Sec. 52.042.  DEPUTY COURT REPORTER.  (a)  If an official court reporter is unable to perform his duties in reporting proceedings in court due to illness, other official work, or unavoidable disability, the judge of the court may appoint a deputy court reporter to perform the court reporting services during the absence of the official court reporter.
(b)  A deputy court reporter is entitled to receive the same salary and fees for the services performed during the absence of the official court reporter as the official court reporter receives.  The deputy court reporter shall be paid in the same manner as the official court reporter.
(c)  The official court reporter is entitled to receive his regular salary while temporarily unable to perform his duties due to other official work.  The official court reporter may not receive salary under this subsection for more than 30 days each year.
(d)  The salary of the official court reporter for absences due to illness or unavoidable disability shall be determined in accordance with the compensation and leave policies of the county or counties responsible for payment of the official court reporter's salary and Chapter 504, Labor Code.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.