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AN ACT
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relating to the county budget for certain court personnel. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 111, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 111.096 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 111.096. BUDGETED POSITIONS FOR JUDICIARY. |
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Notwithstanding any other law, the commissioners court in preparing |
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the county budget for a fiscal year shall determine the number of |
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any additional positions authorized under Section 75.401, |
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Government Code, to be included in the budget and the maximum |
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compensation for those positions. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 75.401(a), (c), (d), (e), and (f), |
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Government Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) In a county that has more than one district court or |
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statutory county court, those courts may establish and maintain, if |
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approved by [on approval of] the commissioners court, a court |
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administrator system. |
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(c) If the commissioners court includes in the county budget |
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money for the position of court administrator, the [The] court |
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administrator is appointed by the judges of the district courts or |
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the statutory county courts served by the court administrator. The |
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court administrator serves at the pleasure of those judges. |
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(d) A court administrator is entitled to reasonable |
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compensation, as determined by the judges served and in the salary |
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range for the position, as set by the commissioners court in the |
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annual budget. |
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(e) The judges of the courts served by the court |
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administrator, if the positions are included in the county budget |
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adopted by [with the approval of] the commissioners court, shall |
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appoint appropriate staff and support personnel according to the |
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needs of the local jurisdiction. |
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(f) If money to fund the court administrator system is |
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included in the county budget [On order and directive of the
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judges], the commissioners court shall fund the court administrator |
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system from fines collected by the courts served by the court |
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administrator. If the fines collected are insufficient to provide |
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the total funding for the program, the county shall provide the |
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additional funds needed. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4104 was passed by the House on May 9, |
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2017, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4104 was passed by the Senate on May |
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24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |