1-1 By: Wise, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Van de Putte) H.B. No. 218
1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House May 11, 2001;
1-3 May 11, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on Business
1-4 and Commerce; May 11, 2001, reported favorably by the following
1-5 vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 11, 2001, sent to printer.)
1-6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-7 AN ACT
1-8 relating to the membership of a local workforce development board.
1-9 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-10 SECTION 1. Section 2308.251, Government Code, is amended to
1-11 read as follows:
1-12 Sec. 2308.251. DEFINITIONS [DEFINITION]. In this subchapter:
1-13 (1) "Board" [, "board"] means a local workforce
1-14 development board.
1-15 (2) "Veteran" means a person who:
1-16 (A) has served in:
1-17 (i) the army, navy, air force, coast
1-18 guard, or marine corps of the United States or the United States
1-19 Public Health Service under 42 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq., as
1-20 amended;
1-21 (ii) the state military forces as defined
1-22 by Section 431.001; or
1-23 (iii) an auxiliary service of one of those
1-24 branches of the armed forces; and
1-25 (B) has been honorably discharged from the
1-26 branch of the service in which the person served.
1-27 SECTION 2. Section 2308.256, Government Code, is amended by
1-28 adding Subsection (h) to read as follows:
1-29 (h) At least one of the members of a board appointed under
1-30 Subsection (a) must be a veteran who meets the qualifications
1-31 required for the member under that subsection.
1-32 SECTION 3. (a) This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
1-33 (b) The change in law made by this Act applies to a local
1-34 workforce development board created on or after the effective date
1-35 of this Act. The chief elected officials responsible for
1-36 appointing members to a local workforce development board created
1-37 before the effective date of this Act shall appoint new members to
1-38 the board that reflect the requirements of this Act as vacancies
1-39 occur on the board or as the terms of members serving on the board
1-40 on or before the effective date of this Act expire.
1-41 (c) If the change in law made by this Act by the addition of
1-42 Section 2308.256(h), Government Code, conflicts with federal law or
1-43 would have the effect of invalidating a waiver granted under
1-44 federal law, Section 2308.256(h), Government Code, shall be of no
1-45 effect.
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