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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study and recommendations by the Texas Judicial |
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Council on consolidating the court of criminal appeals and the |
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supreme court or abolishing one of the courts and transferring that |
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court's functions and jurisdiction to the other court. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. STUDY AND RECOMMENDATIONS. The Texas Judicial |
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Council shall: |
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(1) conduct a study and make recommendations regarding |
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whether it is advisable for the court of criminal appeals and the |
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supreme court to be consolidated or for one court to be abolished |
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and its functions and jurisdiction transferred to the other court; |
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and |
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(2) if the Texas Judicial Council recommends |
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consolidating the courts or abolishing a court under Subdivision |
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(1) of this section, develop and propose a transition plan to |
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implement that recommendation. |
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SECTION 2. REPORT. Not later than December 1, 2016, the |
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Texas Judicial Council shall report the council's findings and |
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recommendations required by this Act to the governor and the |
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members of the legislature. The report must include the Texas |
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Judicial Council's proposed transition plan, if applicable, |
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required by Section 1(2) of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September |
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1, 2015. |