SRC-AXB S.B. 1007 76(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1007
By: Wentworth
Jurisprudence
3/17/1999
As Filed


DIGEST 

Currently, existing law regulating a statutory probate court's authority to
hire appropriate staff is limited by a county population specification of
one million or more.  Appropriate staffing of a court coordinator, an
administrative assistant, and an auditor, is an important factor in a
statutory probate court's successful performance of duties.  This bill
would delete the county population qualification for hiring such
individuals, and requires their hiring by the judge of a statutory probate
court. 

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 1007 requires, rather than authorizes, a statutory
probate court judge to hire persons for certain positions. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 25.0024(a), Government Code, to require, rather
than authorize, a statutory probate court judge to perform hirings to
certain positions.  Deletes a population specification for a judge's
authority to perform the hirings. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date:  September 1, 1999.