PMWJ H.B. 1229 75(R)BILL ANALYSIS JUDICIAL AFFAIRS H.B. 1229 By: Counts 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 bill will add the 32nd Judicial District Attorney to 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. Section 46.002, Government Code, is amended to add the District Attorney for the 32nd Judicial District to the list of professional prosecutors. SECTION 2. Effective date. SECTION 3. Emergency clause.