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County staff outline bills in 89th Texas Legislature that could affect Collin County
Summary
Deputy County Administrator Russell Shofner summarized a set of bills in the 89th Texas Legislature that county staff say could create unfunded mandates, alter judicial oversight and magistrate procedures, change juvenile detention funding, increase judicial pay, and expand a food-truck permitting pilot to large counties.
Russell Shofner, deputy county administrator, briefed the Collin County Commissioners Court on a selection of bills in the 89th Texas Legislature that county staff are tracking and which they say could affect county operations.
Shofner said staff prepared a memo for the court listing bills of concern. He flagged SB 160 (Menendez) as a potential unfunded mandate that would require counties with populations of 1,000,000 or more to establish a senior justice assessment center staffed by a mix of aging-services and criminal-justice partners. He told the court the county should be aware of the potential cost…
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