article, a substance abuse
	treatment facility includes:
	(1) a substance abuse felony punishment facility
	operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice under Section
	493.009, Government Code;
	(2) a community corrections facility, as defined by
	Section 509.001, Government Code; or
	(3) a chemical dependency treatment facility licensed
	under Chapter 464, Health and Safety Code.
	(f) Article 42A.405, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended
	to conform to Chapter 838 (S.B. 202), Acts of the 84th Legislature,
	Regular Session, 2015, to read as follows:
	Art. 42A.405. RULES FOR AND ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATIONAL
	PROGRAMS. (a) The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
	[~~Health and Human Services Commission~~] shall adopt rules for the
	educational program under Article 42A.404.
	(b) The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation [~~State~~
	~~Health Services~~] shall:
	(1) publish the jointly approved rules for the
	educational program under Article 42A.403; and
	(2) monitor, coordinate, and provide training to
	persons providing the educational programs under this subchapter.
	(c) The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation [~~State~~
	~~Health Services~~] is responsible for the administration of the
	certification of approved educational programs.
	(d) The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation [~~State~~
	~~Health Services~~] may charge a nonrefundable application fee for the
	initial certification of approval or for a renewal of the
	certification.
	(g) Article 42A.406, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended
	to conform to Chapter 851 (S.B. 1070), Acts of the 84th Legislature,
	Regular Session, 2015, by amending Subsection (a) and adding
	Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
	(a) If a defendant is required as a condition of community
	supervision to attend an educational program under Article 42A.403
	or 42A.404, or if the court waives the educational program
	requirement under Article 42A.403 or the defendant successfully
	completes equivalent education under Article 42A.4045, the court
	clerk shall immediately report that fact to the Department of
	Public Safety, on a form prescribed by the department, for
	inclusion in the defendant's driving record. If the court grants an
	extension of time in which the defendant may complete the
	educational program under Article 42A.403, the court clerk shall
	immediately report that fact to the Department of Public Safety on a
	form prescribed by the department. The clerk's report under this
	subsection must include the beginning date of the defendant's
	community supervision.
	(b-1) Upon release from a residential treatment facility at
	which the person successfully completed equivalent education under
	Article 42A.4045, at the request of the court clerk, the director of
	the residential treatment facility shall give notice to the
	Department of Public Safety for inclusion in the person's driving
	record.
	(h) The following provisions are repealed:
	(1) Section 1, Chapter 851 (S.B. 1070), Acts of the
	84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, which amended Subsections
	(h) and (j) and added Subsection (o), Section 13, Article 42.12,
	Code of Criminal Procedure; and
	(2) Section 1.224, Chapter 838 (S.B. 202), Acts of the
	84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, which amended Subsections
	(h) and (j), Section 13, Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure.
	SECTION 23.017. (a) Article 42A.407, Code of Criminal
	Procedure, is amended to conform to Section 1, Chapter 1067 (H.B.
	2246), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, by
	adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
	(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter,
	a defendant whose license is suspended for an offense under
	Sections 49.04-49.08, Penal Code, may operate a motor vehicle
	during the period of suspension if the defendant:
	(1) obtains and uses an ignition interlock device as
	provided by Article 42A.408 for the entire period of the
	suspension; and
	(2) applies for and receives an occupational driver's
	license with an ignition interlock designation under Section
	521.2465, Transportation Code.
	(b) Section 1, Chapter 1067 (H.B. 2246), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, which added Section 13(o),
	Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, is repealed.
	SECTION 23.018. (a) Article 42A.454, Code of Criminal
	Procedure, is amended to conform to Section 1, Chapter 684 (H.B.
	372), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, to read
	as follows:
	Art. 42A.454. CERTAIN INTERNET ACTIVITY PROHIBITED.
	(a) This article applies only to a defendant who is required to
	register as a sex offender under Chapter 62, by court order or
	otherwise, and:
	(1) is convicted of or receives a grant of deferred
	adjudication community supervision for a violation of Section
	21.11, 22.011(a)(2), 22.021(a)(1)(B), 33.021, or 43.25, Penal
	Code;
	(2) used the Internet or any other type of electronic
	device used for Internet access to commit the offense or engage in
	the conduct for which the person is required to register under
	Chapter 62; or
	(3) is assigned a numeric risk level of two or three
	based on an assessment conducted under Article 62.007.
