Texas Government Code - Section 21.008. District Court Support Account
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§ 21.008. DISTRICT COURT SUPPORT ACCOUNT. (a) The
district court support account of the judicial fund is created to be
administered by the office of court administration as directed by
the supreme court.
(b) The comptroller shall allocate to the district court
support account such amounts from the judicial fund as may be
designated in the General Appropriations Act.
(c) The district court support account may be used only for
court-related purposes for the support of the district courts of
this state to defray the salaries of support personnel and other
expenses incurred in the operations of the courts, the necessary
expenses of the administrative judicial regions, and for the
administration of this section.
(d) The State Board of Regional Judges is created to
administer the funds appropriated to this account and to the child
support and court management account of the judicial fund created
by Section 21.007. The board shall be composed of the nine regional
administrative judges of the state, who shall have the authority to
organize, elect officers, and make such rules as may be necessary
for the proper administration of these accounts.
(e) The office of court administration shall file a report
with the Legislative Budget Board at the end of each fiscal year
showing disbursements from the account and the purpose for each
disbursement. All funds expended are subject to audit by the
comptroller and the State Auditor.
(f) Funds allocated for personnel may be used to pay in full
or in part the salary of an employee, to supplement the salary of an
existing employee, or to hire additional personnel.
(g) It is the purpose of this section to increase the funds
available for the administration of justice in each county in this
state and to provide funding to be used for court-related purposes
for the support of the judicial branch of this state. Funds
available from the judicial fund and its special account may be
supplemented by local or federal funds and private or public
grants. A county commissioners court may not reduce the amount of
funds provided for these purposes because of the availability of
funds from the judicial fund or the special account.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 674, § 3.01, eff. Aug. 31,
1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 646, § 2, eff. Aug.
28, 1989.
Section: 1.003 21.001 21.002 21.004 21.005 21.006 21.007 21.008 21.009 22.001 22.002 22.003 22.004 22.005 22.006
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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