# Tex. Government Code § 497.0581: PARTICIPANT CONTRIBUTIONS; ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C497_S497.0581

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Government Code § 497.0581
- **Heading:** PARTICIPANT CONTRIBUTIONS; ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 497 / Section 497.0581

## Text

(a) The board by rule shall determine the amount of deductions to be taken from wages received by the participant under this subchapter and the disbursement of those deductions. The board may establish deductions for participants committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department that are different than deductions established for other participants in the program. In determining the amount of deductions under this section, the board shall ensure that the deductions do not place the private sector prison industries programs in the department in noncompliance with the federal prison enhancement certification program established under 18 U.S.C. Section 1761.

(b) The private sector prison industry crime victims assistance account is created as an account in the general revenue fund. Money in the account may be appropriated only to the board for the purpose of aiding victims of crime, under rules adopted by the board.

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