By:  Montford                                         S.C.R. No. 46
                             SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
    1-1        WHEREAS, State courts have a tremendous impact on the people
    1-2  of Texas, and the performance of those courts has a profound effect
    1-3  on how Texans view the judicial system; and
    1-4        WHEREAS, Because the courts remain almost exclusively the
    1-5  responsibility of local governments, the administration of justice
    1-6  varies widely from county to county; and
    1-7        WHEREAS, The Citizens' Commission on the Texas Judicial
    1-8  System was established by the Supreme Court in 1991 to study and
    1-9  recommend any necessary or desirable improvements in the courts of
   1-10  Texas; and
   1-11        WHEREAS, In its review of the Texas judicial system, the
   1-12  commission discovered areas it believed should be accorded further
   1-13  study by the legislature; now, therefore, be it
   1-14        RESOLVED, That the 73rd Legislature of the State of Texas
   1-15  hereby request the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house
   1-16  of representatives to create a joint committee to study the state
   1-17  court system; and, be it further
   1-18        RESOLVED, That, in carrying out its duties, the committee
   1-19  shall study court facilities and security with the goal of
   1-20  providing supplemental state funds to ensure that adequate
   1-21  facilities and security be provided to every courtroom in the
   1-22  state; the jurisdiction, procedure, fines, costs, administration,
   1-23  facilities, and operation of the justice of the peace, municipal,
   1-24  and small claims courts in the state; the fee structure of state
    2-1  courts; and private process servers and their effect on the
    2-2  official process service; and, be it further
    2-3        RESOLVED, That the committee make a full report of its
    2-4  findings and recommendations to the 74th Legislature when it
    2-5  convenes in January, 1995; and, be it further
    2-6        RESOLVED, That the committee's proceedings and operations be
    2-7  governed by such general rules and policies for joint interim
    2-8  committees as the 73rd Legislature may adopt and that such rules
    2-9  and policies supersede the provisions of this resolution to the
   2-10  extent of any conflict.