HBA-SEB S.B. 1719 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 1719
By: Ellis
Judicial Affairs
5/6/1999
Engrossed



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Under the Court Administration Act, a retired or former judge who serves a
district court assignment currently receives 85 percent of the regular
judge's salary, pro rata.  Assuming no or slight change in the number of
assignments, Fiscal Year 2000 expenditures for these judges' salaries will
be approximately $7,780,000.  S.B. 1719 modifies the salary of a retired or
former judge or justice assigned to a district court.  This bill provides
that such a salary may be determined by a greater percentage than 85
percent of a regular judge's state salary, not to exceed 100 percent of
that salary.  
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 Sections 74.061(h) and (i), Government Code, follows:

(h)  Provides that, notwithstanding Subsection (c), the salary of a retired
judge or justice assigned to a district court is determined pro rata on the
sum of the regular judge's salary from the county plus the greater of the
regular judge's salary from the state on August 31, 1997, or 85 percent or
greater of the regular judge's salary from the state, not to exceed 100
percent, as established by the General Appropriations Act for any fiscal
year.   

(i)  Provides that, notwithstanding Subsection (d), the pro rata salary of
a former judge or justice assigned to a district court is determined pro
rata on the greater of the regular judge's salary from the state on August
31, 1997, or 85 percent of the regular judge's salary from the state, or a
greater percentage of that salary, not to exceed 100 percent, as
established by the General Appropriations Act for any fiscal year.   

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.