COMMISSIONERS' COURT AGENDA REQUEST
PLEASE FURNISH ONE ORIGINAL AND NINE COPIES OF THIS REQUEST AND DO('UMENTS TO BE
REVIEWED BY THE COURT.
MADE BY: H.A. "Buster" Baldwin~~ OFFICE: Commissioners Court
MEETING DATE: June 25, 2001 TIME PREFERRED:
SUBJECT: (PLEASE BE SPECIFIC)
Consider and discuss Child Welfare Services Fund.
EXECUTIVE SESSION REQUESTED: (PLEASE STATE REASON)
NAME OF PERSON ADDRESSING THE COURT:
ESTIMATED LENGTII OF PRESENTATION:
IF PERSONNEL MATTER -NAME OF EMPLOYEE:
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 REQUEST RECEIVED BY:
THIS REQUEST RECEIVED ON:
Commissioner Pct. #1/Bobby Pickens
5:00 P.M. previous Tuesday.

All Agenda Requests will be screened by the County Judge's Office to determine if adequate information has been
prepazed for the Court's formal consideration and action at time of Court Meetings. Your cooperation will be
&ppreciated and contribute towazds you request being addressed at the eazliest opportunity. See Agenda Request Rules
Adopted by Commissioners' Court.
Chapter 61, Texas Government Code gives you the right to donate all or part of your juror payment
to the CRIME VICTIM'S COMPENSATION FUND or the CHILD WELFARE SERVICES
FUND to be submitted to Austin for statewide distribution.
You will receive $ 6.00 per day for reporting and $ 15.00 per day if selected.
If you wish to contribute to this fund,	you	may do so by	depositing any or all of your cash
reimbursement you receive from the clerk	today	in receptacles marked "CRIME VICTIM'S FUND" or
"CHILD WELFARE SERVICES FUND"	which	will be located	outside the courtroom.
1'HiS ly VOLUNTARY DONATION LINDA UECKER DISTRICT CLERK
their at~orn~J" maxima .
involved in the ca
calved or exceed Beim reimbursement
• Part' ount not ~ daily burgQ1 the P Mies
case ~an am usual ounts, by eliminate the dp1l a fraction of one
between the ua1 am one day
Vicar shall be used for ard, in eq may reduce or
difference of a county for only reimbursemci bed
t}le court of criminal apecifte case shal'g toners court who attend CQ11~• or eliminating
ro bated f°'' ~~+4itered b} ersons reimbursement p'
~rud oti the funds ilstice courts l ~ used for ld) The comm. for P as a resu]t of reducing daily le da
es of 1 this section to increase the court for more than 01 y
Terre
_~ No morn than °' Rion of judg coact personnel. prescribed by a co o ly be used attend y be is'ans
le al e~ rioted for any Ciscal ye:u• sh:dhtbe court of The funds retained by who es.
continuing g , top': as required UY day , and for persons of the county ma o or
r
of mums+Pal t°tu'ts provided by this sfo s jurorsmay holder for all county tax
eels under Section 74.020 and of their rsonnyl. fund by the distric ar from the ri ht of a jar
it No more than one-third oFoct eudB~s app tofessional associa- this section on the jury roperty g or other
* le al education J, le al education by and is receivab~isaseetion is not a P If a check
contmumb g ant legal funds to statewide p'• by el A check drawn dyJrvery 74, Propert}' Code. a moot or
Heals under tj`erti°n 74aQs Shwa off their eoul•t Pe roviding contiuuiog ~ ent For expen~a ender resented for p Y
ninal ap_ u ores include p' ~ antees of those funds tern 72 and
.J The court of criminal aPPe r sonnet. The tBo' meet the minimum endorsement aIl oses of
bursem a
ud es and court pe " (t) i aim, ent under this section is not p
s of judges and other entitl~sfur J Seg rp rQSpeetive Juror for P a reimbursam fund,
rograms, and proJeC are available for each lodge it is issued. county's j
my at
rses, P that sufficient funds eels under Sectiuu 74.020 before any p Atrient representing P after laced,
uiremonts. instru is void,by placed in the ally P
;t ensure uiremonts set by the court of criminal app before the 90th day moot may funds can be leg
irofessionul assorts' trument is considered forf nisCNan
rational req a udge for edu°auon tart legalfunds tors atewid~.ly represent indigent xede (1)ethe fns represented by the which county
is are awarded Lo 1 gals shall gi' s who regu poses include providing (2) the money other fund in
of criminal app whose p eneral fund, or any
attorneys, crimina{ defense attorney
m loners coo
799
1 The court of the peace ltprograttis• m iss 1,
rosecuting and justices the county's g of the rn off. Sept
s of P rs, and other supp° the discretion ch_1119 4 t• 1t19
ndants in criminal mattechmcal assistance, 31.1 199~J, 76t1i Leg., t ~ stn g h
Le
legal education, off. Aug. Amended by Arts d Statutory No es B9 7
inning 76th Leg. ch. 396, § 3, s Historical sn Section 2 of Acts 1
r .
nded by Acts 1999' orical and Statutory Note a[ office or first o 1
es:
ect ndinB t a 'urY
Hist t term must by com-
t takes elf
completed within the The tsainin6 l,¢gialation subset. ab~; pro"d e
per a<
of service. udicial otf~car who is in ,' 1119, 1n '"This Ac
four years a or j term °t 1999 1999, 76th Leg., ch. Subsection ( ~ lies a a
n e-
J9 Legislation m subset. tb), toted before the judg 9~J9, begins another of ', Acts t as provided for °his"1 Excepsec. •aummon n]Y to i eer hap ~
t as s is ue u
to 1999 76th Leg" ch' ~" deleted and", P st 31, totes souther Yew i inserted Excep the Parsons u s
ce on Augu comp inserted „
courts at law' es appointed o{fi edge or and substituted " sentence bs
t e econd
to .me s b
Ong "county elate ju Code, and full- office ~ a Judicial otCicer. office , (c), in h s i
gaerted ", [uh'time Family n takes Subsection andrelette (A
lion 207.Q01•raferees, and associate service as a j or udicial ofttcer wl' w.ho has not provided by b
lent to Sec ,.ro) A judge 1 1999, and ` Hated sec. tel;
r°vide a
strafes, V su
Chapter 64°' tember 1, of Section desig id) and te) as subsecs~ le) a° t
it be pers Hate a1
masters, n'ab"utauant to ro- r Sep uiremonts this Act, secs. llursemen o do l
,s appointed P ch. 390 P on oT ~ satisfied the coq a y
the count treasur Pt o
of Acts 1999, 76th Leg, otherwise aired by pf Reim seNice sh
•,tlon 4 t 31, lggg. Government Code. as amended eq 4 61.003. Donation re 01.tinB for luxy
22.tto, of o[4ce ~ ve juror P directs Code of
i This Act takes effect Angus . must complete the jndluadl a saf rs gtorni rospecti file Prospective juroseNice t0' u P p r 6,
is rn office on m the j g or within the (a) Each P Had by '
ent for 1ur}`fund under 5 bcha ter B Cha
judge or judlctal ott1C late the judicial tram- that section `m oI, after that date ice" when stg y
1999, must comp Government Code, that begins on efts of son' 1 letter that urot's reimbur
coon x,4.00°, Family C e
st 31, 110,, the re- 1{{i rospactive j victims of trim
ublic or
~~ squired by Section ~notvnthstandmg udicial officer's Brat tour Y ' the P ensation to under Se f Y
,ended by this Act' that the training ~ J \ (1) the comp inted o orated by a o Tamil
E. JURIES tV\'\1 °f the county aPP° that is p ,nctims
rent of that section Criminal Procedure'; a board iasioners court geriices to
SUBTITLE ~ ~ (21 the child welfar the comm
PROVISIONS i3J any PyOgram selected bYand that provides shelter an
~, +~JERAL ~ letter
61. GE• n rofit organization iasioners court of the coon y
CgAPTER Private no P b the comm shall collect each for service.
roved Y employee
violence; or rogram app Hated county
14) any other P a desig rospective juror's reimbursement for 3urY
n oses of jurors. treasurer orm donate a P at thy time and in
Reimbursement of Expe (bl The younty treasurer troller, naa-
Donauon of 8eimbursement. directing the county to the comp
criminal Thy county treasurer shall. nbseetion (faTldyposit to the credit of the com
¢oses of 3urors district court, ode under S ynyraL
to receive as tc1 the attorney g d under Subsection fa m2anner
001, Reimbursement of ExP ore than $~0 (1) send all i escribed by board in a .
uror in a civil or cSmUStice court is entitled Hoer p child welfare boar welfare
uror or petit j or 6 nor m the ma sot crime fund;
Each grand j county court at law, J victim ode to the robe fused by the child
county court, oses an amount not less than $
.t court, uror. nocess of a court t10n2~dyposit donations m countyro°rt of theJnt-x"' 'and
served as a J onds to the ! yrson's voir dire stablished by the
ursement for travel and other ox a Bison who t•esp amount fub3~, b the commission? 29
ch day or fraction of each day for any rauSC after the p authorized
ent for travel and other eaPenses a
the
Except as provided bu S se vice byd), rourt
d from peat j Y, lion of each duY in attendance in court i
excuse t0 receive as t•etmbursemoi fiat
nation is entit]ed than $~0 far each day
ss than $6 nm• more 28
cocoas.
oonse to the P s
JUDICIAL BRANCH ¢xdude, at the option of the von
JUDA ~ BRANCH Tide 2 Subsection (c) maY ¢nse list maintained under c
Title 2 (d) The list re4uired by ersons on the susp
to the PrO~am each county, the names of P
61.OQ3 d directly ersons excluded w
Election Code.
the prospective juror. established (e) The voter registrar shall s S bs Dion () e names ° P of s4
(3) s¢nd all donations made ed by Subsection (a)(3) or (a>O ro am uired by +
letter sig of state with the list req shall furnish a list W the secretary
specified on the form this section, a juror reimburse oxide all funds Collected m the name including nta%
(d) Notwithstanding 1, 1995• (fl The Department of Public Safety the department,
1, 1995, may solicit juror donatio is° ana pon January r¢quired under Subsection (a)(21 and that contains anY, °f
vailable to the names of convicted fe one.
before January ~ the chanties served by that P ~ the names
rsons residing outside the county, end
of that program ch. dl, 3 t, att. Sept. 1, 1999. The list shall exclude
76th Leg., enumerated oC resbdeneen (c) that +s the secretary
Amended by Acts 1959, Notes and county
1 Vemon a nnn.c.c.P. art. ss.al et aeq, are not citizens of the United States, Pe ear. rovided by
Historical and Statutory r¢ strant. The department sha1S furnish the List
ce fund in ilia state Veasu :
before the fast Monday in October of each y hcate aa•
substituted "this section' for name of any ~ shall accept the lists fuxniseh+~ a~ dup
child welfare serer
ch. 41 pro- et state shall combine theDec fiber 31 of each Year
15gg Legislation +n the and in subsec. Land (b)". (g) The secretary of state
76th Leg, ch. dl, in subsec. (a), ~ •'SubsecUons (s) 7611+ Leg., on or before
Acts 19119• a h inserted "personally", in Ilion 2 of Acts 1999, through lfl• The secretaryh countdy
aragr p • a int- Se in accordance with Section 62.011 The die
the secretary ~
invoductory P, board of the co enfund ~ der ,dd¢s: tember 1, 1999, and the combined list Ilan develoPe ab'ede The li
substituted under a P st furn~l
subd. (2) OOg' for "servi i at- n in vired adopted a plan under Section 62.011 shall gt county
ed under Section 264. subsec (b) and cedes gn ,,,I.hia pct takes effect Sep urors apPean hat req that has be{ore the date the list is req vested by the
Chapter 264'°: 1vs¢rted as subsecs. (cl and a lids °nly w donations from j ar after county rimed copy, as re4 contains the name`
er subsecs. (b) and (c) read Pp a summons issued on not later than the 90th e e¢tsonic or P that the list sh~.
ed forn+ response to stating of state
subsec. (c>(2) which formerly must he in a format, of slats he secretary
(dl: r¢vrrote date.' the secretary du hcations. T
sit to the credit of the c¢tttfied by c through (fly ¢l+minating P
'send all doE oiler toradeponder Subsection la)(2 rovided in Chia sc
t° the comp Subsections O tryti,
furnish the list as
CHAPTER 62. PETIT JURIES list free o£ charge. voter Tag's nd d'
o{ slats is unable furnish the county
r,
Section TEg g, JUROR (h) If the secretary voter registrar r sheriff, county Ile
pROV1S10NS SUBCFIAP failure of the ass¢ssor-collecto ,keen JannarY I and Jam'
Eg p GENERAL @UALSFICATIONS of the of state, the county tax hotyge be
SUBCHAPT wheel for the county, except as
tioa From Jury Service. secretary the plan control
Section geconslitution of Jury 62106 ExemP the county shall meet at the county tare jury ]is+
62001 Jury Source: gT JURIES and shall reconstitute shall send the
Wheel. JUSTICE COU following Yew under Section 62.011. The deadlines inc~vf sadt~n to the voter +
Summons. tfie wheel. The secretary ion (fl •
Form of Wntten Jury uest;on- SUBCHAPTER E. Prospective Jurors Di- a plan adopted rovided by Subsea the furor source
62.0131. Written Jury Summons @ Summoning t as p
62.0132. 62.412. Justice Court. the list and rentnof publg Sa{¢ y t}ds section for use as
Haire. in Certain redly to khe DaPartm described in of state under Subsection (g)~
62.016. Interchangeable Juries
Counties. shall combine theeists ed of the secretary the method Pr~one~beom
combined list as 4 may, instead of using
pROVISI0N5 overnmental unit or a private P?
a GENERAL (i) The commissioners court the Department of Public Safety. cc
5UBCAAPTER ' through (h), contract with another g The I
Wheel 1 to a county in which the commissioners court has
Reconstitution of Jury registration list with the Iist furnished by arson under this subsection.
Source; using, as the source: recincts through fh) do not aPP Y . rivate P , a list under Chia aubaectlon• 1
4 62.001. Jury overnmental umt or a p °f residence, and ettlZ¢nahip
stration lists from all the P another 8 not charge a fee for furntahing
(a) The jury wheel must be reconstituted by address, county other information useful s
Contain the name, date of birth.
the Department of Public Safety, Public Safety may radical, each list a usror. main anY (
(1) the names of all persons on the current voter re arson listed. If p ulation of 250,E
in the county; and current list to be furnished by arson is qualified to serve as j m a county with a pop w
(2) sp names on a who: valid pmsonal identification card °r { the p Subsection (e), • service in the countyn aan t
showing the citizens of the coundtn ex s license or a ~) Notwithstanding summoned for jury not be main or until
(p) hold a valid Texas artmenk and 2 or (7). - of rsons who are the jury wheel and mac ed for aervi
the dap star of persons names P¢ arson app
certificate issued by m. Service under Section 62302(1), O, s third anniversary of the date the p occurs earlier. This subs
the names of persons listed ov dad ~ Sections 62.108 y.. u Wc~muat be removed {r°m whichever date
(g) are not disqualified from j Y ur wheel, asp wheel is reconstituted, a result of the eummons.
(b) Notwithstanding Subsectnot be placed in the j Y the jury arson served on a jury as
sernce maY rovided by dices of whether the p ch 610 § 1 ¢t[ Sept, 1, 1999•
exempt from jury Tuesday in November or the date p 76th Leg.,
and 62.109. thixd voter r¢gistrations, whichever is earlier, re~ Actg 1999, Hates
of state a current voter ended by
(c) Each year not later thafo` the cancellation of the secretary Subsection Historical and Statutory and the duplicate ^
Election Cod county shall furnish to that, except as provided by and added' •
Section 16.032,strar of each
the voter regi recincts in the county bar, and 1fYd9 Legiafation i ,n tram". and in the third sentence
registration list from all the P voter registration Hum pa0, in sub°ec ~'
includes: address, date of birth, AM lggg 76th t.ea.. ch. -
(dl' late name, mailing
(1) the comp voter; ersonai identi4cation card or
precinct number for eacTexas driver's license number or P
._.., ,....,a~hle, the