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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the appointment of emergency services boards in |
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districts located in more than one county. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 776, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 776.0345 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 776.0345. APPOINTMENT OF BOARD IN DISTRICT LOCATED IN |
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MORE THAN ONE COUNTY. (a) Section 776.034 does not apply to a |
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district that exists on the effective date of the Act creating this |
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section and that is located: |
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(1) in a county with a population of less than 21,000; |
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and |
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(2) in a county with a population of more than 47,400. |
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(b) The commissioners court of the largest county in which |
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the district is located shall appoint a five-member board of |
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emergency commissioners to serve as the district's governing body. |
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A commissioner serves a two-year term. |
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(c) To be eligible for appointment as an emergency |
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commissioner under this section, a person must be at least 18 years |
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of age and reside in the district. Two commissioners must reside in |
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a county with a population of less than 21,000 and three |
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commissioners must reside in a county with a population of more than |
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47,400. |
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(d) On January 1 of each year, the commissioners court shall |
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appoint a successor for each emergency commissioner whose term has |
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expired. |
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(e) The commissioners court shall fill a vacancy on the |
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board for the remainder of the unexpired term. |
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SECTION 2. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Board" means a board of emergency commissioners |
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for an emergency services district. |
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(2) "District" means an emergency services district to |
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which Section 776.0345, Health and Safety Code, as added by this |
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Act, applies. |
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(b) On the effective date of this Act, the district's board |
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is abolished. |
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(c) The commissioners court of the largest county in which |
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the district is located shall appoint an initial appointed board |
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for the district as follows: |
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(1) two commissioners to serve a term that expires |
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January 1, 2008; and |
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(2) three commissioners to serve a term that expires |
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January 1, 2009. |
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(d) One commissioner appointed under Subsection (c)(1) must |
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reside in a county with a population of less than 21,000, and one |
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commissioner must reside in a county with a population of more than |
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47,400. |
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(e) One commissioner appointed under Subsection (c)(2) must |
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reside in a county with a population of less than 21,000, and two |
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commissioners must reside in a county with a population of more than |
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47,400. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |