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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the compensation paid to a court coordinator appointed |
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by a district or statutory county court judge. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 74.104, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 74.104. COMPENSATION. (a) The judges shall determine |
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reasonable compensation for the court coordinators[, subject to |
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approval of the commissioners court]. |
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(b) The [Upon approval by the commissioners court of the |
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position and compensation, the] commissioners court of the county |
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shall provide through the county's budget process the [necessary] |
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funding necessary to pay the compensation determined under |
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Subsection (a) [through the county's budget process]. County funds |
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may be supplemented in whole or part through public or private |
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grants. |
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(c) A district court judge may increase the annual |
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compensation paid to a court coordinator appointed to serve the |
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judge's court only by submitting an order regarding the increase to |
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the commissioners court of each county served by the court not later |
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than the day immediately preceding the date the commissioners court |
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set to adopt the county budget for the following fiscal year unless |
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the commissioners court otherwise permits. |
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(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), a district court |
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judge may increase the annual compensation paid to a court |
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coordinator appointed to serve the judge's court by an amount that |
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exceeds 10 percent of the annual compensation paid to the court |
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coordinator during the preceding fiscal year only if the |
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commissioners court of each county served by the court approves the |
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increase. |
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(e) A district court judge serving a county with a |
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population of one million or more may not increase the annual |
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compensation paid to a court coordinator appointed to serve the |
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judge's court by a percentage that exceeds the average percentage |
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increase in annual compensation paid to all county employees of |
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each county served by the court with a population of one million or |
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more. |
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(f) For a fiscal year immediately following a district court |
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judge's appointment of a new court coordinator to serve the judge's |
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court, the judge may not pay the court coordinator annual |
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compensation in an amount that exceeds the annual compensation paid |
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to the court coordinator's predecessor in office. |
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SECTION 2. Section 152.011, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 152.011. AMOUNT SET BY COMMISSIONERS COURT. Except as |
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provided by Section 74.104, Government Code, the [The] |
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commissioners court of a county shall set the amount of the |
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compensation, office and travel expenses, and all other allowances |
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and costs for county and precinct officers and employees who are |
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paid wholly from county funds. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027. |