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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to reimbursement for jury service. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 61.001(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a person who |
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reports for jury service in response to the process of a court is |
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entitled to receive as reimbursement for travel and other expenses |
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an amount: |
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(1) not less than $6 for the first day or fraction of |
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the first day the person is in attendance in court in response to |
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the process and discharges the person's duty for that day; and |
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(2) not less than the amount provided as reimbursement |
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under Section 61.0015(a) [$40] for each day or fraction of each day |
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the person is in attendance in court in response to the process |
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after the first day and discharges the person's duty for that day. |
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SECTION 2. Section 61.0015(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The state shall reimburse a county in the appropriate |
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amount as provided in the General Appropriations Act [$34 a day] for |
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the reimbursement paid under Section 61.001 to a person who reports |
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for jury service in response to the process of a court [for each day
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or fraction of each day after the first day in attendance in court
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in response to the process]. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |