BILL ANALYSIS |
C.S.H.B. 3708 |
By: Oliveira |
Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence |
Committee Report (Substituted) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
C.S.H.B. 3708 authorizes each district judge in Cameron County to appoint bailiffs and establishes the qualifications of such bailiffs.
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RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
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ANALYSIS
C.S.H.B. 3708 amends the Government Code to authorize each district court judge in Cameron County to appoint bailiffs. The bill establishes that to be eligible to be appointed as a bailiff in a district or statutory county court in Cameron County a person must be at least 21 years old, be of good moral character, and hold a peace officer license issued under provisions relating to law enforcement officers from the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2009.
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COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE
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C.S.H.B. 3708 differs from the original by authorizing each district court judge in Cameron County to appoint bailiffs, whereas the original requires each district court judge in Cameron County to appoint a single bailiff. The substitute removes a provision in the original establishing that to be eligible to be appointed as a bailiff in a district or statutory county court in Cameron County a person must be a county resident. |