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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to surety bonds for deputy clerks and other employees of |
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county and district clerks. |
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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 51.309, Government Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.309. DEPUTY CLERKS AND OTHER EMPLOYEES [CLERK]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 51.309(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the district clerk |
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shall obtain a surety bond to cover each [a] deputy clerk or other |
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employee. The district clerk may obtain a schedule surety bond or a |
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blanket surety bond to cover more than one individual [deputy and
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all employees of the office]. A bond covering a [A] deputy clerk or |
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other [and an] employee must be conditioned in [covered on] the same |
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manner as the district clerk's bond, and the total amount of bonds |
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covering all deputy clerks and other employees must be equal to the |
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amount of the district clerk's bond [conditions and in the same
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amount as the district clerk]. A [The] bond covering a deputy clerk |
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or other employee [the deputies and employees] shall be made |
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payable to the governor for the use and benefit of the district |
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clerk. |
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SECTION 3. Sections 82.002(a) and (c), Local Government |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The [If the] county clerk [has only a single deputy
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clerk, the county clerk] shall execute a surety bond to cover each |
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[the] deputy clerk or other employee. The county clerk may [shall] |
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execute a schedule surety bond or a blanket surety bond to cover |
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more than one individual [all the deputy clerks, if there is more
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than one, and all other employees of the office]. |
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(c) A [The] bond covering a deputy clerk or other [an] |
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employee must be conditioned in the same manner as the county |
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clerk's bond, and the total amount of bonds covering all deputy |
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clerks and other employees must be at least equal to the amount of |
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the county clerk's bond [must be for the same amount as the bond for
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the county clerk]. A [The] bond covering a deputy clerk or other |
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employee must be made payable to the county for the use and benefit |
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of the county clerk. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |