TITLE: Relating to the eligibility of certain attorneys to be employed by a public defender's office.

SUMMARY: Relating to the eligibility of certain attorneys to be employed by a public defender's office.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the eligibility of certain attorneys to be employed by a public defender's office. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Article 26.044, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended by adding Subsection (i-1) to read as follows: (i-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (i)(1), an attorney engaged in the private practice of criminal law may be employed by a public defender's office on a part-time basis for the sole purpose of providing counsel in relation to an indigent person's appearance before a magistrate as required by Article 14.06(a), 15.17(a), or 15.18(a). SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.