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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the State Bar of Texas membership dues for an attorney |
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employed by this state's government. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 81.054, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (m) to read as follows: |
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(m) A member is not required to pay a membership fee for a |
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year in which the member is in good standing and employed as a |
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full-time attorney by a board, commission, department, agency, |
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office, or other entity of this state's government. The state bar |
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shall adopt rules governing the proration of a membership fee paid |
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by an attorney who is not employed by this state's government for an |
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entire year. |
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SECTION 2. Section 81.054(m), Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies to a membership fee for membership or renewal of |
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membership in the State Bar of Texas that becomes due on or after |
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the effective date of this Act. A membership fee for membership or |
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renewal of membership that becomes due before the effective date of |
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this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the membership |
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fee becomes due, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2012. |