| 1 | 1 | | 81R9080 KFF-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Raymond H.B. No. 4543 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to a cost-of-living increase in compensation for district |
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| 8 | 8 | | court judges. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter A, Chapter 32, |
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| 11 | 11 | | Government Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SUBCHAPTER A. ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION PAID BY COUNTY |
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| 13 | 13 | | [FOR EXTRAJUDICIAL SERVICES] |
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| 14 | 14 | | SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 32, Government Code, is |
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| 15 | 15 | | amended by adding Section 32.002 to read as follows: |
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| 16 | 16 | | Sec. 32.002. COST-OF-LIVING INCREASE. The commissioners |
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| 17 | 17 | | court of a county may pay each judge of a district court having |
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| 18 | 18 | | jurisdiction in the county an annual cost-of-living increase in an |
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| 19 | 19 | | amount not to exceed 10 percent of the judge's combined salary from |
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| 20 | 20 | | state and county sources. Notwithstanding any other law, |
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| 21 | 21 | | compensation paid to a judge under this section is not included as |
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| 22 | 22 | | part of the judge's combined salary from state and county sources |
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| 23 | 23 | | for purposes of the salary limitations provided by Section 659.012. |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 25 | 25 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 26 | 26 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 27 | 27 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 28 | 28 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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