73R5869 RJA-F By Tallas H.B. No. 2826 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to a court administrator in Fort Bend County. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Chapter 75, Government Code, is amended by adding 1-5 Subchapter H to read as follows: 1-6 SUBCHAPTER H. COURT ADMINISTRATOR IN FORT BEND COUNTY 1-7 Sec. 75.521. APPLICATION. This subchapter applies to the 1-8 district courts and county courts at law in Fort Bend County. 1-9 Sec. 75.522. ESTABLISHMENT OF SYSTEM. The courts may 1-10 establish a court administrator system to improve the 1-11 administration of justice and to expedite the processing of civil 1-12 and criminal cases. 1-13 Sec. 75.523. APPOINTMENT AND DUTIES OF COURT ADMINISTRATOR. 1-14 (a) The court administrator is appointed by and serves at the 1-15 pleasure of the judges of the courts subject to this subchapter. 1-16 (b) The courts shall designate by rule the duties of the 1-17 court administrator. 1-18 (c) To promote uniform and efficient administration of 1-19 justice, the court administrator shall cooperate with 1-20 administrative judges and state agencies with duties relating to 1-21 the operation of the courts. 1-22 Sec. 75.524. COMPENSATION AND FACILITIES. A court 1-23 administrator is entitled to reasonable compensation, facilities, 1-24 and equipment as determined by the judges of the courts served, 2-1 with the approval of the commissioners court. The commissioners 2-2 court shall fund the court administrator system from general funds 2-3 of the county. 2-4 Sec. 75.525. STAFF. The judges of the courts served by the 2-5 court administrator may appoint the necessary staff and support 2-6 personnel for the court administrator. 2-7 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the 2-8 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-9 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-10 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-11 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 2-12 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 2-13 passage, and it is so enacted.