1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the creation of a juvenile board in Duval County. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 152, Human Resources Code, 1-5 is amended by adding Section 152.0721 to read as follows: 1-6 Sec. 152.0721. DUVAL COUNTY. (a) The Duval County Juvenile 1-7 Board is composed of the county judge, the district judge in Duval 1-8 County, and a citizen of Duval County appointed by the county judge 1-9 and the district judge in Duval County. The citizen member of the 1-10 board serves the same term of office as the district judge in Duval 1-11 County. 1-12 (b) The district judge is the chairman of the board and its 1-13 chief administrative officer. 1-14 (c) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board 1-15 members an annual salary set by the commissioners court at not less 1-16 than $1,200 or more than $3,600 for the added duties imposed on the 1-17 members. The salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments 1-18 from the general fund of the county. 1-19 (d) The juvenile board shall appoint not more than five 1-20 persons to serve on an advisory council. 1-21 (e) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 1-22 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Duval 1-23 County. 1-24 SECTION 2. (a) The Duval County Juvenile Board is created 2-1 and this Act takes effect September 1, 1999. 2-2 (b) The county judge in Duval County and the district judge 2-3 in Duval County shall appoint the citizen member of the Duval 2-4 County Juvenile Board as required by Section 152.0721(a), Human 2-5 Resources Code, as added by this Act, not later than October 1, 2-6 1999. 2-7 (c) The Duval County Juvenile Board shall appoint an 2-8 advisory council as required by Section 152.0721(d), Human 2-9 Resources Code, as added by this Act, not later than January 1, 2-10 2000. 2-11 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 2-12 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-13 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-14 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-15 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended. _______________________________ _______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 3821 was passed by the House on May 8, 1999, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 3821 was passed by the Senate on May 26, 1999, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. _______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor