Enrolled Bill Summary

Under previous law, the required monthly longevity pay supplements made to assistant prosecutors by counties were to be reimbursed by the comptroller; however, funds have not been available to make reimbursements. House Bill 1940 amends the Government Code to require a county to make longevity pay supplements to eligible assistant prosecutors on a quarterly basis only if the county receives funds from the comptroller. The bill revises procedures for making longevity pay supplements and establishes procedures for the apportioning of funds when sufficient funds are not available. The bill also establishes the felony prosecutor supplement fund in the state treasury for the payment of longevity pay, generates funds with the assessment of a $15 cost on bail bonds for certain offenses, and provides that two-thirds of the funds are to be deposited into the felony prosecutor supplement fund and one-third of the funds are to be deposited into the existing fair defense account. The bill takes effect December 1, 2003, except that provisions relating to the establishment of the fund and the associated $15 cost take effect September 1, 2003.