LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE
CHAPTER 106. MUNICIPAL CHILD SAFETY TRUST FUND
§ 106.001. CREATION OF CHILD SAFETY TRUST FUND IN
CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. A child safety trust fund shall be created
in the treasury of a municipality with a population of more than
850,000.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, § 10.01, eff. Sept. 1,
1995.
§ 106.002. DEPOSITS TO FUND. The following money shall
be deposited in the fund:
(1) court costs collected under Article 102.014, Code
of Criminal Procedure; and
(2) optional motor vehicle registration fees remitted
to the municipality by the county under Section 502.173,
Transportation Code.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, § 10.01, eff. Sept. 1,
1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, § 30.214, eff.
Sept. 1, 1997.
§ 106.003. USE OF FUND. (a) Money in the fund shall be
used for the purpose of providing school crossing guard services as
provided by Chapter 343.
(b) After payment of the expenses of the school crossing
guard services, any remaining money in the fund may be used for
programs designed to enhance child safety, health, or nutrition,
including child abuse intervention and prevention and drug and
alcohol abuse prevention.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, § 10.01, eff. Sept. 1,
1995.
§ 106.004. AUDIT. (a) Money collected under this
chapter is subject to audit by the comptroller.
(b) Money expended under this chapter is subject to audit in
the same manner as other funds expended by a county or municipality.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, § 10.01, eff. Sept. 1,
1995.