86R6800 SRS-F
By: Leman H.B. No. 4665
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the juvenile board of Fayette County.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 152.0811, Human Resources Code, is
amended by amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsections
(a-1) and (d) to read as follows:
(a) The juvenile board of Fayette County is composed of:
(1) the county judge;
(2) [and] the judge of each [a] district court in
Fayette County;
(3) the judge of each statutory county court in
Fayette County; and
(4) a public member only if the total number of board
members described by Subdivisions (1)-(3) is fewer than three or is
an even number [as determined by the commissioners court].
(a-1) A public member who serves on the board must be
appointed by a majority of the other members of the board. The
public member serves a two-year term.
(b) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board
members [additional annual] compensation of [not more than] $1,200
annually for the [added] duties imposed on the members. The
[additional] compensation shall be paid in equal monthly
installments from the general fund or any other available fund of
the county.
(d) The board member who has the greatest number of years of
judicial service and is willing to serve is the chair of the board.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.