By Salinas H.B. No. 1870
77R6591 ESH-F
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the determination of a relationship by affinity under
1-3 the nepotism prohibitions applicable to public officials.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 573.024, Government Code, is amended to
1-6 read as follows:
1-7 Sec. 573.024. DETERMINATION OF AFFINITY. (a) Two
1-8 individuals are related to each other by affinity if:
1-9 (1) they are married to each other; or
1-10 (2) the spouse of one of the individuals is related by
1-11 consanguinity to the other individual.
1-12 (b) The ending of a marriage by divorce or the death of a
1-13 spouse ends relationships by affinity created by that marriage
1-14 unless a child of that marriage is living, in which case the
1-15 marriage is considered to continue as long as a child of that
1-16 marriage is under [lives.]
1-17 [(c) Subsection (b) applies to a member of the board of
1-18 trustees of or an officer of a school district only until the
1-19 youngest child of the marriage reaches] the age of 21 years.
1-20 SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Section
1-21 573.024, Government Code, applies only to the appointment of an
1-22 individual to a position that is to be directly or indirectly
1-23 compensated from public funds or fees of office that is made by a
1-24 public official on or after September 1, 2001. The appointment of
2-1 an individual to a position that is to be directly or indirectly
2-2 compensated from public funds or fees of office that is made by a
2-3 public official before September 1, 2001, is governed by the law in
2-4 effect at the time the appointment was made, and the former law is
2-5 continued in effect for that purpose.
2-6 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.