78R10527 AKH-D


By:  Stick, et al.                                                H.B. No. 1681

Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1681:                                   

By:  Chisum                                                   C.S.H.B. No. 1681


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the amount of compensation and allowances for certain county auditors. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 152.032, Local Government Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: (a) Except as provided by Subsections [Subsection] (b) and (d), the amount of the compensation and allowances of a county auditor may not exceed the amount of the compensation and allowances received from all sources by the highest paid elected county officer, other than a judge of a statutory county court, whose salary and allowances are set by the commissioners court. (d) This subsection applies only to a county with a population of more than 800,000 that uses an automated system to enhance internal controls of county finances through the use of automated edit checks of its automated purchasing system and its comprehensive automated payroll system. The amount of the compensation and allowances of a county auditor in a county governed by this subsection may exceed the limit imposed by Subsection (a) if the compensation and allowances are approved by the commissioners court. If a county is governed by this subsection and Subsection (b), the amount of compensation and allowances received by the county auditor may not exceed the limit imposed by Subsection (b). SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2003.