HBA-TBM H.B. 3068 77(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3068
By: Chisum
County Affairs
7/25/2001
Enrolled



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Prior to the 77th Legislature, county auditors in counties with populations
of less than 10,000 were selected by a bifurcated process requiring a
request for appointment by the county commissioners court and a judicial
review by district judges.  The law also required the commissioners court
to determine that a county auditor was necessary to carry out county
business and order the appointment into its minutes.  The order must then
have been certified and the district judges must have found that the
reasons for the request were good and sufficient.  This process may benefit
counties with a slightly larger population.  House Bill 3068 increases this
population guideline for the appointment of county auditors from 10,000 to
10,200.   

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 3068 amends the Local Government Code to increase the county
population guideline regarding the appointment of a county auditor from
10,000 to 10,200.   

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.