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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to retaining a reserve investigator by a prosecuting |
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attorney. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 41.102(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) A prosecuting attorney may employ the assistant |
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prosecuting attorneys, investigators, secretaries, and other |
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office personnel that in the prosecuting attorney's [his] judgment |
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are required for the proper and efficient operation and |
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administration of the office. A prosecuting attorney may also |
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retain reserve investigators. A reserve investigator may accept |
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other employment or compensation that does not impair the reserve |
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investigator's independence in the performance of the reserve |
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investigator's duties for the prosecuting attorney. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |