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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the appointment of a bailiff for the 196th District |
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Court. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 53.002(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The judges of the 34th, 86th, 130th, 142nd, 196th, |
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238th, 318th, 355th, and 385th district courts may each appoint a |
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bailiff. |
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SECTION 2. Section 53.009(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) Each bailiff appointed by a judge of the 142nd, 196th, |
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238th, 318th, or 385th district court is entitled to receive from |
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each county in which the court sits the amount of compensation set |
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by the judge in an amount that does not exceed the salary of the |
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chief deputy sheriff of the county. The judge shall give each |
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commissioners court in the district written notification of the |
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amount of compensation to be paid by the county. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |