By: West S.B. No. 1270
 
 
 
   
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
         relating to the compensation of associate judges appointed to
  hear Title IV-D cases and child protection cases.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 201.105, Family Code, is amended to read
  as follows:
         Sec. 201.105.  COMPENSATION OF ASSOCIATE JUDGE. (a) An
  associate judge appointed under this subchapter is entitled to
  receive from the state a salary in an amount equal to [be determined
  by a majority vote of the presiding judges of the administrative
  judicial regions. The salary may not exceed] 90 percent of the
  salary paid to a district judge as set by the General Appropriations
  Act.
         (b)  Notwithstanding any other law, longevity pay paid to an
  associate judge under Section 659.044, Government Code, is not
  included as part of the [The] associate judge's salary amount
  provided by subsection (a) [shall be paid from county funds
  available for payment of officers' salaries or from funds available
  from the state and federal government as provided by this
  subchapter].
         (c)  The office of court administration in accordance with
  this subchapter may use federal funds obtained from the Title IV-D
  agency to cover the costs of an associate judge's salary. 
         Section 2. Section 201.205, Family Code, is amended to read
  as follows:
         Sec. 201.205.  COMPENSATION OF ASSOCIATE JUDGE. (a) An
  associate judge appointed under this subchapter is entitled to
  receive from the state a salary in an amount equal to [as determined
  by a majority vote of the presiding judges of the administrative
  judicial regions. The salary may not exceed] 90 percent of the
  salary paid to a district judge as set by the state General
  Appropriations Act.
         (b)  Notwithstanding any other law, longevity pay that is
  paid to an associate judge under Section 659.044, Government Code,
  is not included as part of the associate judge's salary amount
  provided by subsection (a).
         (c) [(b)]  The associate judge's salary shall be paid from
  county funds available for payment of officers' salaries subject to
  the approval of the commissioners court or from funds available
  from the state and federal governments as provided by this
  subchapter.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.