By:  Noriega (Senate Sponsor - Shapleigh)                         H.B. No. 3163
	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 2, 2005; 
May 3, 2005, read first time and referred to Committee on Veteran 
Affairs and Military Installations; May 16, 2005, reported 
favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 4, Nays 0; May 16, 2005, 
sent to printer.)


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT


relating to the membership of the Texas Military Preparedness 
Commission. 
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 436.051, Government Code, as renumbered 
from Section 436.003, Government Code, by Section 3, Chapter 149, 
Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, and Section 
436.003,  Government Code, as amended by Section 8, Chapter 1328, 
Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, are reenacted 
and amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 436.051.  COMPOSITION; ELIGIBILITY.  (a)  The 
commission is composed of:
		(1)  13 [nine] public members, appointed by the 
governor; and
		(2)  the following ex officio members:                                        
			(A)  the chair of the committee of the Texas House 
of Representatives that has primary jurisdiction of matters 
concerning defense affairs and state-federal relations; and
			(B)  one member of the Texas Senate appointed by 
the lieutenant governor.  
	(b)  To be eligible for appointment as a public member to the 
commission, a person must have demonstrated experience in economic 
development, the defense industry, military installation 
operation, environmental issues, finance, local government, or the 
use of airspace or outer space for future military missions.
	(c)  Appointments to the commission shall be made without 
regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or 
national origin of the appointee.
	SECTION 2.  Section 436.052(a), Government Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
	(a)  The 13 [nine] public members of the commission serve 
staggered terms of six years with the terms of four or five 
[one-third of the] members expiring February 1 of each odd-numbered 
year.  A legislative member vacates the person's position on the 
commission if the person ceases to be the chair of the applicable 
legislative committee.
	SECTION 3.  (a)  Not later than October 1, 2005, the governor 
shall appoint the four additional public members of the Texas 
Military Preparedness Commission as required by Section 436.051, 
Government Code, as amended by this Act.  The governor shall 
appoint:
		(1)  one public member to serve a term expiring 
February 1, 2007;           
		(2)  one public member to serve a term expiring 
February 1, 2009; and       
		(3)  two public members to serve terms expiring 
February 1, 2011.           
	(b)  Until all of the members appointed under this section 
have qualified for office, a quorum of the commission is a majority 
of the number of members who have qualified for office.
	SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.                           



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