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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of funds appropriated for the continuing legal |
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education of certain appointed masters, magistrates, referees, and |
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associate judges. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 56.003(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) No more than one-third of the funds appropriated for any |
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fiscal year shall be used for the continuing legal education of |
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judges of appellate courts, district courts, county courts at law, |
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county courts performing judicial functions, full-time associate |
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judges and masters appointed pursuant to Chapter 201, Family Code, |
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and full-time and part-time masters, magistrates, referees, and |
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associate judges appointed pursuant to Chapter 54 or 54A as |
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required by the court of criminal appeals under Section 74.025 and |
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of their court personnel. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |