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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to eligibility of certain judges to be named on a list of |
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retired and former judges. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) The change in law made by Chapter 315, Acts |
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of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, to Section |
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74.055(c)(1), Government Code, does not apply to a person who: |
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(1) was serving a term as an active judge described by |
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Section 74.054(a)(1), Government Code, on August 31, 2003; and |
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(2) on completion of that term, met the eligibility |
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requirements, other than the requirement of Section 74.055(c)(6), |
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Government Code, to be named on a list of retired and former judges |
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under Section 74.055(c), Government Code, as that law existed on |
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August 31, 2003. |
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(b) Section 74.055(c), Government Code, as it existed on |
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August 31, 2003, is continued in effect for determining the |
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eligibility of a person described by Subsection (a) of this section |
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to be named on the list of retired and former judges subject to |
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assignment. |
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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. |