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AN ACT
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relating to supplemental payments made to certain statutory probate |
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court judges. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.0023, 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) Notwithstanding any other law and in addition to the |
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judge's annual salary, the commissioners court annually shall pay a |
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judge of a statutory probate court who has continuously served as a |
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judge of a statutory probate court or a statutory county court since |
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August 31, 1995, an additional amount equal to the amount of benefit |
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replacement pay a district judge is entitled to receive from the |
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state under Subchapter H, Chapter 659, for equivalent continuous |
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service [The salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments]. |
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(c) The commissioners court monthly shall pay a statutory |
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probate court judge who has served as a judge of a statutory probate |
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court or a statutory county court for at least 16 years longevity |
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pay in an amount equal to the amount of longevity pay a district |
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judge is entitled to receive from the state for equivalent years of |
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service. The longevity pay is in addition to the judge's monthly |
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salary. |
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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, 2009. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 765 was passed by the House on April |
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15, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 2, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 765 was passed by the Senate on May |
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27, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |