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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the appointment of bailiffs for the 97th Judicial |
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District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 53.001(d), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(d) The judge of the 97th District Court shall appoint a |
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bailiff for each county in the district. At the discretion of the |
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judge, a bailiff may serve the court in more than one county of the |
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district. |
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SECTION 2. Section 53.004(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) To be eligible to be appointed bailiff in the 30th, |
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78th, 86th, 89th, [97th,] or 341st district court, the County Court |
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of Harrison County, a court described in Section 53.002(c), a |
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district court in Taylor County, or a county court at law of Taylor |
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County, a person must be a resident of the county in which the |
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person serves the court and must be at least 21 years old. |
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SECTION 3. Section 53.009, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (m) to read as follows: |
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(m) A bailiff of the 97th District Court that serves the |
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court in more than one county is entitled to receive a salary set by |
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the judge and approved by the commissioners court of each of the |
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counties in which the bailiff is designated to serve. The salary |
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shall be apportioned by the judge among the counties in which the |
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bailiff is designated to serve. The judge shall give each |
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commissioners court in the district written notification of the |
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amount of compensation to be paid by the county. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |