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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a court administrator hired by a statutory probate |
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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. The heading to Section 25.0024, Government Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 25.0024. COURT COORDINATORS, COURT ADMINISTRATORS |
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[ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS], AND AUDITORS FOR STATUTORY PROBATE |
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COURTS. |
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SECTION 2. Section 25.0024(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) A judge of a statutory probate court shall hire with the |
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approval of the commissioners court through the county budget |
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process a court coordinator, a court administrator [an
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administrative assistant], and an auditor for the court. |
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SECTION 3. Section 25.1034(i), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(i) With the approval of the commissioners court, a judge of |
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a statutory probate court may appoint a court administrator [an
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administrative assistant], a court coordinator, an auditor, and |
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other staff necessary for the operation of the courts. The |
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commissioners court, with the advice and counsel of the judges, |
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sets the salaries of the staff. |
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SECTION 4. Section 25.2293(j), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(j) The judge of a statutory probate court may appoint a |
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court administrator [an administrative assistant] and an auditor to |
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aid the judge in the performance of his duties. The judge sets the |
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salary of the court administrator [administrative assistant] and |
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the salary of the auditor by an order entered in the minutes of the |
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court. The appointments and the salaries may be changed only by |
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order of the judge. The salaries of the auditor and the court |
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administrator [administrative assistant] shall be paid monthly out |
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of the county's general fund or any other fund available for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 5. On the effective date of this Act a person |
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serving as an administrative assistant in a statutory probate court |
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continues service as a court administrator in the statutory probate |
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court unless otherwise removed as provided by law. |
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SECTION 6. 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, 2015. |