}=iis',"='F'.Z1td+-1L. (=t F- t:.1..iL~h~!"1-Y' TF-iEt=~~l.~~':E~F~2 Tl! DE~r~'Cl~i3T :ilt '1-l-fl: i.tjlll`~T`r"' ~ t?e=i~ai~FiF~!_.. ?'« {.!Ei':it_1F i=;i--'-' ~t~~ ~~~ ,- _. ;,' L: ~, `_-i !: } r> w: k C; C: P~f T t ~ F= F= E:_ F. c:• !_= t=t L_ L t: t":: T c=..t..y F"F?t~1'+I ;-:+E::Pii=ATE= s'..ii_.i._ .t"_;:sr 1. ' -1~; ~: Fc '! Z: ~'l ~ .' ~:'_ T'Y (::; C:1 c`c `! Ci '1` U~ E' Ci ~'~ E ;31 Ci f? Y . j, r) ri % ~_t L":i C'r';-: ({f [? l~ J. a T"r iTl +~'( {,j E' `s V ._ - ' ti! !Ti i?i :`. ~::? 1 (? T} t:: >' i... r ~; ; = E'? !": ' . `"~ rj :_ t i"~ ~ i_.... !T:. tft 7. _ ° 1 C? T'1 f' r' 1':., c3 .L (j 4•i i T'i w i. ~'i {; ~ i, ; ' 't- un~nimoL;siy appr~aved by a vote of 4-cam-~, t: t-,~: t_c+-_(T-~'~-v ,-r ~~~~~~..+r-'f:~r ~.. r. r., C:. Ei ':' Ct 5:• 3. ~ i TY t' Y"; ry ;_ : C+ ~_i T"1 j: ' ' ' '_ C' E' i ; E''r" ,.., ., s' £'. '.' El T t t? f? c3 C` C:' i:i Li T-i "_ ;" 1 `r C, ( _ ~ - _.. ~ r_ ...; . f :+ ~ ';' (':: r:' ; ~3 ~:: (=~ '1' ?' F3 {._, 'v •~ :: C+ ~ t r:: ,:; '`~_.': !:; i3. S 5 'l~ ~.,1: t- C"~ i 1-f ~~ r? Tl ~:it 1! •i.. ,`'~ 1 ...L i .._ .._ :.t +_ Y'' E' :;. iil ~:~ ~_t'f'- Ei t.' t: '_; fi u_ %t ~_i 1_. ~: 'v Y Cs r'' 'ti ~ i "~ C? fi :~::. tr -°t ct *;' E' ,.. i.:' rJ i :. E.' i::: 1: . T-! ::S _ T i LI +- r iil 1 ~ 'i::L Tl L~ ~" E• c, r. t. ~ : ._ i c. C.` j_ a {:~ 1.1 T-t (:} B , ;'i L.i 3:= l[ i... ~: '.J ' ~ r - ' ._ .. ._.. . L._ ~ ... .) v s::I::'':~t"'•i__i.?'3°.~C±{'• I~h'i=t ~~i•j~E}? ~~~-- -I'i_':- ~C3l+1 h'1 )::?~~~3.C't~a€>~;;:_~'' C~°t+_!t?T itF' `s'.?~~Rt~: [:L1~;E'' 1"'Y. i E:~,r:-~'c; r•3 f . {'_ ; : E:_ F t .a _. :::? +. t. ~.. ~ •__ :`7 .::~ .:. _..._ iii r..t a 7 _ ., ......_ ._ .. tt, f. i ". __ c. it t3 _ _-.._ ._. t;: r_' Tl • T ...._. ~: `: _ }l _. [= r"' _: a ~...~ .. t! s f ... C+ f' -' . ~_' . 1 ..:..:, i 1 T'] ? ~ ! I::' 7`' Ci ~ C' F' #. L'+ Y_ ~_f f' ' ,_ i:. 4 ~ 1 {'- i.:'~_ 1 (J i~i t:? "` ~=i. `_~ Cj :i t. z {l T".a :'. '~` i .~. 3. T-s Ca ~ !? i! ~~" C; ; 1_+.t.. t; ': • {:i t`. ; i'!-~ i_< ~ a_ E'"t E ",'t"' 3. !: ..._ !:" C+'_ti'i:. '.E ci T i tj 'r':? l,'. 1 1.: -1:. E C? ~ C' ~::`'? E? i_ = t..t?-i'L' '. <,', : i:::. r~ ::_. t~ r; , ~ (-; ^'' r' C3 ? +. T-f t: ,., }; 'r" Fd ct a ?_i'r ' F: 'i "' :. E• 'r ' ft Ci ll 1 7` E~ C:j t: G t. 7"' 2 cc't E' e=t'/°t C.i ' ei C: T:', i"E'C=C''f'Ci' ::3T'it'~. CTl i~<.t~t::1G1f]Ti„ :i!v i''F<7_t1;'~i7 i:.G f''f`'.1T;?,.~ f't3'~'c 3?llil'_!_ i_lT"'! ci i'it i! +..t T t ~L Cif ' C~ E 'r- is l..i i':'. ~~ c:t ]. I~? c''_ ~ ~+ `1 t~ i'~T e' C.: C+ 7_t T'I t' 'e C' C+ rfl ITI 1 '.: `_: 1 O T ! f'''f'' =: G: C+ 1_i'; -r; ~ j c-. l.i C F'( i3 : ~ ~ ~. t_ "~ 7 t _.:~ . _~ f ' E; 1_. •= ;T l: .: `~ {:: '_ 1 !_ 'r ' i-, '1= E- _I. C_ 1 f~ F ._ ._ ._ '..i T~'~ 'i. _. _: (; iit C:`. .+.,-{::t''r"1.Y ~::Ca.L3.?: c~T"~C', .,_ ., ,_ t'1!- I L'~ ~? ~ I-i ::~ . ~::.'-! '_' =' ^ C.t 'i l i. 'r` 7. T i r., ;..i', - 4 _: C.? _ r .~ +. t t C3 t }'. C's E ?' a :: t:: :.. i Tl j: ~. Y C' `'` t ~""i I . j',' F- r""=i :i . 7_l Tl C:3 fi' . S l! ~+ 5; tl ::` t= ~ t? ri { f') :_ E' :_ is 1 Ci T"s ~ .~ . ri it~i ~. a ~7 (i '1 fi' 7- T`i irl E' Tl -- . _ .._ _ -, ,.-, + ..._.- ~_ O C3 F:' n ~' : F' ~._ ! IlT 1;~ s.._ '..i. !.: T's ~~ f ''~ ~... t., ' 1 P li. ,n •: ~ `•% (.; f i.; :_ .i,_, .,.., = tli ~_i a ?` (; ~ .tic r" s"? t. Ed T'i '~:: 1 U i l {} T' ~~ 1 V E ~+ f= 'r''C.' +_~ T7 '~: i:i '~ t= i "s E: ;' P r.? c; C Ci 3. 1 f C` C E' i~ {• ~ T' ~ ~i t? C..~ Ci '_~ 1 t~ ].'; .l ;._: (8 {:= ti. 7. % ;"s i', • ~ _ c. ~ t"t Y' _..., ,' ~ . t' T" 7..E q. C~,'- {." (": +..i?-,'h. '~;~i~,,.i. _~'In':~'I`.l ;-,~,c ~E I! «;E-~_~={I_tJE~T) i~h~~T~:r ~=F~I;E~E::1.? t~'i<;t: t:t-ie cr~7_tr'ft~d T t ~r. _~ ~~ { { .. _~ ~ .; _ C l~l rt ~ .i i 1 i ~.' L:::.1 'i 1 '~ .+. i_'. 'i:: i_t t' (W i i 1 1 r~i ''; `' y ~ t:J ka r: t? 'r' . z i ~ ' F `, ` f: i I ~ : '~' .. _. . _.. _ ,~:+F•'r t~. ~ t i L C3 F t" t`i t 'i !? E' '+ C_ ~! r.:t f :. t:: Ct 7_i't_7 ~'; t' :L 4' '~ _ ~..~ C: C ~:; E' Ca .7. T°I C:I e 'r ' t; ~'1 F' L f (1 'r` 1 '= 1 4:": T'i S i3 't" ~ ~ 7..1 f''_ t_ (= 1= t C~ Tl ._ l :? 1 t 4.: 1 ..J ! .:..:' C l 1 :J i', _3 .4.. '7 °%! i . ~.... d Fi : -' Tl R! N: c 't t _ CI i', t° ~ ~~, e, c?c [f! fi T'f Cl E' C'I i. ';°! {. r'% ~~> / $ c:t T"[ [. _ , .. ~, i" t _.~ '"; 7" `'' re ; 5 ,:x 1 it ;_t a ' :L ~i _r ? ~ i^' ::~ C "+_ f_t T'r'3. .i. i r ' `': Ci C' ]. T'i C:I f' Cj . ~ L> CJ (' ; i= I~ t 1"f :.: ~. r ~ E_ ~ = L_ --: {:j tai : ; ~.- c' i- t ~ E~ :'='- -' at E::+ ~ 7- 1 `=7 '~' ~~ ,. .+.. ;,_ ,: <: r` E~ r-' 7_t c E i _t t-. t"f 1. ~~ r ' ~rjc~.~, , 1997. i ~~ ~~'~._ COMMISSIONERS' COURT AGENDA REQUEST PLEASE FURIVi~H uly~, uxi~iNAi. AND FIVE COPIES Gh Tr-iii~ Kr.~Vr.JI tiivi~ ui~CUVIENTS TO BE REVIEWED BY THE COURT. '~1ADE BY Patricia Dye MEETING DATE: Sept. 22, 1997 OFFICE: Kerr County Clerk TIME PREFERRED: SUBJECT (PLEASE BE SPECIFIC) Consider and approve requiring the county treasurer to deposit in the county's general revenue account five (5) percent of fees collected as stated in S.B. 1534 to reimburse the county for the expenses of collecting and remitting fees collected under Subsections (a) (2)-(5). E~CUTIVE SESSION REQUESTED: (PLEASE STATE REASON) ESTIMATED LENGTH OF PRESENTATION: 0 minutes IF PERSONNEL MATTER -NAME OF EMPLOYEE: NAME OF PERSON ADDRESSING THE COURT. Patricia D Time for submitting this request for Court to assure that the matter is posted in accordance with Title 5, Chapter 551 and 552, Government Code, is as follows: Meeting scheduled for Mondays THIS REQL~ST RECEIVED BY. THIS REQUEST RECEIVED ON' All Agenda Requests will be screened by the County Judge's Office to determine if adequate information has been prepared for the Court's formal consideration and action at time of Court Meetings. Your cooperation will be appreciated and contribute towards you request being addressed at the earliest opportunity See A~~enda Request Rules Adopted by Commissioners' Court. 5:00 P.M. previous Nlond~y . S.B. No. 1534 AN ACT relating to additional court filing feGS bd provicic basic civil legal services to the incligetrt. BE IT ENACTED B'Y THE I,ECIISLATLIRE OF TES STATE OF TEXAS: sECrlox 1. cl>mpbcr s l> Gov~nmeat Code, is ~ by adding s~~ J to read as follows: ~j,YBCHAPTF~ J_ ADDITIONAL FI~~G ~ FQR BASIC CsIV LFG~V~C~3.S F()R il~TfaICrEN'TS ,~ SI 901 ~DTTTONAL FIL.INQ~ FEE FOI~$ASIC ~IV_~LE4AL SERVICES FOR ~I iCiENT5 (al In •tion ~{r feGS~~d or,~~rcd by law the clerk gf each urt h 1 t f win an l' f uirin a Rlina fre includin an a ,and on tl}~ filing of ~v~unberclai~ cress-@gtion~ in~tion, intglplea~der or tlZird a®rhr aetia~ :rq~itjng a filit~„ fee• T0'd bt~6L.0~88 Dl S71~13"1~ J,1Nf10~ riT-iH l~ld LT :St L66T-8T-'1(lf J1~-18-1997 15 19 FROM BELL COUNTY CLERKS TO 8830?922274 P.02 3~ ~~I pus . s un sp 3o tu- ao,~ P~ t~ I ~. s 3'If12i ~Z S '~S ~I ai~t ~[ zt ~ ~ ice. ~ M N z 'zooo~ ~ . t : -~.1M ~ ~ N ~ a74 .-ut3tt ui ~ !Pui ~ ,o oisaq ap, tip a a s ~ s ut asn io3 tsi . . a~3o uuas a~ 2ini iseq 3_ i s saa~ u I t atop S Z s ~ I~ tl ion quna3 of 5 Z moo. ~tRS ~ o a~g s oa aiR . ~. X30 a~ su,uo °~ ~ ~ ~~ aq3 ~. ,ss_~ua~ a ~o P~ ~ ~s sP COI ~l .ratg ~o a uo, ~ ~ an q ,~ unptua • ~R . [ ~ 3o q[t ; suuo 0 ~ 'uo, s u}; rap PA^. ~u3 o i i una-a sa-u-P ~ o0 - un ,}o sa, aq~ suu oyx ~ ~ i [ zs 5 Z 1 3 icu~ Ili to apt L P (b) F~ ss~may be distn~but~ed to none amt ors~nizatio~th~t~soyide basic civil le,~l services to persoas mexrtn ~~,~me ~,gibility req _ _ is established by ~ supterae court< ~ 51.903. BASIC CTVIL LEGAL SERVICES A,CCbUNT. ~i ,l~"~c basic civil 1e~1 services ~ou~rt is an account in the judicial fund rl~nistered by the se~+eme cowR. fb) Funds in the basic civil leg~-l service account mav~ usocl Daly far the suof ems approved by the sunrane court that yroyicle basic civil le awl zervtces to the indi t The eomtttroller ma~,pav money From the account only on vouchers aroved by the sum ooh ~c) Ea ss provided this subsection. fiords from flay basic civil lei services nt may, used to di~gr~lY. of indirectly rruppOrt a class-actinlawsuit. abortion-related liti~a- tion~ or a lawsuit asainst a aovorx~mental entity, litic;a! party candidate or officeholder for an action taloeii in the ~ndlvi 's offic~ capacity or fg~„}ng for~~l~l9~ or +~+~ ~+*withstandi~ v of law to the caaitrary funds from the basic civil lc~al ~~ acoouat may not be used for the rcaresentation of an individual who is confined_t~a. '~~ - or fj,#~ or ~json Funds from the basic civil legal ~~-+~rs acxcwnt may not ba ~proyide,,,j~Pat _servi,~ to an individe~a! who is not let~-11y in this ca~mtrv unless r~eoessarv to vr'~ct the ohvsical of tl~ individual Fins ~'ro__ n~the_ is civil lgg~l services t ~y~ta s~t~. it bmu~ht by an indivi~i~l, s~~jy on bc~l,f~tf #l~ i~ti _ _ or the individual's dam; ord. to comrxl a g~v~~i entity., to rnovidc benefits that the i~dual or the individual's d~txndent or ward is ercp,~,~,y clit~~e ~o recei~ve~ _ !~++~ or is 'o ia1 ~ i ~~ assi under Chapser 31, H~}man Resources Code food stamps speFj~aducation ~i~ the handicauued. Medicare Medicaid. ~~,idized ar public ~ousin~ and other econan-ic. shelter_ or ~0'd bLZ2.Z61~0~88 Ol SNc'J3-q J.lt-100 -113H 4J021d OZ:ST 1..66T-8T-1flt c~l_bptcfits oroyide d by a govermnen t directly to an indiccent individual but not to supaort a claim for ~ni ~ Ex~cel~ vi ts~ve ~~es ~ hy~his ~h~ ends fr+o~m ti~e,~asic c ivil le~l se~vioes aecauut ~iay not be used for a law suit ~ other Igo ratter ttrat if utrderisken ort !~ f pf an u~di~at individual by an attorney iny _te practic e misthi ~5onably be expe cted to result in pqy~ i of ~ fQe f~ 1c~aC ~4eryiees fmttt as award to the individual c1iCn~t from ~xbiic funds of from an gp~ qty Funds fro m the 'c civil legal services accowat may be~~ ~Q,~ttplxx~t a lawsuit if the ind~ige~t ind ivi u~l >~ng, le ~ai sssia~*+~p made a reas onable effort to obtain legal services from an att orney is private lee for tlse par~'cul,~r le ~mattec including a, ttomgys who p,~actice ia~w in th _ e Lv~jal._ dis~ist tb~at is ttti c residence of the indimcat dual 1 . 'miler been twable to obtain lc~ ~e~ suureme coun services. t s1~11 file a rena rt wig die Leg~slativc~ Board at ~c etx of h fiscal eats e t the for eat 'sb eat and the sanctiozts im~sg L if env q1l food s emended are subi~.o audit by e s r arc court, the eomvmo)_ i~and~ ~? The vurtiose of tls te auditor. rs~bcha is ~ o increase the funds availab . le fQr basic c~a legal services to the indigent_ F unds avaijable fi rm the ba€ic civil le ~l ~scr vi .account mety be supplemented ~ ,~.~j ~cgal aid ~i~ ~ _ A f~C181 ~C~ ,-gr 1_~'ce , , tlCiVate oI 1G ~'a S. s proazam that is awas+ded l t o~fo~ in_s cast , sl~il sett the attorn~s f ees the oo~mutro , ller if ~Y-aY ~Y~Y invo in was ~ comptroller shall deposit d" file fees to.trie . a ~t of the basic c' lee~l s e ervioea a~ecozmt of the iudieial fut-d for use its t~roarer~s~avc~d by tltt supreme court that provide basic civil le awl , services to the rent SECTION 2_ This Act takes e~iecx September 1,1997, and applies only to fees for appeals, suits, counterclaims, crass-actions, intetv~cntions, ictbcrpicaders, or third-p~urty actions sled on oc aftex tl~t date. SEC'1 ION 3. Tl~e importaace of this legislateot~ and the crowded condition of the calendars in both b~ouscs create an emergency and an imperative public nooessity that the comS~itutional Wile requiring bills to be read on three several days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hexeby suspa~nd~ed. President o;f the Senate Speaker of the House I heneby certify that S.$. No_ 1534 passed the Srnette on May 1, I94?, by a viva-v~voc vote; and that the Senate concurred is House ametidmcnts on May 20, 1997, by a viv~c-wove vote. Secretary' of the Senate I hereby cerkify that 5.B. No. 1534 passed the House, with amendments, on Mey 14, 1997, by a -record vote. Chief Clerk of the House TOTAL P. 05 TEXAS ASSOCIATIOI`I OF CO~I1`ITIES 1204 San Antonio • Austin, TX 78701 (~ ~ cl P.O. Box 2131 • Austin, TX 78768-2131 Sam D. Seale • Executive Director September 12, 1997 Dear County Judge: Enclosed is a copy of S.B. 1534 which became effective September 1, 1997. It mandates that filing fees in various amounts be collected by court clerks to be used for basic civil legal services for indigents under Supreme Court administration. The bill, adding a new Subchapter J to Chapter 51 of the Government Code, requires the county treasurer (or other person performing such duties) to remit the collected fees to the Comptroller of Public Accounts on a quarterly basis. The county may retain five percent (~%) of the collected filing fees in recognition of the costs incurred in the resulting collection, record-keeping and remitting processes. Note, however, that the county is permitted to retain the five percent only if the commissioners court adopts an order as specified in the bill. Therefore, this office has drafted a suggested form for adoption by the commissioners court which would require the Treasurer (or other person performing such duties) to retain the five percent of the collected Subchapter J filing fees and deposit that amount to the county's general revenue account on a quarterly basis. (The suggested form assumes that you have a county treasurer, so please modify the form accordingly if your county does not have treasurer.) If you intend to proceed with this matter, please provide a copy of the suggested resolution and order form to your county attorney for his review and/or modification prior to any adoption. You should also consult your county treasurer for any additional guidance in this matter. If we may be of assistance in this matter, please advise. The TAC Legal Department's toll free phone number is 1-888-275-8224 and our regular number is 512-478-8753. Very truly yours, ~/ L Robert L. Lemens n General Counsel ~~~ ,j~ e (512)-478-8753 1-(800)-456-5974 FAX (512)-478-051 S.B. 1 ~3~ - AN ACT relating to additional court filing fees to provide basic civil legal services to the indiger>t. BE IT ENACTE}J BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 51, Government Code, is amended by adding Subchapter J to nod as follows- Si_)AC'~iAPTrR J ADDITi(~NA[ ~! )NCB F~~ ~r7R ~AS1t : C':iVll i R A ~G RVI ="' F R INDI ~FNT4 (a) in addition to other fees a~ rthnriz~t nr rern rirw-! by laws clerk of each COLLR shalt cbf{erf the foitawin~tes ^n the fifin^of .any .lull acticn or nro~adinq~i rirl a filing foe ~n _ rdinq an appeal. and cn rho filings fL^gp~ ~unteresaim ccss-anion. irn rv nti n int rpi adet or thin ,-~ action ~-~irin4a filing f~ (1LSrorQme co~R and C~trRS ~ anne_als S_7~• 121 ic'ri _~ r_,r rrts for nth .r than drvorrf- and o , _. famii+~law matters S~0- ~3) dictri -~ r`_"f IRS diy p and ether famii}! yaw 'natters ~~- (a) StatLrtorv and consritTrtional cnun~n~ rr~ ~ w' ~,4) jSrcti o ! 1° rh (~Pa - rfCS ~ j~7,) C_ourt fees under this sz6d~ap$r shall 6e r^itec'ed in the cgme manner as other fens- fines. or c_~sts in tt?e case j„s',L Th - - roc sh i(c nd tfi s nlle~ed rrtdar S~tse~iort ~3't(1) r r,~ %~rrt~rroiier not later than the ? ~a~,~Pr ~e and of teach air R~r ~d) i he r'er+c shall r mit the fetes collec~y~rr!er ~ r~ons ~~1_l,~at react ~s trenerPrtt~ ae monthly rn the r~ ntv treastrror r•.r rh person who~rf .rme th - , iti~~^* rh ^ rnty tipper rr r i l'+p ~ ~nty treasurer or rho nersert ~rnrrninQ the ar ~A,~y~t rh~~,r+t+~rrpa~=,~or shall kePO a rec^rc of the amourrt of rttane~r~-~~~ rnd rthic cu .er~on Th~~nty tr acs r S.B. i S34 SECTION 2, This Act takes effect September 1, 1997, and applies only to fees for appeals, suits, counterdaims, cross-actions, inte+ventions. irrterpteaders, or third-party actions filed on or after that date. SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an emergency and an imperative public necessity that the constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended. 739 25032 Order No. , TREpsURER TO ~ NTY RAL PROVpL OF CO BOUNTY' S G q jE pERCEN`~ DEPONUE pC OUNTED FR M(SENpTE BXLL OFV FEES COLLECT 1534 SEPTEMOER 22r 1997 Vol V Page 40'7