HBA-RBT S.B. 1007 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 1007
By: Wentworth
Judicial Affairs
5/5/1999
Engrossed



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, existing law regulating a statutory probate court's authority to
hire appropriate staff is limited by a county population specification of
one million or more. Appropriate staffing of a court coordinator, an
administrative assistant, and an auditor, is an important factor in a
statutory probate court's successful performance of duties.  S.B. 1007
deletes the county population qualification for hiring such individuals,
and requires their hiring by the judge of a statutory probate court.  

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 25.0024(a), Government Code, to require, rather
than authorize, a judge of any statutory probate court, rather than
authorizing one in a county with a population of one million or more, to
hire a court coordinator, an administrative assistant, and an auditor. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.