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  S.B. No. 272
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the appointment of bailiffs for the 97th Judicial
  District.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subsection (d), Section 53.001, Government Code,
  is amended to read as follows:
         (d)  The judge of the 97th District Court shall appoint a
  bailiff for each county in the district.  At the discretion of the
  judge, a bailiff may serve the court in more than one county of the
  district.
         SECTION 2.  Subsection (b), Section 53.004, Government Code,
  is amended to read as follows:
         (b)  To be eligible to be appointed bailiff in the 30th,
  78th, 86th, 89th, [97th,] or 341st district court, the County Court
  of Harrison County, a court described in Section 53.002(c), a
  district court in Taylor County, or a county court at law of Taylor
  County, a person must be a resident of the county in which the
  person serves the court and must be at least 21 years old.
         SECTION 3.  Section 53.009, Government Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (m) to read as follows:
         (m)  A bailiff of the 97th District Court that serves the
  court in more than one county is entitled to receive a salary set by
  the judge and approved by the commissioners court of each of the
  counties in which the bailiff is designated to serve. The salary
  shall be apportioned by the judge among the counties in which the
  bailiff is designated to serve. The judge shall give each
  commissioners court in the district written notification of the
  amount of compensation to be paid by the county.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2007.
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 272 passed the Senate on
  March 14, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 272 passed the House on
  March 22, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 146, Nays 0, one
  present not voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House     
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor