81R24520 YDB-D
By: Oliveira H.B. No. 3708
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the appointment and qualifications of bailiffs for
certain courts in Cameron County.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 53.001, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (k) to read as follows:
(k) Each district court judge in Cameron County may appoint
bailiffs.
SECTION 2. Section 53.004, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (h) to read as follows:
(h) To be eligible to be appointed as a bailiff in a district
or statutory county court in Cameron County under Section
53.001(k), a person must be at least 21 years old, be of good moral
character, and hold a peace officer license issued under Chapter
1701, Occupations Code, from the Commission on Law Enforcement
Officer Standards and Education.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.