	(b) If the court grants community supervision to a defendant
	described by Subsection (a), the court as a condition of community
	supervision shall:
	(1) prohibit the defendant from using the Internet to:
	(A) [~~(1)~~] access material that is obscene, as
	defined by Section 43.21, Penal Code;
	(B) [~~(2)~~] access a commercial social networking
	site, as defined by Article 62.0061(f);
	(C) [~~(3)~~] communicate with any individual
	concerning sexual relations with an individual who is younger than
	17 years of age; or
	(D) [~~(4)~~] communicate with another individual
	the defendant knows is younger than 17 years of age; and
	(2) to ensure the defendant's compliance with
	Subdivision (1), require the defendant to submit to regular
	inspection or monitoring of each electronic device used by the
	defendant to access the Internet.
	(c) The court may modify at any time the condition described
	by Subsection (b)(1)(D) [~~(b)(4)~~] if:
	(1) the condition interferes with the defendant's
	ability to attend school or become or remain employed and
	consequently constitutes an undue hardship for the defendant; or
	(2) the defendant is the parent or guardian of an
	individual who is younger than 17 years of age and the defendant is
	not otherwise prohibited from communicating with that individual.
	(b) Section 1, Chapter 684 (H.B. 372), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, which amended Section 13G,
	Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, is repealed.
	SECTION 23.019. (a) Subchapter K, Chapter 42A, Code of
	Criminal Procedure, is amended to conform to Section 3, Chapter
	1004 (H.B. 642), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session,
	2015, by adding Article 42A.514 to read as follows:
	Art. 42A.514. COMMUNITY SUPERVISION FOR CERTAIN ALCOHOL OR
	DRUG RELATED OFFENSES. (a) If a judge grants community
	supervision to a defendant younger than 18 years of age convicted of
	an alcohol-related offense under Section 106.02, 106.025, 106.04,
	106.041, 106.05, or 106.07, Alcoholic Beverage Code, or Section
	49.02, Penal Code, or an offense involving possession of a
	controlled substance or marihuana under Section 481.115, 481.1151,
	481.116, 481.1161, 481.117, 481.118, or 481.121, Health and Safety
	Code, the judge may require the defendant as a condition of
	community supervision to attend, as appropriate:
	(1) an alcohol awareness program approved under
	Section 106.115, Alcoholic Beverage Code; or
	(2) a drug education program that is designed to
	educate persons on the dangers of drug abuse and is approved by the
	Department of State Health Services in accordance with Section
	521.374, Transportation Code.
	(b) If a judge requires a defendant as a condition of
	community supervision to attend an alcohol awareness program or
	drug education program described by Subsection (a), unless the
	judge determines that the defendant is indigent and unable to pay
	the cost, the judge shall require the defendant to pay the cost of
	attending the program. The judge may allow the defendant to pay the
	cost of attending the program in installments during the term of
	community supervision.
	(b) Section 3, Chapter 1004 (H.B. 642), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, which added Section 11(n),
	Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, is repealed.
	SECTION 23.020. (a) Article 42A.559, Code of Criminal
	Procedure, is amended to conform to Section 2, Chapter 225 (H.B.
	1546), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, by
	amending Subsections (b), (e), and (f) and adding Subsections (g)
	and (h) to read as follows:
	(b) A defendant confined in a state jail felony facility
	does not earn good conduct time for time served in the facility but
	may be awarded diligent participation credit in accordance with
	Subsection (f) or (g).
	(e) For a defendant who has participated in an educational,
	vocational, treatment, or work program while confined in a state
	jail felony facility, [~~not later than the 30th day before the date~~
	~~on which the defendant will have served 80 percent of the~~
	~~defendant's sentence,~~] the Texas Department of Criminal Justice
	shall record [~~report to the sentencing court~~] the number of days
	during which the defendant diligently participated in any
	educational, vocational, treatment, or work program. [~~The~~
	~~contents of a report submitted under this subsection are not~~
	~~subject to challenge by a defendant.~~]
	(f) For a defendant with a judgment that contains a finding
	under Article 42.0199 that the defendant is presumptively entitled
	to diligent participation credit and who has not been the subject of
	disciplinary action while confined in the state jail felony
	facility, the department shall [~~A judge, based on the report~~
	~~received under Subsection (e), may~~] credit against any time the [a]
	defendant is required to serve in a state jail felony facility
	additional time for each day the defendant actually served in the
	facility while diligently participating in an educational,
	vocational, treatment, or work program.
	(g) For a defendant with a judgment that contains a finding
	under Article 42.0199 that the defendant is not presumptively
	entitled to diligent participation credit or who has been the
	subject of disciplinary action while confined in the state jail
	felony facility, the department shall, not later than the 30th day
	before the date on which the defendant will have served 80 percent
	of the defendant's sentence, report to the sentencing court the
	record of the number of days under Subsection (e). The contents of a
	report submitted under this subsection are not subject to challenge
	by a defendant. A judge, based on the report, may credit against any
	time a defendant is required to serve in a state jail felony
	facility additional time for each day the defendant actually served
	in the facility while diligently participating in an educational,
	vocational, treatment, or work program.
	(h) A time credit under Subsection (f) or (g) [~~this~~
	~~subsection~~] may not exceed one-fifth of the amount of time the
	defendant is originally required to serve in the facility. A
	defendant may not be awarded a time credit under Subsection (f) or
	(g) [~~this subsection~~] for any period during which the defendant is
	subject to disciplinary status [~~action~~]. A time credit under
	Subsection (f) or (g) [~~this subsection~~] is a privilege and not a
	right.
	(b) Section 2, Chapter 225 (H.B. 1546), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, which amended Section 15(h),
	Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, is repealed.
	SECTION 23.021. (a) Article 42A.751(e), Code of Criminal
	Procedure, is amended to conform to Section 1, Chapter 687 (H.B.
	518), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, to read
	as follows:
	(e) A judge may revoke without a hearing the community
	supervision of a defendant who is imprisoned in a penal institution
	if the defendant in writing before a court of record or a notary
	public in the jurisdiction where the defendant is imprisoned:
	(1) waives the defendant's right to a hearing and to
	counsel;
	(2) affirms that the defendant has nothing to say as to
	why sentence should not be pronounced against the defendant; and
	(3) requests the judge to revoke community supervision
	and to pronounce sentence.
	(b) Section 1, Chapter 687 (H.B. 518), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, which amended Section 21(b-2),
	Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, is repealed.
	ARTICLE 24. REDESIGNATIONS
	SECTION 24.001. The following provisions of enacted codes
	are redesignated to eliminate duplicate citations:
	(1) Section 251.725, Alcoholic Beverage Code, as added
	by Chapter 241 (S.B. 680), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is redesignated as Section 251.726, Alcoholic
	Beverage Code.
	(2) Chapter 506, Business & Commerce Code, as added by
	Chapter 794 (H.B. 2739), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is redesignated as Chapter 507, Business & Commerce
	Code, and Section 506.001, Business & Commerce Code, as added by
	that Act, is redesignated as Section 507.001, Business & Commerce
	Code.
	(3) Article 2.139, Code of Criminal Procedure, as
	added by Chapter 1124 (H.B. 3791), Acts of the 84th Legislature,
	Regular Session, 2015, is redesignated as Article 2.1396, Code of
	Criminal Procedure.
	(4) Subdivision (5), Section 2, Article 38.01, Code of
	Criminal Procedure, as added by Chapter 1276 (S.B. 1287), Acts of
	the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is redesignated as
	Subdivision (6), Section 2, Article 38.01, Code of Criminal
	Procedure.
	(5) Section 21.0487, Education Code, as added by
	Chapter 755 (H.B. 2014), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is redesignated as Section 21.0488, Education Code.
	(6) Subchapter E, Chapter 107, Family Code, as added
	by Chapter 571 (H.B. 3003), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is redesignated as Subchapter G, Chapter 107, Family
	Code, and Sections 107.061, 107.062, 107.063, 107.064, 107.065,
	107.066, 107.067, 107.068, 107.069, 107.070, 107.071, and 107.072,
	Family Code, as added by that Act, are redesignated as Sections
	107.251, 107.252, 107.253, 107.254, 107.255, 107.256, 107.257,
	107.258, 107.259, 107.260, 107.261, and 107.262, Family Code,
	respectively.
	(7) Subchapter F, Chapter 107, Family Code, as added
	by Chapter 571 (H.B. 3003), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is redesignated as Subchapter H, Chapter 107, Family
	Code, and Sections 107.101, 107.102, 107.103, 107.104, 107.105,
	107.106, 107.107, and 107.108, Family Code, as added by that Act,
	are redesignated as Sections 107.301, 107.302, 107.303, 107.304,
	107.305, 107.306, 107.307, and 107.308, Family Code, respectively.
	(8) Section 262.011, Family Code, as added by Chapter
	455 (H.B. 331), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session,
	2015, is redesignated as Section 262.012, Family Code.
	(9) Subchapter C, Chapter 265, Family Code, as added
	by Chapter 1257 (H.B. 2630), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is redesignated as Subchapter D, Chapter 265, Family
	Code, and Sections 265.101, 265.102, 265.103, 265.104, and 265.105,
	Family Code, as added by that Act, are redesignated as Sections
	265.151, 265.152, 265.153, 265.154, and 265.155, Family Code,
	respectively.
	(10) Chapter 36, Government Code, as added by Chapter
	935 (H.B. 2398), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session,
	2015, is redesignated as Chapter 38, Government Code, and Sections
	36.001, 36.002, and 36.003, Government Code, as added by that Act,
	are redesignated as Sections 38.001, 38.002, and 38.003, Government
	Code, respectively.
	(11) Section 402.038, Government Code, as added by
	Chapter 105 (H.B. 3327), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is redesignated as Section 402.039, Government Code.
	(12) Section 411.0208, Government Code, as added by
	Chapter 1221 (S.B. 1853), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is redesignated as Section 411.02095, Government
	Code.
	(13) Section 442.030, Government Code, as added by
	Chapter 445 (H.B. 3868), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is redesignated as Section 442.031, Government Code.
	(14) Section 442.030, Government Code, as added by
	Chapter 556 (H.B. 2332), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is redesignated as Section 442.032, Government Code.
	(15) Section 501.068, Government Code, as added by
	Chapter 406 (H.B. 2189), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is redesignated as Section 501.069, Government Code.
	(16) Section 531.00553, Government Code, as added by
	Chapter 1209 (S.B. 1540), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is redesignated as Section 531.00554, Government
	Code.
	(17) Subsection (q), Section 531.102, Government
	Code, as added by Chapter 945 (S.B. 207), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is redesignated as Subsection
	(x), Section 531.102, Government Code.
	(18) Section 533.0061, Government Code, as added by
	Chapter 837 (S.B. 200), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is redesignated as Section 533.0065, Government
	Code.
	(19) Section 656.002, Government Code, as added by
	Chapter 111 (S.B. 389), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is redesignated as Section 656.003, Government Code.
	(20) Section 662.061, Government Code, as added by
	Chapter 272 (H.B. 369), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is redesignated as Section 662.063, Government Code.
	(21) Section 662.061, Government Code, as added by
	Chapter 503 (H.B. 194), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is redesignated as Section 662.064, Government Code.
	(22) Section 662.155, Government Code, as added by
	Chapter 686 (H.B. 504), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is redesignated as Section 662.156, Government Code.
	(23) Section 2054.134, Government Code, as added by
	Chapter 965 (S.B. 1877), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is redesignated as Section 2054.135, Government
	Code.
	(24) Subsection (d-1), Section 2306.185, Government
	Code, as added by Chapter 817 (H.B. 3576), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is redesignated as Subsection
	(d-5), Section 2306.185, Government Code.
	(25) Subsection (g), Section 81.046, Health and Safety
	Code, as added by Chapter 789 (H.B. 2646), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is redesignated as Subsection
	(h), Section 81.046, Health and Safety Code.
	(26) Section 105.009, Health and Safety Code, as added
	by Chapter 1088 (H.B. 2696), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is redesignated as Section 105.010, Health and
	Safety Code.
	(27) Chapter 118, Health and Safety Code, as added by
	Chapter 1123 (H.B. 3781), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is redesignated as Chapter 119, Health and Safety
	Code, and Sections 118.001, 118.051, 118.052, 118.053, 118.054,
	118.055, 118.056, 118.101, 118.102, 118.103, 118.104, 118.105,
	118.106, and 118.107, Health and Safety Code, as added by that Act,
	are redesignated as Sections 119.001, 119.051, 119.052, 119.053,
	119.054, 119.055, 119.056, 119.101, 119.102, 119.103, 119.104,
	119.105, 119.106, and 119.107, Health and Safety Code,
	respectively.
	(28) Subsection (d), Section 712.0444, Health and
	Safety Code, as added by Chapter 19 (S.B. 656), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is redesignated as Subsection
	(e), Section 712.0444, Health and Safety Code.
	(29) Section 161.088, Human Resources Code, as added
	by Chapters 826 (H.B. 4001) and 1200 (S.B. 1385), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is redesignated as Section
	161.089, Human Resources Code.
	(30) Section 55.009, Occupations Code, as added by
	Chapter 1193 (S.B. 1307), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is redesignated as Section 55.010, Occupations Code.
	(31) Subsection (l), Section 1701.253, Occupations
	Code, as added by Chapter 642 (S.B. 1987), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is redesignated as Subsection
	(m), Section 1701.253, Occupations Code.
	(32) Sections 1701.261 and 1701.262, Occupations
	Code, as added by Chapter 725 (H.B. 1338), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, are redesignated as Sections
	1701.264 and 1701.265, Occupations Code, respectively.
	(33) Section 1701.262, Occupations Code, as added by
	Chapter 1056 (H.B. 2053), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is redesignated as Section 1701.266, Occupations
	Code.
	(34) Subchapter M, Chapter 11, Parks and Wildlife
	Code, as added by Chapter 1181 (S.B. 1132), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is redesignated as Subchapter
	N, Chapter 11, Parks and Wildlife Code, and Section 11.351, Parks
	and Wildlife Code, as added by that Act, is redesignated as Section
	11.401, Parks and Wildlife Code.
	(35) Section 21.16, Penal Code, as added by Chapter
	676 (H.B. 207), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session,
	2015, is redesignated as Section 21.17, Penal Code.
	(36) Section 225.102, Transportation Code, as added by
	Chapter 16 (S.B. 489), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is redesignated as Section 225.110, Transportation
	Code.
	(37) Section 225.102, Transportation Code, as added by
	Chapter 276 (H.B. 598), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is redesignated as Section 225.111, Transportation
	Code.
	(38) Section 225.102, Transportation Code, as added by
	Chapter 316 (H.B. 1187), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is redesignated as Section 225.112, Transportation
	Code.
	(39) Section 225.102, Transportation Code, as added by
	Chapter 714 (H.B. 1237), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is redesignated as Section 225.113, Transportation
	Code.
	(40) Section 225.102, Transportation Code, as added by
	Chapter 1233 (S.B. 2041), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is redesignated as Section 225.114, Transportation
	Code.
	(41) Section 225.103, Transportation Code, as added by
	Chapter 296 (H.B. 2181), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is redesignated as Section 225.115, Transportation
	Code.
	(42) Section 225.103, Transportation Code, as added by
	Chapter 349 (H.B. 1044), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is redesignated as Section 225.116, Transportation
	Code.
	(43) Section 225.103, Transportation Code, as added by
	Chapter 458 (H.B. 481), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is redesignated as Section 225.117, Transportation
	Code.
	(44) Section 225.103, Transportation Code, as added by
	Chapter 1233 (S.B. 2041), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is redesignated as Section 225.118, Transportation
	Code.
	(45) Section 225.105, Transportation Code, as added by
	Chapter 13 (S.B. 227), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is redesignated as Section 225.119, Transportation
	Code.
	(46) Section 225.105, Transportation Code, as added by
	Chapter 271 (H.B. 219), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is redesignated as Section 225.120, Transportation
	Code.
	(47) Section 225.106, Transportation Code, as added by
	Chapter 35 (S.B. 288), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is redesignated as Section 225.108, Transportation
	Code.
	(48) Section 225.106, Transportation Code, as added by
	Chapter 506 (H.B. 663), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is redesignated as Section 225.121, Transportation
	Code.
	(49) Section 225.106, Transportation Code, as added by
	Chapter 566 (H.B. 2540), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is redesignated as Section 225.122, Transportation
	Code.
	(50) Section 502.004, Transportation Code, as added by
	Chapter 67 (S.B. 449), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is redesignated as Section 502.005, Transportation
	Code.
	(51) Subsections (j) and (k), Section 504.315,
	Transportation Code, as added by Chapter 34 (S.B. 193), Acts of the
	84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, are redesignated as
	Subsections (n) and (o), Section 504.315, Transportation Code,
	respectively.
	(52) Subsection (j), Section 504.315, Transportation
	Code, as added by Chapter 716 (H.B. 1273), Acts of the 84th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is redesignated as Subsection
	(p), Section 504.315, Transportation Code.
	(53) Section 504.320, Transportation Code, as added by
	Chapter 335 (H.B. 127), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is redesignated as Section 504.321, Transportation
	Code.
	(54) Section 504.320, Transportation Code, as added by
	Chapter 1012 (H.B. 923), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is redesignated as Section 504.322, Transportation
	Code.
	(55) Section 504.649, Transportation Code, as added by
	Chapter 942 (H.B. 4099), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is redesignated as Section 504.666, Transportation
	Code.
	(56) Section 504.665, Transportation Code, as added by
	Chapter 41 (S.B. 742), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is redesignated as Section 504.667, Transportation
	Code.
	(57) Section 504.665, Transportation Code, as added by
	Chapter 454 (H.B. 315), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2015, is redesignated as Section 504.668, Transportation
	Code.
	SECTION 24.002. The following changes are made to conform
	the provisions amended to the redesignating changes made by Section
	24.001 of this Act and to correct cross-references:
	(1) Section 251.72, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 251.72. CHANGE OF STATUS. Except as provided in
	Sections 251.725, 251.726, 251.73, and 251.80, an authorized voting
	unit that has exercised or may exercise the right of local option
	retains the status adopted, whether absolute prohibition or
	legalization of the sale of alcoholic beverages of one or more of
	the various types and alcoholic contents on which an issue may be
	submitted under the terms of Section 501.035, Election Code, until
	that status is changed by a subsequent local option election in the
	same authorized voting unit.
	(2) Subsections (a) and (d), Section 107.256, Family
	Code, as redesignated from Subsections (a) and (d), Section
	107.066, Family Code, by Section 24.001 of this Act, are amended to
	read as follows:
	(a) An office described by Section 107.254 [~~107.064~~] or
	107.255 [~~107.065~~] may be a governmental entity or a nonprofit
	corporation operating under a written agreement with a governmental
	entity, other than an individual judge or court.
	(d) In creating an office of child representation or office
	of parent representation under this section, the commissioners
	court shall specify or the commissioners courts shall jointly
	specify, as applicable:
	(1) the duties of the office;
	(2) the types of cases to which the office may be
	appointed under this chapter and the courts in which an attorney
	employed by the office may be required to appear;
	(3) if the office is a nonprofit corporation, the term
	during which the contract designating the office is effective and
	how that contract may be renewed on expiration of the term; and
	(4) if an oversight board is established under Section
	107.262 [~~107.072~~] for the office, the powers and duties that have
	been delegated to the oversight board.
	(3) Subsection (a), Section 107.305, Family Code, as
	redesignated from Subsection (a), Section 107.105, Family Code, by
	Section 24.001 of this Act, is amended to read as follows:
	(a) Unless a program uses a review committee appointed under
	Section 107.306 [~~107.106~~], a program under this subchapter must be
	directed by a person who:
	(1) is a member of the State Bar of Texas;
	(2) has practiced law for at least three years; and
	(3) has substantial experience in the practice of
	child welfare law.
	(4) Subsection (b), Section 107.306, Family Code, as
	redesignated from Subsection (b), Section 107.106, Family Code, by
	Section 24.001 of this Act, is amended to read as follows:
	(b) Each member of the committee:
	(1) must meet the requirements described by Section
	107.305(a) [~~107.105(a)~~] for the program director;
	(2) may not be employed as a prosecutor; and
	(3) may not be included on or apply for inclusion on
	the public appointment list.
	(5) Subsection (b), Section 261.3025, Family Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(b) The report must include the following information for
	the preceding calendar year:
	(1) the number of law enforcement officers who
	completed the training program established under Section 1701.266
	[~~1701.262~~], Occupations Code;
	(2) the number of children who have been placed on the
	child safety check alert list and the number of those children who
	have been located; and
	(3) the number of families who have been placed on the
	child safety check alert list and the number of those families who
	have been located.
	(6) Subsection (d), Section 264.201, Family Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(d) The services may include in-home programs, parenting
	skills training, youth coping skills, and individual and family
	counseling. If the department requires or a court orders parenting
	skills training services through a parenting education program, the
	program must be an evidence-based or promising practice parenting
	education program described by Section 265.151 [~~265.101~~] that is
	provided in the community in which the family resides, if
	available.
	(7) Subsection (a-1), Section 265.004, Family Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(a-1) The department shall ensure that not less than 75
	percent of the money appropriated for parenting education programs
	under Subsection (a) funds evidence-based programs described by
	Section 265.151(b) [~~265.101(b)~~] and that the remainder of that
	money funds promising practice programs described by Section
	265.151(c) [~~265.101(c)~~].
	(8) Subsection (a), Section 38.003, Government Code,
	as redesignated from Subsection (a), Section 36.003, Government
	Code, by Section 24.001 of this Act, is amended to read as follows:
	(a) The judge of a county, justice, or municipal court, in
	accordance with Section 38.002 [~~36.002~~], may award money from a
	judicial donation trust fund established under Section 38.001
	[~~36.001~~] to eligible children or families who appear before the
	court for a truancy or curfew violation or in another misdemeanor
	offense proceeding before the court.
	(9) Subsection (b), Section 656.023, Government Code,
	is amended to read as follows:
	(b) A form prescribed by the commission under Subsection (a)
	must include a space for a state agency to list a military
	occupational specialty code as provided by Section 656.003
	[~~656.002~~].
	(10) Subsection (e), Section 2306.185, Government
	Code, as amended by Chapters 643 (S.B. 1989) and 817 (H.B. 3576),
	Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is reenacted
	and amended to read as follows:
	(e) Subsections (c), (d), (d-1), (d-2), (d-3), [~~and~~] (d-4),
	and (d-5) and Section 2306.269 apply only to multifamily rental
	housing developments to which the department is providing one or
	more of the following forms of assistance:
	(1) a loan or grant in an amount greater than 33
	percent of the market value of the development on the date the
	recipient completed the construction of the development;
	(2) a loan guarantee for a loan in an amount greater
	than 33 percent of the market value of the development on the date
	the recipient took legal title to the development; or
	(3) a low income housing tax credit.
	(11) Section 81.032, Local Government Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	Sec. 81.032. ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS. The
	commissioners court may accept a gift, grant, donation, bequest, or
	devise of money or other property on behalf of the county, including
	a donation under Chapter 38 [36], Government Code, for the purpose
	of performing a function conferred by law on the county or a county
	officer.
	(12) Subsection (m), Section 1701.402, Occupations
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(m) As a requirement for an intermediate or advanced
	proficiency certificate issued by the commission on or after
	January 1, 2016, an officer must complete an education and training
	program on the Texas Crime Information Center's child safety check
	alert list established by the commission under Section 1701.266
	[~~1701.262~~].
	(13) Subsection (a-1), Section 504.009,
	Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(a-1) On request, the Texas Military Department, as defined
	by Section 437.001, Government Code, shall issue a souvenir version
	of the specialty license plate described by Section 504.322
	[~~504.320~~].
	ARTICLE 25. EFFECTIVE DATE
	SECTION 25.001. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.





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	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House

	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1488 passed the Senate on
	April 19, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.


	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate

	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1488 passed the House on
	May 18, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, two present
	not voting.


	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House



	Approved:

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	Date


	______________________________
	Governor