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Senate Bill 265 |
Senate Author: Huffman |
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Effective: 5-18-13 |
House Sponsor: Thompson, Senfronia |
Senate Bill 265 amends the Government Code and the Local Government Code to authorize a district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county officer or employee to perform the duties of office or employment without executing a bond required by law if the commissioners court of the county or of each county in the district, as applicable, by order authorizes the county to self-insure against losses that would have been covered by the bond. The bill requires an order adopted by a commissioners court for a county officer or employee to be approved by the county judge, if the county judge was required to approve the bond, and it requires an order authorizing self-insurance instead of a bond to be kept and recorded by the county clerk.