79R13876 RMB-F

By:  Raymond                                                      H.B. No. 3567



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the compensation of official court reporters for 
statutory county courts in Webb County.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter E, Chapter 52, Government Code, is 
amended by adding Section 52.0532 to read as follows:
	Sec. 52.0532.  COMPENSATION OF WEBB COUNTY OFFICIAL COURT 
REPORTER.  (a)  An official court reporter for a statutory county 
court in Webb County shall be paid a salary set by the order of the 
judge of the court the reporter serves.  This salary is in addition 
to transcript fees, fees for a statement of facts, and other 
necessary expenses authorized by law.
	(b)  An order increasing the salary of an official court 
reporter for a statutory county court in Webb County must be 
submitted to the Commissioners Court of Webb County not later than 
September 1 immediately before the adoption of the county budget 
for the next year.  The commissioners court may allow an extension 
of this time limit.
	(c)  The official court reporter for a statutory county court 
in Webb County may not receive a salary that is more than 10 percent 
greater than the salary received during the preceding budget year 
without the approval of the Commissioners Court of Webb County.
	(d)  A person appointed to succeed an official court reporter 
for a statutory county court may not receive a salary greater than 
the salary received by the person's predecessor in office.
	SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by this Act by adding 
Section 52.0532, Government Code, apply only to the salary of an 
official court reporter for a statutory county court in Webb County 
set on or after the effective date of this Act.
	SECTION 3.  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, 2005.