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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to maintaining county funding levels provided to the |
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offices of certain prosecutors. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 46.006(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The commissioners court in each county that has a |
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prosecutor subject to this chapter and that has a population of over |
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two million persons may not reduce the county funds provided for the |
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salary or office of the prosecutor [as a result of the funds
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provided by this chapter] below the amount provided for that salary |
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or office in the county budget for the previous year, except as |
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authorized by a majority of the qualified voters of the county |
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voting on the question in a referendum held by the county as |
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provided by this section and other applicable law. |
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SECTION 2. Section 46.006, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding new subsections (c), (d) to read as follows: |
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(c) In a referendum required by this section, the ballot |
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shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the |
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proposition, as appropriate: |
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(1) "Reduction of county funds for the office of |
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district attorney"; |
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(2) "Reduction of county funds for the office of |
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county attorney"; or |
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(3) "Reduction of county funds for the office of |
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criminal district attorney". |
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(d) A referendum under this section must be held on an |
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authorized uniform election date as provided by Chapter 41, |
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Election Code. |
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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, 2009. |