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Amend SB 1119 in SECTION 1 of the bill by striking proposed
Section 707.004, Transportation Code (committee printing, page 2,
lines 7 through 20) and substituting the following:
Sec. 707.004. REQUIRED ORDINANCE PROVISIONS. (a) An
ordinance adopted under Section 707.002 must provide that a person
against whom the local authority seeks to impose a civil penalty is
entitled to a hearing and shall:
(1) provide for the period in which the hearing must be
held;
(2) provide for the appointment of a hearing officer
with authority to administer oaths and issue orders compelling the
attendance of witnesses and the production of documents; and
(3) except as provided by Subsection (b), designate
the department, agency, or office of the local authority
responsible for the enforcement and administration of the ordinance
or provide that the entity with which the local authority contracts
under Section 707.003(a)(1) is responsible for the enforcement and
administration of the ordinance.
(b) A police department may not enforce or administer an
ordinance adopted under Section 707.002.