SRC-JBJ S.B. 618 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 618
77R5823 KSD-DBy: Van de Putte
Jurisprudence
2/27/2001
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, to be eligible for appointment as a visiting associate judge a
person must have served as an associate judge for at least six years, a
criteria that limits the number of potential appointees.  As proposed, S.B.
618 requires a person to have served as an associate judge for at least two
years, rather than six years, to be eligible for appointment as a visiting
associate judge in order to expand the number of candidates eligible to be
appointed. 

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 201.018(b), Family Code, to require a person to
have served as an associate judge for at least two years, rather than six
years, to be eligible for appointment as a visiting associate judge under
this section. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 2001.
            Makes application of this Act prospective.