1-1     By:  Miller (Senate Sponsor - Sibley)                 H.B. No. 3666
 1-2           (In the Senate - Received from the House May 7, 2001;
 1-3     May 7, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on
 1-4     Intergovernmental Relations; May 10, 2001, reported favorably by
 1-5     the following vote:  Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 10, 2001, sent to
 1-6     printer.)
 1-7                            A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-8                                   AN ACT
 1-9     relating to the jurisdiction of the County Court at Law of Erath
1-10     County.
1-11           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-12           SECTION 1. Section 25.0742, Government Code, is amended to
1-13     read as follows:
1-14           Sec. 25.0742.  ERATH COUNTY COURT AT LAW PROVISIONS. (a)  In
1-15     addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section 25.0003 and other
1-16     law, a county court at law in Erath County has concurrent
1-17     jurisdiction with the district court in proceedings under Chapter
1-18     262, Family Code, in which the Department of Protective and
1-19     Regulatory Services has assumed the care, custody, and control of a
1-20     child.
1-21           (b)  The judge of a county court at law may not engage in the
1-22     private practice of law.
1-23           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-24     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-25     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
1-26     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-27     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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