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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the appointment of a deputy clerk to certain county |
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courts at law. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.0172(p), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(p) The county clerk shall keep a separate docket for each |
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county court at law. The county clerk shall appoint a deputy clerk |
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for each county court at law. [An appointment of a deputy clerk of |
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County Court at Law No. 2 or 3 takes effect when it is confirmed in |
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writing by the judge of the court to which the deputy clerk is |
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assigned and the deputy clerk serves at the pleasure of the judge of |
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the court to which he is assigned.] A deputy clerk must take the |
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constitutional oath of office and may be required to furnish bond in |
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an amount, conditioned and payable, as required by the county |
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clerk. A deputy clerk must attend all sessions of the court to |
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which the deputy clerk [he] is assigned. A deputy clerk acts in the |
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name of the county clerk and may perform any official act or service |
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required of the county clerk and shall perform any other service |
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required by the judge of a county court at law. The deputy clerks |
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may act for one another in performing services for the county courts |
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at law, but a deputy is not entitled to receive additional |
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compensation for acting for another deputy. If a vacancy occurs, |
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the county clerk shall immediately appoint another deputy clerk as |
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provided by this subsection. [A deputy clerk of a county court at |
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law is entitled to the same amount of compensation as received by |
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the deputy clerks of the other county courts at law in Bexar County. |
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The commissioners court shall pay the salary of a deputy clerk in |
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equal monthly installments from county funds.] |
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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, 2021. |