PMWJ H.B. 462 75(R)BILL ANALYSIS


JUDICIAL AFFAIRS
H.B. 462
By: Zbranek
2-26-97
Committee Report (Unamended)



BACKGROUND 

 In Texas, District Attorneys may maintain an independent law practice to
supplement their pay unless they are listed in the Professional
Prosecutors Act which provides additional state funding to supplement
existing salaries in exchange for prohibiting the prosecutor from the
private practice of law. 
 Only about 20 elected prosecutors in Texas are not subject to the
Professional Prosectutors Act. 


PURPOSE

 This includes the district attorney from the 88th Judicial District in
the Professional Prosecutors Act. 


RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

 It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any
additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency or
institution. 


SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

 SECTION 1 amends Section 46.002, Government Code, to add the district
attorney from the 88th Judicial District to the list of professional
prosecutors. 

 SECTION 2 strikes Subsection (b) of Section 43.144 of the Government Code
which allowed the Hardin County Commissioners Court to supplement the
salary of the 88th Judicial District Attorney. 

 SECTION 3.  Effective date.

 SECTION 4.  Emergency Clause.