1-1 By: Cain S.B. No. 1113
1-2 (In the Senate - Filed March 6, 2001; March 7, 2001, read
1-3 first time and referred to Committee on Intergovernmental
1-4 Relations; April 17, 2001, reported favorably by the following
1-5 vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; April 17, 2001, sent to printer.)
1-6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-7 AN ACT
1-8 relating to the application of the professional prosecutors law to
1-9 and the compensation of the county attorney of Rains County.
1-10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-11 SECTION 1. Section 45.290, Government Code, is amended to
1-12 read as follows:
1-13 Sec. 45.290. RAINS COUNTY. (a) In Rains County, the county
1-14 attorney of Rains County shall perform the duties imposed on and
1-15 have the powers conferred on district attorneys by general law.
1-16 (b) The county attorney of Rains County is entitled to be
1-17 compensated by [receive an amount from] the state in the manner and
1-18 amount fixed by general law relating to [equal to 30 percent of]
1-19 the salary paid to [a] district attorneys [attorney] by the state
1-20 [for the purpose of supplementing the salary of the county
1-21 attorney]. Rains County is also entitled to receive from the state
1-22 an amount equal to the amount provided in the General
1-23 Appropriations Act to district attorneys for the payment of staff
1-24 salaries and expenses of the office.
1-25 [(c) The commissioners court of Rains County shall continue
1-26 to provide funds for the office of the county attorney in an amount
1-27 that is equal to or greater than the amount of funds provided for
1-28 the office by the county on the effective date of this Act.]
1-29 SECTION 2. Section 46.002, Government Code, is amended to
1-30 read as follows:
1-31 Sec. 46.002. PROSECUTORS SUBJECT TO CHAPTER. This chapter
1-32 applies to all county prosecutors and to the following state
1-33 prosecutors:
1-34 (1) the district attorneys for the 1st, 2nd, 8th, 9th,
1-35 12th, 18th, 21st, 23rd, 26th, 27th, 29th, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 35th,
1-36 36th, 38th, 43rd, 47th, 49th, 50th, 51st, 52nd, 53rd, 63rd, 64th,
1-37 66th, 69th, 70th, 76th, 81st, 84th, 85th, 88th, 90th, 97th, 100th,
1-38 105th, 106th, 110th, 118th, 119th, 123rd, 142nd, 145th, 156th,
1-39 159th, 173rd, 196th, 198th, 216th, 220th, 229th, 235th, 253rd,
1-40 259th, 266th, 268th, 271st, 278th, 286th, 329th, 349th, and 355th
1-41 judicial districts;
1-42 (2) the criminal district attorneys for the counties
1-43 of Anderson, Austin, Bastrop, Bexar, Bowie, Brazoria, Caldwell,
1-44 Calhoun, Cass, Collin, Comal, Dallas, Deaf Smith, Denton, Eastland,
1-45 Galveston, Gregg, Harrison, Hays, Hidalgo, Jasper, Jefferson,
1-46 Kaufman, Lubbock, McLennan, Madison, Navarro, Newton, Panola, Polk,
1-47 Randall, Rockwall, San Jacinto, Smith, Tarrant, Taylor, Tyler,
1-48 Upshur, Van Zandt, Victoria, Walker, Waller, Wichita, Wood, and
1-49 Yoakum; and
1-50 (3) the county attorneys performing the duties of
1-51 district attorneys in the counties of Andrews, Callahan, Cameron,
1-52 Castro, Colorado, Crosby, Ellis, Falls, Fannin, Freestone, Grayson,
1-53 Lamar, Lamb, Lampasas, Lee, Limestone, Marion, Milam, Morris,
1-54 Ochiltree, Orange, Rains, Red River, Robertson, Rusk, Terry, Webb,
1-55 and Willacy.
1-56 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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