By: Truitt (Senate Sponsor - Duncan) H.B. No. 2190

(In the Senate - Received from the House May 9, 2007; May 10, 2007, read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs; May 21, 2007, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 21, 2007, sent to printer.)

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to eligibility to serve as the executive director of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 825.202(c), Government Code, is amended to read as follows:

(c) To be eligible to serve as the executive director, a person must:

(1) be [have been] a citizen of the United States; and

(2) have executive ability and experience to carry out the duties of the office [this state for the three years immediately preceding the appointment].

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, 2007.

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