SRC-SEW C.S.H.B. 3068 77(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research CenterC.S.H.B. 3068
By: Chisum (Bivins)
Intergovernmental Relations
5/8/2001
Committee Report (Substituted)


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, county auditors in counties with populations of less than 10,000
are selected by a bifurcated process requiring a request for appointment by
the county commissioners court and a judicial review by district judges.
The current law also requires the commissioners court to determine that a
county auditor is necessary to carry out county business and order the
appointment into its minutes. The order must then be certified and the
district judges must find that the reasons for the request are good and
sufficient. This process may benefit counties with a slightly larger
population.  C.S.H.B. 3068 increases this population guideline for the
appointment of county auditors from 10,000 to 10,200.  

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

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

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 84.002, Local Government Code, as follows:
 
Sec. 84.002.  APPOINTMENT OF COUNTY AUDITOR. Requires the district judges,
in a county with a population of 10,200 (rather than 10,000) or more, to
appoint a county auditor. Makes a conforming change. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 2001.