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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the composition and duties of a court security |
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committee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 74.092(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) A local administrative judge, for the courts for which |
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the judge serves as local administrative judge, shall: |
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(1) implement and execute the local rules of |
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administration, including the assignment, docketing, transfer, and |
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hearing of cases; |
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(2) appoint any special or standing committees |
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necessary or desirable for court management and administration; |
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(3) promulgate local rules of administration if the |
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other judges do not act by a majority vote; |
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(4) recommend to the regional presiding judge any |
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needs for assignment from outside the county to dispose of court |
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caseloads; |
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(5) supervise the expeditious movement of court |
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caseloads, subject to local, regional, and state rules of |
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administration; |
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(6) provide the supreme court and the office of court |
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administration requested statistical and management information; |
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(7) set the hours and places for holding court in the |
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county; |
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(8) supervise the employment and performance of |
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nonjudicial personnel; |
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(9) supervise the budget and fiscal matters of the |
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local courts, subject to local rules of administration; |
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(10) coordinate and cooperate with any other local |
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administrative judge in the district in the assignment of cases in |
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the courts' concurrent jurisdiction for the efficient operation of |
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the court system and the effective administration of justice; |
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(11) if requested by the courts the judge serves, |
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establish and maintain the lists required by Section 37.003 and |
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ensure appointments are made from the lists in accordance with |
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Section 37.004; |
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(12) perform other duties as may be directed by the |
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chief justice or a regional presiding judge; and |
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(13) establish a court security committee to adopt |
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security policies and procedures for the courts served by the local |
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administrative district judge that is composed of: |
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(A) the local administrative district judge, or |
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the judge's designee, who serves as presiding officer of the |
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committee; |
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(B) a representative of the sheriff's office; |
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(C) a representative of each constable's office |
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in the county; |
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(D) a representative of the county commissioners |
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court; |
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(E) [(D)] one judge of each type of court in the |
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county other than a municipal court or a municipal court of record; |
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(F) a justice of the peace who serves the county; |
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(G) [(E)] a representative of any county |
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attorney's office, district attorney's office, or criminal district |
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attorney's office that serves in the applicable courts; and |
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(H) [(F)] any other person the committee |
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determines necessary to assist the committee. |
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SECTION 2. Section 74.092(b), Government Code, is |
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redesignated as Section 74.0922, Government Code, and amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 74.0922. DUTIES OF COURT SECURITY COMMITTEE. [(b)] A |
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court security committee established under Section 74.092(a)(13) |
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shall meet at least once annually to develop and submit |
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recommendations [may recommend] to the county commissioners court |
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on the uses of resources and expenditures of money for courthouse |
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security, including recommendations on the allocation of any county |
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court security budget, but may not direct the assignment of those |
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resources or the expenditure of those funds. |
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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, 2025. |