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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the annual state salary supplement for certain county |
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judges. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 26.006(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) A county judge is entitled to an annual salary |
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supplement from the state in an amount equal to 25 [18] percent of |
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the annual compensation provided for a district judge in the |
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General Appropriations Act if at least 40 percent of the functions |
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that the judge performs are judicial functions. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act takes effect |
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on the effective date of this Act and applies only to a salary |
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payment for a pay period beginning on or after that date. A salary |
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payment for a pay period beginning before the effective date of this |
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Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the pay period |
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began, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |