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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the annual state salary supplement for a county judge. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 26.006(a) and (b), Government Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A county judge is entitled to an annual salary |
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supplement from the state in an amount equal to 18 percent of the |
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state base salary paid to a district judge as set by the General |
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Appropriations Act in accordance with Section 659.012(a) if at |
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least 18 [40] percent of the: |
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(1) functions that the judge performs are judicial |
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functions; or |
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(2) total hours that the judge works are in the |
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performance of judicial functions. |
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(b) To receive a supplement under Subsection (a), a county |
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judge must file with the comptroller's judiciary section an |
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affidavit stating that at least 18 [40] percent of the: |
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(1) functions that the judge performs are judicial |
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functions; or |
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(2) total hours that the judge works are in the |
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performance of judicial functions. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act take effect |
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on the effective date of this Act and apply only to a salary payment |
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for a pay period beginning on or after that date. A salary payment |
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for a pay period beginning before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the pay period began, and |
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that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |