Bill Text: TX HB4335 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Relating to certain judicial statistics and related information gathered by the Texas Judicial Council.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-05-13 - Placed on General State Calendar [HB4335 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB4335-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Relating to certain judicial statistics and related information gathered by the Texas Judicial Council.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-05-13 - Placed on General State Calendar [HB4335 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB4335-Introduced.html
By: Ordaz Perez | H.B. No. 4335 |
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relating to improving judicial transparency by collecting and | ||
publishing data regarding disposition of cases in trial courts. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 71.035, Subchapter C, Chapter 71, | ||
Government Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 71.035. STATISTICS; ENFORCEMENT BY MANDAMUS. (a) The | ||
council shall gather judicial statistics, including case level data | ||
describing the amount and character of business conducted, and | ||
other pertinent information from the several state judges and other | ||
court officials of this state. In addition, the council shall | ||
implement a monthly tracking system to ensure accountability for | ||
counties and courts which participate in the statewide integrated | ||
system for child support, medical support, and dental support | ||
enforcement established under Section 231.0011, Family Code. As a | ||
duty of office, the district clerks and county clerks serving the | ||
affected courts shall report monthly such information as may be | ||
required by the council, including, at a minimum, the time required | ||
to enforce cases from date of delinquency, from date of filing, and | ||
from date of service until date of disposition. Such information as | ||
is necessary to complete the report and not directly within the | ||
control of the district or county clerk, such as date of | ||
delinquency, shall be provided to the clerk by the child support | ||
registry or by the enforcement agency providing Title IV-D | ||
enforcement services in the court. The monthly report shall be | ||
transmitted to the Office of Court Administration of the Texas | ||
Judicial System no later than the 20th day of the month following | ||
the month reported, in such form as may be prescribed by the Office | ||
of Court Administration, which may include electronic data | ||
transfer. Copies of such reports shall be maintained in the office | ||
of the appropriate district or county clerk for a period of at least | ||
two years and shall be available to the public for inspection and | ||
reproduction. | ||
SECTION 2. The Texas Judicial Council shall adopt rules | ||
necessary to implement the provisions of this bill. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |