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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the 32nd Judicial District Juvenile Board. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 152.0821(a) and (b), Human Resources |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Fisher County is included in the 32nd Judicial District |
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Juvenile Board [Fisher, Mitchell, and Nolan counties juvenile
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board. The juvenile board is composed of:
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[(1)
a county judge from Fisher, Mitchell, or Nolan
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County elected by a majority vote of the county judges from those
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counties;
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[(2)
the 32nd Judicial District judge or the judge of
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the county court at law in Nolan County who is selected by agreement
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between those two judges;
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[(3)
one person appointed by the Nolan County
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Commissioners Court;
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[(4)
subject to Subsection (f), the city manager of
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Sweetwater or another person appointed by the Sweetwater City
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Commission;
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[(5)
subject to Subsection (g), the superintendent of
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the Sweetwater Independent School District or another person
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appointed by the board of trustees of the Sweetwater Independent
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School District;
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[(6)
one person appointed by the Mitchell County
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Commissioners Court;
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[(7)
one person appointed by the Fisher County
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Commissioners Court;
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[(8)
the county attorney of Fisher, Mitchell, or Nolan
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County selected by a majority vote of the county judges of those
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counties; and
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[(9)
one person selected by majority vote of the
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county judges of Fisher, Mitchell, and Nolan counties, subject to
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confirmation by a vote of the commissioners courts of each of those
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counties]. |
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(b) Section 152.1831 applies to the 32nd Judicial District |
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Juvenile Board. [The chairman of the board is the county judge
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appointed under Subsection (a)(1). The chairman presides at
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meetings scheduled by the board.] |
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SECTION 2. Sections 152.1741(a) and (b), Human Resources |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Mitchell County is included in the 32nd Judicial |
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District Juvenile Board [Fisher, Mitchell, and Nolan counties
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juvenile board. The juvenile board is composed of:
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[(1)
a county judge from Fisher, Mitchell, or Nolan
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County elected by a majority vote of the county judges from those
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counties;
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[(2)
the 32nd Judicial District judge or the judge of
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the county court at law in Nolan County who is selected by agreement
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between those two judges;
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[(3)
one person appointed by the Nolan County
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Commissioners Court;
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[(4)
subject to Subsection (f), the city manager of
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Sweetwater or another person appointed by the Sweetwater City
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Commission;
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[(5)
subject to Subsection (g), the superintendent of
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the Sweetwater Independent School District or another person
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appointed by the board of trustees of the Sweetwater Independent
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School District;
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[(6)
one person appointed by the Mitchell County
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Commissioners Court;
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[(7)
one person appointed by the Fisher County
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Commissioners Court;
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[(8)
the county attorney of Fisher, Mitchell, or Nolan
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County selected by majority vote of the county judges of those
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counties; and
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[(9)
one person selected by majority vote of the
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county judges of Fisher, Mitchell, and Nolan counties, subject to
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confirmation by a vote of the commissioners courts of each of those
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counties]. |
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(b) Section 152.1831 applies to the 32nd Judicial District |
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Juvenile Board. [The chairman of the board is the county judge
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appointed under Subsection (a)(1). The chairman presides at
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meetings scheduled by the board.] |
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SECTION 3. Section 152.1831, Human Resources Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), and (g) and |
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adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: |
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(a) Nolan County is included in the 32nd Judicial District |
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Juvenile Board [Fisher, Mitchell, and Nolan counties juvenile
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board]. The juvenile board is composed of the county judges, |
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statutory county judges, and district judges in Fisher, Mitchell, |
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and Nolan Counties[:
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[(1)
a county judge from Fisher, Mitchell, or Nolan
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County elected by a majority vote of the county judges from those
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counties;
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[(2)
the 32nd Judicial District judge or the judge of
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the county court at law in Nolan County who is selected by agreement
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between those two judges;
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[(3)
one person appointed by the Nolan County
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Commissioners Court;
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[(4)
subject to Subsection (f), the city manager of
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Sweetwater or another person appointed by the Sweetwater City
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Commission;
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[(5)
subject to Subsection (g), the superintendent of
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the Sweetwater Independent School District or another person
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appointed by the board of trustees of the Sweetwater Independent
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School District;
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[(6)
one person appointed by the Mitchell County
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Commissioners Court;
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[(7)
one person appointed by the Fisher County
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Commissioners Court;
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[(8)
the county attorney of Fisher, Mitchell, or Nolan
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County selected by a majority vote of the county judges of those
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counties; and
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[(9)
one person selected by majority vote of the
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county judges of Fisher, Mitchell, and Nolan counties, subject to
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confirmation by a vote of the commissioners courts of each of those
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counties]. |
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(b) The juvenile board shall elect one of the members as |
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chairman [of the board is the county judge appointed under
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Subsection (a)(1). The chairman presides at meetings scheduled by
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the board]. |
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(c) The commissioners courts of the counties may pay the |
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members of the juvenile board an annual supplemental compensation |
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from the general fund or any other available fund of the counties. |
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[The appointed members serve without compensation. Each member
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serves a two-year term.] |
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(d) The juvenile board shall hold regular meetings on dates |
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set by the board and special meetings at the call of the chairman. |
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[The Nolan County Commissioners Court, the Sweetwater City
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Commission, and the board of trustees of the Sweetwater Independent
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School District may agree to provide the funds for the salaries of
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the personnel assigned to Nolan County and the other expenses the
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board chairman certifies as necessary to provide adequate juvenile
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services to Nolan County. The commissioners court, city council,
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and board of trustees shall each provide one-third of the funds.] |
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(g) The juvenile board shall designate the treasurer or |
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auditor of Fisher County, Mitchell County, or Nolan County to serve |
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as the board's fiscal officer. [The board member appointed by the
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Sweetwater Independent School District under Subsection (a)(5) may
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be appointed only if that school district agrees to provide funds
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for the salaries of the personnel assigned to Nolan County and other
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expenses the board chairman certifies as necessary to provide
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adequate juvenile services to Nolan County as provided by
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Subsection (d).] |
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(h) The juvenile board shall appoint an advisory council |
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composed of one person from each county. |
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SECTION 4. The following provisions of the Human Resources |
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Code are repealed: |
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(1) Sections 152.0821(c), (d), (e), (f), and (g); |
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(2) Sections 152.1741(c), (d), (e), (f), and (g); and |
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(3) Section 152.1831(f). |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect October 1, 2017. |
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