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.