House Committee on Judicial Affairs - 66th R.S. (1979)
Committee Members
- Ronald C. Bird, Chair
- Anita Hill, Vice Chair
- W.S. 'Bill' Heatly, Vice Chair - Appropriative Matters
- Dave Allred
- Gonzalo Barrientos
- Jerry 'Nub' Donaldson
- Robert C. 'Frank' Gaston
- Samuel Hudson III
- Albert Luna III
- Mary Polk
- Ben T. Reyes
- John Whitmire
Charges
- Oversight functions shall be conducted for all appropriations-related actions of those agencies assigned for appropriative purposes during the Sixty-sixth Regular Session of the Legislature. These are: Supreme Court of Texas, Courts of Civil Appeals, State Bar of Texas, Board of Law Examiners, State Commission on Judicial Conduct, Judiciary Section, Comptroller's Office.
- Study the use of masters and other parajudicial personnel as a method of easing caseloads in certain courts.
- Identify concurrent jurisdiction in civil cases among the trial courts in Texas and make appropriate recommendations.
- Review court systems in other states.
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Undertake a comprehensive study of the Family Code with recommendations as to recodification.
- Study the need and benefits of having regional medical examiners in determining deaths caused by sexual abuse, child abuse, drugs and alcohol.
- Study the needs of the Courts of Civil Appeals.
- Determine the support services needed by the Supreme Court and recommend appropriate funding.
Notes
Ben Reyes (Member) resigned 1/2/1980.
Albert Luna III appointed 3/11/1980.
Letter, Bill Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, March 11, 1980
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