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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of certain excess contributions to the judicial |
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fund that are remitted to certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.00213(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) Money in a contributions fund created under this section |
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may be used only for court-related purposes for the support of the |
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statutory probate courts in the county, including for the payment |
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of the compensation of a statutory probate court associate judge in |
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accordance with Section 54.605. |
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SECTION 2. Section 54.605, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the [The] |
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compensation of the associate judge shall be paid by the county from |
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the county general fund. The compensation must be paid in the same |
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manner that the appointing judge's salary is paid. |
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(c) On the recommendation of the statutory probate court |
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judges in the county and subject to the approval of the county |
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commissioners court, the county may pay all or part of the |
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compensation of the associate judge from the excess contributions |
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remitted to the county under Section 25.00212 and deposited in the |
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contributions fund created under Section 25.00213. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |