Bill Text: TX HB3502 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: 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.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-05-03 - Left pending in committee [HB3502 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HB3502-Introduced.html
  85R4516 MTB-D
 
  By: Landgraf H.B. No. 3502
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
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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