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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the mileage expense reimbursement for certain temporary |
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justices of the peace. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 27.055(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) If a justice is temporarily unable to perform official |
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duties because of absence, recusal, illness, injury, or other |
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disability, the county judge, on the judge's own motion or at the |
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request of the justice of the peace, may appoint a qualified person |
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to serve as temporary justice for the duration of the absence of the |
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justice of the peace from the bench. The commissioners court shall |
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compensate the temporary justice by the day, week, or month in an |
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amount equal to the compensation of the regular justice. If the |
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temporary justice is also serving as a justice of the peace in |
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another justice precinct in the county, the commissioners court may |
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authorize reimbursement for the mileage expenses incurred in |
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performing the official duties of the temporary justice's |
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appointment, notwithstanding Chapter 152, Local Government Code. A |
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temporary justice has all the rights and powers of the justice of |
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the peace while serving in that capacity but may not make personnel |
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decisions about, or significant changes in, the justice of the |
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peace's office. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |