Bill Text: TX SB1069 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the delegation of certain authority of a county judge or commissioners court in certain counties.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-18 - Referred to Local Government [SB1069 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SB1069-Introduced.html
| 87R3094 ANG-D | ||
| By: Blanco | S.B. No. 1069 | |
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| relating to the delegation of certain authority of a county judge or | ||
| commissioners court in certain counties. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 81.029, Local Government Code, is | ||
| amended to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 81.029. DELEGATION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITY [ |
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| This section applies only to [ |
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| population of more than 800,000 and is located on the international | ||
| border. | ||
| (b) A county judge may file an order with the commissioners | ||
| court of the county delegating to a county commissioner of the | ||
| commissioners court, a chief administrator, or another county | ||
| officer or employee the ability to sign orders or other official | ||
| documents associated with the county judge's office. The | ||
| delegating order must clearly indicate the types of orders or | ||
| official documents that the county commissioner, chief | ||
| administrator, officer, or employee may sign on behalf of the | ||
| county judge. | ||
| (c) A county judge may file a standing order of emergency | ||
| delegation of authority that clearly indicates the types of orders | ||
| or official documents that the county commissioner, chief | ||
| administrator, officer, or employee may sign on behalf of the | ||
| county judge in the event of an emergency or disaster. | ||
| (d) An order or official document signed by the county | ||
| commissioner, chief administrator, officer, or employee under the | ||
| delegated authority of the county judge under this section has the | ||
| same effect as an order of the county judge. | ||
| (e) The county judge may at any time revoke the delegated | ||
| authority or transfer the authority to a different county | ||
| commissioner, chief administrator, officer, or employee by filing | ||
| an order with the commissioners court. | ||
| (f) The commissioners court by order may delegate | ||
| managerial authority of the commissioners court to a county chief | ||
| administrator. The delegating order must clearly indicate the | ||
| specific managerial authority delegated to the administrator. By | ||
| subsequent order, the commissioners court may revoke or modify the | ||
| managerial authority delegated to the administrator. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. | ||
