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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to reports on attorney ad litem appointments made by |
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courts in this state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 2, Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Chapter 36 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 36. JUDICIAL REPORTS |
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Sec. 36.001. APPLICABILITY; CONFLICT OF LAW. (a) This |
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chapter applies to a judge of any court in this state created by the |
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Texas Constitution, by statute, or as authorized by statute. |
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(b) To the extent of a conflict between this chapter and a |
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specific provision relating to a judge or court, this chapter |
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controls. |
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Sec. 36.002. REPORT ON ATTORNEY AD LITEM APPOINTMENTS. (a) |
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In addition to a report required by other state law or rule, the |
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judge of each court in this state that appointed an attorney ad |
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litem for a case before the court in the preceding state fiscal year |
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shall prepare a report on: |
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(1) the name of each attorney appointed by the court as |
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an attorney ad litem for a case in that year; |
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(2) the rate and total amount of compensation paid to |
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each attorney ad litem appointed by the court in that year; and |
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(3) the number of hours each attorney served as an |
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attorney ad litem for the appointed case in that year. |
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(b) A court shall, not later than November 1 of each year, |
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prepare the report required under Subsection (a) and post the |
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report at the courthouse door of the county in which the court is |
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located and on any Internet website of the court. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 36, Government Code, as added by this |
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Act, applies beginning with the state fiscal year that begins |
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September 1, 2015. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |