1-1 By: Tallas (Senate Sponsor - Brown) H.B. No. 2826
1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House May 10, 1993;
1-3 May 11, 1993, read first time and referred to Committee on
1-4 Jurisprudence; May 18, 1993, reported favorably by the following
1-5 vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 18, 1993, sent to printer.)
1-6 COMMITTEE VOTE
1-7 Yea Nay PNV Absent
1-8 Henderson x
1-9 Harris of Tarrant x
1-10 Brown x
1-11 Harris of Dallas x
1-12 Luna x
1-13 Parker x
1-14 West x
1-15 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-16 AN ACT
1-17 relating to a court administrator in Fort Bend County.
1-18 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-19 SECTION 1. Chapter 75, Government Code, is amended by adding
1-20 Subchapter H to read as follows:
1-21 SUBCHAPTER H. COURT ADMINISTRATOR IN FORT BEND COUNTY
1-22 Sec. 75.521. APPLICATION. This subchapter applies to the
1-23 district courts and county courts at law in Fort Bend County.
1-24 Sec. 75.522. ESTABLISHMENT OF SYSTEM. The courts may
1-25 establish a court administrator system to improve the
1-26 administration of justice and to expedite the processing of civil
1-27 and criminal cases.
1-28 Sec. 75.523. APPOINTMENT AND DUTIES OF COURT ADMINISTRATOR.
1-29 (a) The court administrator is appointed by and serves at the
1-30 pleasure of the judges of the courts subject to this subchapter.
1-31 (b) The courts shall designate by rule the duties of the
1-32 court administrator.
1-33 (c) To promote uniform and efficient administration of
1-34 justice, the court administrator shall cooperate with
1-35 administrative judges and state agencies with duties relating to
1-36 the operation of the courts.
1-37 Sec. 75.524. COMPENSATION AND FACILITIES. A court
1-38 administrator is entitled to reasonable compensation, facilities,
1-39 and equipment as determined by the judges of the courts served,
1-40 with the approval of the commissioners court. The commissioners
1-41 court shall fund the court administrator system from general funds
1-42 of the county.
1-43 Sec. 75.525. STAFF. The judges of the courts served by the
1-44 court administrator may appoint the necessary staff and support
1-45 personnel for the court administrator.
1-46 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the
1-47 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
1-48 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
1-49 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
1-50 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended,
1-51 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its
1-52 passage, and it is so enacted.
1-53 * * * * *
1-54 Austin,
1-55 Texas
1-56 May 18, 1993
1-57 Hon. Bob Bullock
1-58 President of the Senate
1-59 Sir:
1-60 We, your Committee on Jurisprudence to which was referred H.B.
1-61 No. 2826, have had the same under consideration, and I am
1-62 instructed to report it back to the Senate with the recommendation
1-63 that it do pass and be printed.
1-64 Henderson,
1-65 Chairman
1-66 * * * * *
1-67 WITNESSES
1-68 FOR AGAINST ON
2-1 ___________________________________________________________________
2-2 Name: Brady G. Elliot x
2-3 Representing:
2-4 City: Missouri City
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