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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the annual salary paid to judges of county courts at law |
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in Travis County. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.2292, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (f) and adding Subsection (f-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(f) The judge of a county court at law shall be paid an |
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annual salary in an amount [that is at least] equal to an amount |
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that is [the salary paid district judges from the general revenue
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fund of the state, but not more than] $1,000 less than the annual |
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salary, including supplements, received by district judges in the |
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county. For purposes of determining the annual salary of a judge of |
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a county court at law under this section, the total annual salary |
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received by a district judge in the county does not include |
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longevity pay provided under Section 659.0445 or compensation paid |
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to the presiding criminal judge of Travis County under Section |
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75.016. |
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(f-1) The judge of a county court at law who receives a |
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salary under this section is entitled to longevity pay from the |
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county if the judge has completed four years of service as an active |
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judge, as defined by Section 74.041, in Travis County for which |
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credit is established in the Texas County and District Retirement |
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System. Longevity pay paid under this subsection is not included as |
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part of the judge's annual salary for purposes of the salary |
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limitations provided by Subsection (f). The amount of longevity |
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pay paid to a judge under this subsection must be equal to the |
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greater of: |
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(1) the amount of longevity pay paid to a judge of a |
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district court in the county who has comparable years of service; or |
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(2) the amount of longevity pay paid to an employee of |
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the county who has comparable years of service. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |