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By: Herrero (Senate Sponsor - Hinojosa) |
H.B. No. 1551 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 23, 2009; |
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May 1, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Jurisprudence; May 14, 2009, reported favorably by the following |
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vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 14, 2009, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the appointment of additional official court reporters |
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for the district courts in Nueces County. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 52, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 52.049 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 52.049. ADDITIONAL DISTRICT COURT REPORTERS IN NUECES |
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COUNTY. (a) The judges of the district courts in Nueces County |
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may employ additional official court reporters to serve the |
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district courts in Nueces County if a majority of the district court |
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judges believe more official court reporters are necessary. |
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(b) The district court judges shall, by majority vote, |
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determine the method of hiring the additional official court |
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reporters. |
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(c) The presiding judge of the district courts of Nueces |
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County shall determine the assignments of the additional official |
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court reporters. |
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(d) The total number of official court reporters serving the |
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district courts of Nueces County may not exceed the amount that |
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equals one and one-half full-time employees multiplied by the |
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number of district courts in Nueces County. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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