TITLE: Relating to the juvenile board of Fayette County.

SUMMARY: Relating to the juvenile board of Fayette County.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the juvenile board of Fayette County. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 152.0811, Human Resources Code, is amended by amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsections (a-1) and (d) to read as follows: (a) The juvenile board of Fayette County is composed of:(1) the county judge;(2) [and] the judge of each [a] district court in Fayette County;(3) the judge of each statutory county court in Fayette County; and (4) a public member only if the total number of board members described by Subdivisions (1)-(3) is fewer than three or is an even number [as determined by the commissioners court].(a-1) A public member who serves on the board must be appointed by a majority of the other members of the board. The public member serves a two-year term. (b) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board members [additional annual] compensation of [not more than] $1,200 annually for the [added] duties imposed on the members. The [additional] compensation shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund or any other available fund of the county. (d) The board member who has the greatest number of years of judicial service and is willing to serve is the chair of the board. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.