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Collin County staff outline state bills that could create unfunded local mandates
Summary
County staff warned commissioners about a slate of Texas bills — including measures on senior justice centers, judicial discipline, prisoner reimbursements and food-truck permitting — that either could saddle Collin County with new costs or change local authority if passed.
Collin County Deputy County Administrator Russell Schumpeter told the Collin County Commissioner's Court that staff are tracking multiple pieces of legislation this session that could affect county operations and finances.
"This is an unfunded mandate that would require a county with a population of a million or more to set up a senior justice assessment center," Schumpeter said, describing Senate Bill 160 by Menendez. He also summarized bills he said would expand state authority over judicial discipline, change reimbursement responsibilities for out-of-county inmates, adjust juvenile detention reimbursements and alter magistration procedures.
The update, presented during the court's general…
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