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