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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the salary of bailiffs appointed by certain district |
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courts in Webb County. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 53.009(d) and (e), Government Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) Each [The] bailiff appointed by a [the] judge of the |
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341st or 406th district court [District Court] is entitled to |
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receive a salary set by the commissioners court [judge] in an amount |
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that is commensurate with the salary paid the bailiffs of other |
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courts with similar duties. The salary is paid out of the general |
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fund of the county. |
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(e) A bailiff is entitled to receive from the county in |
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which the bailiff [he] serves a salary set by the judge or the |
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commissioners court, as applicable, in an amount that does not |
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exceed the salary of the chief deputy sheriff of the county. A |
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[The] judge who sets the salary for a bailiff shall give each |
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commissioners court in the district written notification of the |
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amount of compensation to be paid by the county. The salary is paid |
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out of the general fund of the county. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |