By Lucio S.B. No. 1519
77R6659 DWS-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the executive director and engineering personnel of the
1-3 Texas Department of Transportation.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 201.301(a), Transportation Code, is
1-6 amended to read as follows:
1-7 (a) The commission shall elect an executive director for the
1-8 department. The director must be [a registered professional
1-9 engineer in this state and] experienced and skilled in
1-10 transportation planning, development, construction, and
1-11 maintenance.
1-12 SECTION 2. Subchapter F, Chapter 201, Transportation Code,
1-13 is amended by adding Section 201.407 to read as follows:
1-14 Sec. 201.407. HIRING OF ENGINEERING PERSONNEL. The
1-15 department shall take necessary action to accelerate the employment
1-16 of necessary engineers and engineering technicians. A law
1-17 requiring posting of job openings or competitive selection of job
1-18 applicants does not apply to those positions, regardless of the
1-19 salary applicable to the position.
1-20 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-21 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-22 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
1-23 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-24 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.