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• Committee:

  House Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence, 88th R.S. (2023)

  Title:

  Interim Report

  Document type:

  Report

  Subjects:

  Business Courts, Texas | Court Administration, Texas Office of | Judicial candidates | Judicial salaries |

  Library Call Number:

  L1836.88 J898

  Description:

  [49 pages  File size: 2,530 kb]

  Charges:

  1. Monitoring: Monitor the agencies and programs under the Committee’s jurisdiction and oversee the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 88th Legislature. Conduct active oversight of all associated rulemaking and other governmental actions taken to ensure the intended legislative outcome of all legislation, including the following:
     • HB 19, 88th R.S., relating to the creation of a specialty trial court to hear certain cases; authorizing fees;
     • HB 841, 88th R.S., relating to certain judicial statistics and related information gathered by the Texas Judicial Council; and
     • HB 2384, 88th R.S., relating to court administration, including the knowledge, efficiency, training, and transparency requirements for candidates for or holders of judicial offices.
  2. Examine proposals to increase judicial compensation.
     Review proposed modifications allowing paraprofessionals to provide limited legal services.
     Review the current use and misuse of the Texas Citizens Participation Act.
     Discuss the use of civil nondisclosure agreements in settlements involving the sexual abuse of a child.
     Discuss the use of court orders seeking to change an individual's sex on government documents. *

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* This represents an abstract of the report contents. Charge text is incomplete or unavailable.