HBA-MSH H.B. 2751 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2751
By: Jones, Elizabeth
County Affairs
4/8/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law prohibits the amount of the compensation and allowances of a
county auditor from exceeding the amount of the compensation and allowances
received from all sources by the highest paid elected county officer, other
than a judge of a statutory county court.  This limit makes it more
difficult to attract experienced, and qualified candidates for a position
as a county auditor, especially in larger cities where the local
competition for individuals with auditing skills is greater.  House Bill
2751 allows the salary of a county auditor in certain counties to be the
same as the amount paid to the county budget officer. 

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. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 2751 amends the Local Government Code to prohibit the amount of
the compensation and allowances of a county auditor from exceeding the
amount of the compensation and allowances received from all sources by the
county budget officer, or in a county that does not have an office of
county budget officer, the amount of compensation and allowances received
from all sources by the highest paid elected county officer. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.