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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to Burnet County criminal magistrates. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 54.1501(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The commissioners court shall establish the minimum |
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qualifications, salary, benefits, and other compensation of each |
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magistrate position and shall determine whether the position is |
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full-time or part-time. [The qualifications must require the |
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magistrate to: |
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[(1) have served as a justice of the peace or municipal |
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court judge; or |
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[(2) be an attorney licensed in this state.] |
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SECTION 2. Section 54.1502, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 54.1502. JURISDICTION. A magistrate has concurrent |
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criminal jurisdiction with: |
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(1) the judges of the justice of the peace courts of |
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Burnet County; and |
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(2) a municipal court in Burnet County, if approved by |
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a memorandum of understanding between the municipality and Burnet |
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County. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |