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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to clerks of justice courts and deputy constables. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 27.056(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Each justice of the peace may designate one or more |
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persons to serve as clerk of the justice court. A clerk of the |
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justice court serves at the pleasure of the justice of the peace. |
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SECTION 2. Section 86.011, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) An elected constable may designate a person serving as |
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a deputy constable as the chief deputy constable. The chief deputy |
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constable serves at the pleasure of the elected constable. |
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SECTION 3. Section 158.013(b), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) This subchapter does not apply to: |
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(1) assistant district attorneys, investigators, or |
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other employees of a district or criminal district attorney, except |
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as provided by Section 158.007; |
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(2) the official shorthand reporter of a court; [or] |
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(3) an elected or appointed officer under the |
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constitution; |
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(4) a chief deputy constable appointed under Section |
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86.011; or |
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(5) a clerk of a justice of the peace appointed under |
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Section 27.056, Government Code. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2019. |