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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the composition of the Jim Wells County Juvenile Board. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 152.0032, Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 152.0032. COMPOSITION OF JUVENILE BOARD. (a) The |
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juvenile board is composed of the county judge, the district judges |
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in the county, and the judges of any statutory courts designated as |
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a juvenile court in the county. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the juvenile board of |
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Jim Wells County is composed of the judges of the county and |
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district courts in the county. The board must have not fewer than |
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three nor more than five members. The judges of the county and |
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district courts in the county may appoint an appropriate number of |
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public members to serve on the board if necessary to satisfy this |
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requirement. Notwithstanding Section 152.0034(b), a public member |
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serves without compensation. The chairman of the board shall |
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determine the number of public members to be appointed to the board. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |