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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the juvenile board of Fayette County. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 152.0811, Human Resources Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsections |
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(a-1) and (d) to read as follows: |
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(a) The juvenile board of Fayette County is composed of: |
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(1) the county judge; |
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(2) [and] the judge of each [a] district court in |
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Fayette County; |
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(3) the judge of each statutory county court in |
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Fayette County; and |
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(4) a public member only if the total number of board |
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members described by Subdivisions (1)-(3) is fewer than three or is |
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an even number [as determined by the commissioners court]. |
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(a-1) A public member who serves on the board must be |
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appointed by a majority of the other members of the board. The |
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public member serves a two-year term. |
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(b) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board |
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members [additional annual] compensation of [not more than] $1,200 |
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annually for the [added] duties imposed on the members. The |
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[additional] compensation shall be paid in equal monthly |
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installments from the general fund or any other available fund of |
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the county. |
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(d) The board member who has the greatest number of years of |
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judicial service and is willing to serve is the chair of the board. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |