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AN ACT
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relating to the membership of the board of managers for certain |
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emergency communication districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 772.306(o), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(o) In a [an emergency communication] district subject to |
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this subchapter located wholly [entirely] in a county with a |
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population of less than 40,000 [30,000], the board consists of: |
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(1) the appropriate members listed in Subsection (c); |
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and |
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(2) a peace officer licensed under Chapter 1701, |
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Occupations Code, appointed by the county sheriff. |
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SECTION 2. The sheriff of a county to which Section |
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772.306(o), Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act, applies |
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shall appoint a peace officer to the board of managers as required |
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by Section 772.306(o) as soon as practicable after the effective |
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date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1228 was passed by the House on April |
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9, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 1, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1228 was passed by the Senate on May |
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19, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |