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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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relating to the filing of personal financial disclosure statements |
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by municipal officers and candidates, members of the boards of |
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trustees of school districts, and directors of sports and community |
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venue districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 145.003, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a [A] municipal |
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officer or a candidate for a municipal office filled by election |
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shall file a financial statement as required by this chapter. |
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(c) A municipal officer who does not receive compensation |
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for serving as an officer or a candidate for such an office is not |
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required to file a financial statement under this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. Section 11.064, Education Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 3. Section 335.1085, Local Government Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 4. (a) Section 145.003, Local Government Code, as |
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amended by this Act, applies only to the filing by a municipal |
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officer or employee of a financial statement that covers the 2007 or |
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a later calendar year. The filing by a municipal officer or |
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employee of a financial statement that covers the 2006 calendar |
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year is governed by the law in effect on January 1, 2007, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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(b) The repeal by this Act of Section 11.064, Education |
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Code, applies only to the filing by a school district trustee of a |
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financial statement that covers the 2007 or a later calendar year. |
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The filing by a school district trustee of a financial statement |
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that covers the 2006 calendar year is governed by the law in effect |
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on January 1, 2007, and the former law is continued in effect for |
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that purpose. |
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(c) The repeal by this Act of Section 335.1085, Local |
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Government Code, applies only to the filing by a director of a venue |
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district of a financial statement that covers the 2007 or a later |
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calendar year. The filing by a director of a venue district of a |
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financial statement that covers the 2006 calendar year is governed |
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by the law in effect on January 1, 2007, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |