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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the membership and duties of the Public Safety |
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Commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 411.003(b), (c), and (d), Government |
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Code are amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The commission is composed of five [three] citizens of |
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this state appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of |
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the senate. Members must be selected because of their peculiar |
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qualifications for the position[.] and must reflect the diverse |
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geographic regions and population groups of this state. |
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Appointments to the commission shall be made without regard to |
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race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin. |
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In making an appointment the governor shall consider, among other |
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things, the person's knowledge of laws, experience in the |
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enforcement of law, honesty, integrity, education, training, and |
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executive ability. |
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(c) Members serve staggered six-year terms with the terms |
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[term] of either one or two members [member] expiring January 1 of |
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each even-numbered year. |
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(d) The governor shall designate one member of the |
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commission as chairman of the commission to serve in that capacity |
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at the pleasure of the governor. The commission shall meet at the |
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times and places specified by commission rule or at the call of the |
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chairman [or any two members]. The chairman shall oversee the |
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preparation of an agenda for each meeting and ensure that a copy is |
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provided to each member at least seven days before the meeting. |
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SECTION 2. Promptly after this Act takes effect, the |
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governor shall appoint two additional members to the Public Safety |
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Commission. Of those members, the governor shall designate one to |
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serve a term expiring January 1, 2010, and one to serve a term |
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expiring February 1, 2012. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |