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AN ACT
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relating to a court administrator in certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 75.401, Government Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 75.401. COURT ADMINISTRATOR SYSTEM FOR DISTRICT AND |
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STATUTORY COUNTY COURTS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 75.401(a), (b), (c), (d), and (e), |
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Government Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) In a county that has more than one district court or |
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statutory [county criminal court or more than one] county court [at
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law having both criminal and civil jurisdiction], those courts may |
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establish and maintain, on approval of the commissioners court, a |
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court administrator system. |
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(b) The judges of the district courts [county criminal
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courts] or the statutory county courts may [at law having both
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criminal and civil jurisdiction shall] by local rule designate |
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local court divisions and the duties of the court administrator for |
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each division, if applicable. The court administrator shall |
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cooperate with regional, presiding, and local [the] administrative |
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judges and state agencies having duties relating to the operation |
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of the courts to promote uniform and efficient administration of |
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justice. |
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(c) The court administrator is appointed by the judges of |
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the district courts or [county criminal courts or] the statutory |
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county courts served by the court administrator. The court |
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administrator [at law having both criminal and civil jurisdiction
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and] serves at the pleasure of those [the] judges. |
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(d) A court administrator is entitled to reasonable |
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compensation, as determined by the judges served and in the salary |
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range for the position, as set by the commissioners court. |
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(e) The judges of the courts served by the court |
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administrator, with the approval of the commissioners court, shall |
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appoint appropriate staff and support personnel according to the |
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needs of the local jurisdiction. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1913 passed the Senate on |
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May 8, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that the |
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Senate concurred in House amendment on May 30, 2015, by the |
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following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1913 passed the House, with |
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amendment, on May 27, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 144, |
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Nays 0, two present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |