By: Place H.B. No. 1941
73R3966 JRD-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to eligibility for membership on certain state boards and
1-3 commissions.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 4, Article 42.18, Code of Criminal
1-6 Procedure, is amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as
1-7 follows:
1-8 (a-1) In determining eligibility under Subsection (a)(3) of
1-9 this section, the compensation or reimbursement that a board
1-10 member's spouse receives as an employee of the board or of the
1-11 Texas Department of Criminal Justice may not be considered. This
1-12 subsection does not affect any restriction on employment or board
1-13 membership imposed by any other law.
1-14 SECTION 2. Section 61.0222, Education Code, is amended by
1-15 adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
1-16 (a-1) In determining eligibility under Subsection (a)(3) of
1-17 this section, the compensation or reimbursement that a board
1-18 member's spouse receives as an employee of the board may not be
1-19 considered. This subsection does not affect any restriction on
1-20 employment or board membership imposed by any other law.
1-21 SECTION 3. Section 465.003, Government Code, is amended by
1-22 adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows:
1-23 (d-1) In determining eligibility under Subsection (d)(3),
1-24 the compensation or reimbursement that a commission member's spouse
2-1 receives as an employee of the commission may not be considered.
2-2 This subsection does not affect any restriction on employment or
2-3 commission membership imposed by any other law.
2-4 SECTION 4. Section 492.003, Government Code, is amended by
2-5 adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
2-6 (a-1) In determining eligibility under Subsection (a)(3),
2-7 the compensation or reimbursement that a board member's spouse
2-8 receives as an employee of the board or of the department may not
2-9 be considered. This subsection does not affect any restriction on
2-10 employment or board membership imposed by any other law.
2-11 SECTION 5. Section 801.1021, Government Code, is amended by
2-12 adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
2-13 (a-1) In determining eligibility under Subsection (a)(3),
2-14 the compensation or reimbursement that a board member's spouse
2-15 receives as an employee of the board may not be considered. This
2-16 subsection does not affect any restriction on employment or board
2-17 membership imposed by any other law.
2-18 SECTION 6. Section 11.006, Health and Safety Code, is
2-19 amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
2-20 (a-1) In determining eligibility under Subsection (a)(4),
2-21 the compensation or reimbursement that a board member's spouse
2-22 receives as an employee of the board or of the department may not
2-23 be considered. This subsection does not affect any restriction on
2-24 employment or board membership imposed by any other law.
2-25 SECTION 7. Section 102.0041, Health and Safety Code, is
2-26 amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
2-27 (a-1) In determining eligibility under Subsection (a)(2),
3-1 the compensation or reimbursement that a council member's spouse
3-2 receives as an employee of the council may not be considered. This
3-3 subsection does not affect any restriction on employment or council
3-4 membership imposed by any other law.
3-5 SECTION 8. Section 103.004, Health and Safety Code, is
3-6 amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
3-7 (a-1) In determining eligibility under Subsection (a)(3),
3-8 the compensation or reimbursement that a council member's spouse
3-9 receives as an employee of the council may not be considered. This
3-10 subsection does not affect any restriction on employment or council
3-11 membership imposed by any other law.
3-12 SECTION 9. Section 381.005, Health and Safety Code, is
3-13 amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
3-14 (a-1) In determining eligibility under Subsection (a)(3),
3-15 the compensation or reimbursement that a board member's spouse
3-16 receives as an employee of the board may not be considered. This
3-17 subsection does not affect any restriction on employment or board
3-18 membership imposed by any other law.
3-19 SECTION 10. Section 461.005, Health and Safety Code, is
3-20 amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
3-21 (a-1) In determining eligibility under Subsection (a)(4),
3-22 the compensation or reimbursement that a commission member's spouse
3-23 receives as an employee of the commission may not be considered.
3-24 This subsection does not affect any restriction on employment or
3-25 commission membership imposed by any other law.
3-26 SECTION 11. Section 532.004, Health and Safety Code, is
3-27 amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
4-1 (a-1) In determining eligibility under Subsection (a)(2)(A),
4-2 the compensation or reimbursement that a board member's spouse
4-3 receives as an employee of the board or of the department may not
4-4 be considered. This subsection does not affect any restriction on
4-5 employment or board membership imposed by any other law.
4-6 SECTION 12. Section 61.0121, Human Resources Code, is
4-7 amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
4-8 (a-1) In determining eligibility under Subsection (a)(3),
4-9 the compensation or reimbursement that a board member's spouse
4-10 receives as an employee of the board or of the commission may not
4-11 be considered. This subsection does not affect any restriction on
4-12 employment or board membership imposed by any other law.
4-13 SECTION 13. Section 81.002, Human Resources Code, is amended
4-14 by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
4-15 (g) In determining eligibility under Subsection (f)(3), the
4-16 compensation or reimbursement that a commission member's spouse
4-17 receives as an employee of the commission may not be considered.
4-18 This subsection does not affect any restriction on employment or
4-19 commission membership imposed by any other law.
4-20 SECTION 14. Section 91.011, Human Resources Code, is amended
4-21 by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
4-22 (a-1) In determining eligibility under Subsection (a)(3),
4-23 the compensation or reimbursement that a commission member's spouse
4-24 receives as an employee of the commission may not be considered.
4-25 This subsection does not affect any restriction on employment or
4-26 commission membership imposed by any other law.
4-27 SECTION 15. Section 101.001, Human Resources Code, is
5-1 amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
5-2 (b-1) In determining eligibility under Subsection (b)(3),
5-3 the compensation or reimbursement that a board member's spouse
5-4 receives as an employee of the board or of the department may not
5-5 be considered. This subsection does not affect any restriction on
5-6 employment or board membership imposed by any other law.
5-7 SECTION 16. Section 111.013, Human Resources Code, is
5-8 amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
5-9 (b-1) In determining eligibility under Subsection (b)(3),
5-10 the compensation or reimbursement that a commission member's spouse
5-11 receives as an employee of the commission may not be considered.
5-12 This subsection does not affect any restriction on employment or
5-13 commission membership imposed by any other law.
5-14 SECTION 17. Section 141.014, Human Resources Code, is
5-15 amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
5-16 (a-1) In determining eligibility under Subsection (a)(2),
5-17 the compensation or reimbursement that a commission member's spouse
5-18 receives as an employee of the commission may not be considered.
5-19 This subsection does not affect any restriction on employment or
5-20 commission membership imposed by any other law.
5-21 SECTION 18. Subchapter B, Chapter 11, Parks and Wildlife
5-22 Code, is amended by adding Section 11.01211 to read as follows:
5-23 Sec. 11.01211. EXCEPTION. In determining eligibility under
5-24 Section 11.0121(3) of this code, the compensation or reimbursement
5-25 that a commission member's spouse receives as an employee of the
5-26 commission or of the department may not be considered. This
5-27 section does not affect any restriction on employment or commission
6-1 membership imposed by any other law.
6-2 SECTION 19. Subchapter C, Chapter 5, Water Code, is amended
6-3 by adding Section 5.0531 to read as follows:
6-4 Sec. 5.0531. EXCEPTION. In determining eligibility under
6-5 Section 5.053(3) of this code, the compensation or reimbursement
6-6 that a commission member's spouse receives as an employee of the
6-7 commission may not be considered. This section does not affect any
6-8 restriction on employment or commission membership imposed by any
6-9 other law.
6-10 SECTION 20. Section 6.053, Water Code, is amended by adding
6-11 Subsection (c) to read as follows:
6-12 (c) In determining eligibility under Subsection (b)(3) of
6-13 this section, the compensation or reimbursement that a board
6-14 member's spouse receives as an employee of the board may not be
6-15 considered. This subsection does not affect any restriction on
6-16 employment or board membership imposed by any other law.
6-17 SECTION 21. Section 4, Public Accountancy Act of 1991
6-18 (Article 41a-1, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended by
6-19 adding Subsection (a-2) to read as follows:
6-20 (a-2) In determining eligibility under Subsection (a-1)(4)
6-21 of this section, the compensation or reimbursement that a board
6-22 member's spouse receives as an employee of the board may not be
6-23 considered. This subsection does not affect any restriction on
6-24 employment or board membership imposed by any other law.
6-25 SECTION 22. Section 3, Texas Structural Pest Control Act
6-26 (Article 135b-6, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended by
6-27 adding Subsection (f-1) to read as follows:
7-1 (f-1) In determining eligibility under Subsection (f)(4) of
7-2 this section, as amended by Section 3, Chapter 771, Acts of the
7-3 72nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1991, the compensation or
7-4 reimbursement that a board member's spouse receives as an employee
7-5 of the board may not be considered. This subsection does not
7-6 affect any restriction on employment or board membership imposed by
7-7 any other law.
7-8 SECTION 23. Section 2, Chapter 478, Acts of the 45th
7-9 Legislature, Regular Session, 1937 (Article 249a, Vernon's Texas
7-10 Civil Statutes), is amended by adding Subsection (f-1) to read as
7-11 follows:
7-12 (f-1) In determining eligibility under Subsection (f)(4) of
7-13 this section, the compensation or reimbursement that a Board
7-14 member's spouse receives as an employee of the Board may not be
7-15 considered. This subsection does not affect any restriction on
7-16 employment or Board membership imposed by any other law.
7-17 SECTION 24. Article 2, State Purchasing and General Services
7-18 Act (Article 601b, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended by
7-19 adding Section 2.021 to read as follows:
7-20 Sec. 2.021. EXCEPTION. In determining eligibility under
7-21 Section 2.02(3) of this Act, the compensation or reimbursement that
7-22 a commission member's spouse receives as an employee of the
7-23 commission may not be considered. This section does not affect any
7-24 restriction on employment or commission membership imposed by any
7-25 other law.
7-26 SECTION 25. Section 4, State Aircraft Pooling Act (Article
7-27 4413(34b), Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended by adding
8-1 Subsection (d-1) to read as follows:
8-2 (d-1) In determining eligibility under Subsection (d)(3) of
8-3 this section, the compensation or reimbursement that a board
8-4 member's spouse receives as an employee of the board may not be
8-5 considered. This subsection does not affect any restriction on
8-6 employment or board membership imposed by any other law.
8-7 SECTION 26. Part 1, Article 4413(501), Revised Statutes, is
8-8 amended by adding Section 1.08A to read as follows:
8-9 Sec. 1.08A. EXCEPTION. In determining eligibility under
8-10 Section 1.08(3) of this article, the compensation or reimbursement
8-11 that a board member's spouse receives as an employee of the board
8-12 or of the department may not be considered. This section does not
8-13 affect any restriction on employment or board membership imposed by
8-14 any other law.
8-15 SECTION 27. Section 3, Article 4413(503), Revised Statutes,
8-16 is amended by adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows:
8-17 (d-1) In determining eligibility under Subsection (d)(3) of
8-18 this section, the compensation or reimbursement that a board
8-19 member's spouse receives as an employee of the board or of the
8-20 department may not be considered. This subsection does not affect
8-21 any restriction on employment or board membership imposed by any
8-22 other law.
8-23 SECTION 28. Section 3, Article 4413(504), Revised Statutes,
8-24 is amended by adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows:
8-25 (d-1) In determining eligibility under Subsection (d)(3) of
8-26 this section, the compensation or reimbursement that a board
8-27 member's spouse receives as an employee of the board or of the
9-1 department may not be considered. This subsection does not affect
9-2 any restriction on employment or board membership imposed by any
9-3 other law.
9-4 SECTION 29. Subsection A, Section 2, Chapter 251, Acts of
9-5 the 53rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1953 (Article 4582b,
9-6 Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended by adding Subdivision
9-7 (1a) to read as follows:
9-8 (1a) In determining eligibility under Subsection
9-9 A(1)(d) of this section, the compensation or reimbursement that a
9-10 commissioner's spouse receives as an employee of the commission may
9-11 not be considered. This subsection does not affect any restriction
9-12 on employment or commission membership imposed by any other law.
9-13 SECTION 30. Section 3.01, Commission on Human Rights Act
9-14 (Article 5221k, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended by
9-15 adding Subsection (e-1) to read as follows:
9-16 (e-1) In determining eligibility under Subsection (e)(3) of
9-17 this section, the compensation or reimbursement that a commission
9-18 member's spouse receives as an employee of the commission may not
9-19 be considered. This subsection does not affect any restriction on
9-20 employment or commission membership imposed by any other law.
9-21 SECTION 31. Section 6, Professional Land Surveying Practices
9-22 Act (Article 5282c, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended by
9-23 adding Subsection (e-1) to read as follows:
9-24 (e-1) In determining eligibility under Subsection (e)(4) of
9-25 this section, the compensation or reimbursement that a board
9-26 member's spouse receives as an employee of the board may not be
9-27 considered. This subsection does not affect any restriction on
10-1 employment or board membership imposed by any other law.
10-2 SECTION 32. Section 1, Chapter 32, Acts of the 62nd
10-3 Legislature, Regular Session, 1971 (Article 6252-6b, Vernon's Texas
10-4 Civil Statutes), is amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as
10-5 follows:
10-6 (b-1) In determining eligibility under Subsection (b)(3) of
10-7 this section, the compensation or reimbursement that a Board
10-8 member's spouse receives as an employee of the Board or of the
10-9 agency may not be considered. This subsection does not affect any
10-10 restriction on employment or Board membership imposed by any other
10-11 law.
10-12 SECTION 33. Section 5, The Real Estate License Act (Article
10-13 6573a, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended by adding
10-14 Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:
10-15 (c-1) In determining eligibility under Subsection (c)(4) of
10-16 this section, the compensation or reimbursement that a commission
10-17 member's spouse receives as an employee of the commission may not
10-18 be considered. This subsection does not affect any restriction on
10-19 employment or commission membership imposed by any other law.
10-20 SECTION 34. Article 6664, Revised Statutes, is amended by
10-21 adding Subsection (j-1) to read as follows:
10-22 (j-1) In determining eligibility under Subsection (j)(3) of
10-23 this article, the compensation or reimbursement that a Commission
10-24 member's spouse receives as an employee of the Commission or of the
10-25 Department may not be considered. This subsection does not affect
10-26 any restriction on employment or Commission membership imposed by
10-27 any other law.
11-1 SECTION 35. Section 3, Chapter 410, Acts of the 53rd
11-2 Legislature, Regular Session, 1953 (Article 6674v, Vernon's Texas
11-3 Civil Statutes), is amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as
11-4 follows:
11-5 (c-1) In determining eligibility under Subsection (c)(4) of
11-6 this section, the compensation or reimbursement that a Director's
11-7 spouse receives as an employee of the Board or of the Authority may
11-8 not be considered. This subsection does not affect any restriction
11-9 on employment or Board membership imposed by any other law.
11-10 SECTION 36. Section 26, Chapter 65, Acts of the 41st
11-11 Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1929 (Article 8407a, Vernon's
11-12 Texas Civil Statutes), is amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to
11-13 read as follows:
11-14 (b-1) In determining eligibility under Subsection (b)(4) of
11-15 this section, the compensation or reimbursement that a board
11-16 member's spouse receives as an employee of the board may not be
11-17 considered. This subsection does not affect any restriction on
11-18 employment or board membership imposed by any other law.
11-19 SECTION 37. Section 2, Chapter 1036, Acts of the 62nd
11-20 Legislature, Regular Session, 1971 (Article 8451a, Vernon's Texas
11-21 Civil Statutes), is amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as
11-22 follows:
11-23 (a-1) In determining eligibility under Subsection (a)(4) of
11-24 this section, the compensation or reimbursement that a commission
11-25 member's spouse receives as an employee of the commission may not
11-26 be considered. This subsection does not affect any restriction on
11-27 employment or commission membership imposed by any other law.
12-1 SECTION 38. Article 9100, Revised Statutes, is amended by
12-2 adding Section 5A to read as follows:
12-3 Sec. 5A. EXCEPTION. In determining eligibility under
12-4 Section 5(4) of this article, the compensation or reimbursement
12-5 that a commission member's spouse receives as an employee of the
12-6 commission or of the department may not be considered. This
12-7 section does not affect any restriction on employment or commission
12-8 membership imposed by any other law.
12-9 SECTION 39. The importance of this legislation and the
12-10 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
12-11 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
12-12 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
12-13 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended,
12-14 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its
12-15 passage, and it is so enacted.