1-1 By: Lucio S.B. No. 1519
1-2 (In the Senate - Filed March 9, 2001; March 14, 2001, read
1-3 first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs;
1-4 April 11, 2001, reported favorably, as amended, by the following
1-5 vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; April 11, 2001, sent to printer.)
1-6 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1 By: Gallegos
1-7 Amend S.B. No. 1519 by striking SECTION 1 of the bill and
1-8 renumbering the subsequent sections appropriately.
1-9 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-10 AN ACT
1-11 relating to the executive director and engineering personnel of the
1-12 Texas Department of Transportation.
1-13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-14 SECTION 1. Subsection (a), Section 201.301, Transportation
1-15 Code, is amended to read as follows:
1-16 (a) The commission shall elect an executive director for the
1-17 department. The director must be [a registered professional
1-18 engineer in this state and] experienced and skilled in
1-19 transportation planning, development, construction, and
1-20 maintenance.
1-21 SECTION 2. Subchapter F, Chapter 201, Transportation Code,
1-22 is amended by adding Section 201.407 to read as follows:
1-23 Sec. 201.407. HIRING OF ENGINEERING PERSONNEL. The
1-24 department shall take necessary action to accelerate the employment
1-25 of necessary engineers and engineering technicians. A law
1-26 requiring posting of job openings or competitive selection of job
1-27 applicants does not apply to those positions, regardless of the
1-28 salary applicable to the position.
1-29 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-30 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-31 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
1-32 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-33 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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