By: Herrero (Senate Sponsor - Hinojosa) H.B. No. 1551
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 23, 2009;
May 1, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on
Jurisprudence; May 14, 2009, reported favorably by the following
vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 14, 2009, sent to printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the appointment of additional official court reporters
for the district courts in Nueces County.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 52, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 52.049 to read as follows:
Sec. 52.049. ADDITIONAL DISTRICT COURT REPORTERS IN NUECES
COUNTY. (a) The judges of the district courts in Nueces County
may employ additional official court reporters to serve the
district courts in Nueces County if a majority of the district court
judges believe more official court reporters are necessary.
(b) The district court judges shall, by majority vote,
determine the method of hiring the additional official court
reporters.
(c) The presiding judge of the district courts of Nueces
County shall determine the assignments of the additional official
court reporters.
(d) The total number of official court reporters serving the
district courts of Nueces County may not exceed the amount that
equals one and one-half full-time employees multiplied by the
number of district courts in Nueces County.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
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