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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the annual state contribution to counties for statutory |
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probate court judge salaries. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.00211(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Beginning on the first day of the state fiscal year, the |
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state shall annually compensate each county [that collects the
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additional fees under Section 51.704] in an amount equal to 60 |
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percent of the state salary of a district court judge in the county |
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[$40,000] for each statutory probate court judge in the county. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |