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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to longevity pay for certain prosecutors. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 41.013, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 41.013. COMPENSATION OF CERTAIN PROSECUTORS. Except |
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as otherwise provided by law, a district attorney or criminal |
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district attorney is entitled to receive from the state: |
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(1) annual compensation in an amount equal to at least |
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80 percent of the state annual salary as set by the General |
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Appropriations Act in accordance with Section 659.012 paid to a |
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district judge with comparable years of service as the district |
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attorney or criminal district attorney; and |
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(2) a monthly amount of longevity pay based on the |
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district attorney's or criminal district attorney's years of |
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service that would be paid to the district attorney or criminal |
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district attorney under Section 659.0445 if the district attorney |
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or criminal district attorney were a judge or justice described by |
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Section 659.0445(a). |
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SECTION 2. Section 46.003(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The state prosecuting attorney and each state |
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prosecutor is entitled to receive from the state: |
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(1) a salary in an amount equal to the state annual |
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salary as set by the General Appropriations Act in accordance with |
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Section 659.012 paid to a district judge with comparable years of |
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service as the state prosecuting attorney or state prosecutor; and |
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(2) a monthly amount of longevity pay based on the |
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state prosecuting attorney's or state prosecutor's years of service |
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that would be paid to the state prosecuting attorney or state |
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prosecutor under Section 659.0445 if the state prosecuting attorney |
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or state prosecutor were a judge or justice described by Section |
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659.0445(a). |
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SECTION 3. Sections 41.013 and 46.003(a), Government Code, |
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as amended by this Act, apply beginning with the first pay period |
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that begins on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |