Sec. 152.0411. CASTRO COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of Castro and Swisher counties is composed of the county judges, the district judges in Castro and Swisher counties, and the judge of any statutory court designated as a juvenile court in the counties.
(b) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as chairman.
(c) The commissioners courts of the counties shall pay the members of the juvenile board an annual salary set by the commissioners court at not less than $1,200, payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the counties. The counties shall apportion and pay the salary according to the method determined by the counties.
(d) The counties shall apportion and pay the juvenile board costs, other than the judge's salaries, according to the method determined by the counties.
(e) The commissioners courts shall pay the salaries and expenses of juvenile probation personnel and other expenses the chairman certifies as essential to provide services to children from the general funds or any other available funds of the counties.
(f) A member of the juvenile board is not liable in civil damages or for criminal prosecution for an action taken by the juvenile board.
(g) The juvenile board shall appoint an advisory council composed of five citizens from different parts of Castro and Swisher counties.
(h) Sections 152.0004 and 152.0005(b) do not apply to the juvenile board in Castro and Swisher counties.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 454, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.
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