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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the county budget for certain court personnel. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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Section 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 111, Local Government Code |
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is amended by adding new Section 111.096 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 111.096. BUDGETED POSITIONS FOR JUDICIARY. |
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Notwithstanding any other law, the commissioners court in preparing |
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the county budget shall determine the number of positions in the |
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budget for that year, if any, authorized under Chapter 75.401, |
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Government Code, and the maximum compensation for those positions. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 75.401(a), (c), (d), (e) and (f), |
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Government Code, are 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. (a) In a county that |
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has more than one district court or statutory county court, those |
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courts may establish and maintain, if approved by [on approval of] |
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the commissioners court, a court administrator system. |
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(c) The court administrator is appointed by the judges of |
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the district courts or the statutory county courts served by the |
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court administrator if the position of court administrator is |
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budgeted for by commissioners court. The court administrator |
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serves at the pleasure of those 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 in the |
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annual budget. |
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(e) The judges of the courts served by the court |
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administrator, if included in the county budget by [with the
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approval of] the commissioners court, shall appoint appropriate |
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staff and support personnel according to the needs of the local |
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jurisdiction. |
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(f) [On order and directive of the judges, the] If included |
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in the county budget, the commissioners court shall fund the court |
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administrator system from fines collected by the courts served by |
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the court administrator. If the fines collected are insufficient to |
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provide the total funding for the program, the county shall provide |
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the additional funds needed. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |