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 2-5 -------------------------------------------------------------------