PMWJ H.B. 500 75(R)BILL ANALYSIS


JUDICIAL AFFAIRS
H.B. 500
By: Finnell
3-12-97
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 for the 50th 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 of the Government Code to add the
prosecutor of the 50th district to the list of professional prosecutors.  

 SECTION 2.  Emergency clause.