79R8881 JTS-D

By:  Krusee                                                       H.B. No. 2654



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the terms of directors of a regional mobility 
authority.        
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Sections 370.251(c) and (d), Transportation 
Code, are amended to read as follows:
	(c)  If permitted under the constitution of this state, 
directors [Directors] serve staggered six-year terms, with the 
terms of no more than one-third of the directors expiring on 
February 1 of each odd-numbered year. If six-year terms are not 
permitted under the constitution, directors serve two-year terms, 
with the terms of not more than one-half of the directors expiring 
on February 1 of each year.
	(d)  If six-year terms are permitted under the constitution 
of this state, one [One] director appointed to the initial board of 
an authority by the commissioners court of a county shall be 
designated by the court to serve a term of two years and one 
director designated to serve a term of four years.  If six-year 
terms are not permitted under the constitution, one director 
appointed to the initial board of an authority by the commissioners 
court of a county shall be designated by the court to serve a term of 
one year and one director designated to serve a term of two years.
If one or more directors are subsequently appointed to the board, 
the directors other than the subsequent appointees shall determine 
the length of the appointees' terms, to comply with Subsection (c).
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect September 1, 2005.