SRC-AXB S.B. 1831 76(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1831
76R9445  JMC-DBy: Shapiro
Jurisprudence
4/15/1999
As Filed


DIGEST 

Currently, the Dallas County criminal district attorney is not included in
the Professional Prosecutors Act.  S.B. 1831 includes the Dallas County
criminal district attorney in the Professional Prosecutors Act. 

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 1831 includes the Dallas County criminal district
attorney with other prosecutors who are subject to the regulations of the
professional prosecutors law. 

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 46.002, Government Code, to include the Dallas
County criminal district attorney in a list of attorneys governed by
Chapter 46, Government Code. 

SECTION 2.  Repealers:  Sections 44.157(e)-(g), Government Code (regarding
Dallas County). 

SECTION 3.  Effective date:  September 1, 1999.

SECTION 4.  Emergency clause.