80R4688 JTS-D
 
  By: Krusee H.B. No. 3718
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to terms of directors of a regional mobility authority.
       BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
       SECTION 1.  Section 370.251(c), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
       (c)  Directors [If permitted under the constitution of this
state, directors serve staggered six-year terms, with the terms of
no more than one-third of the directors expiring on February 1 of
each odd-numbered year. If six-year terms are not permitted under
the constitution, directors] serve two-year terms, with as near as
possible to [the terms of not more than] one-half of the directors'
terms [directors] expiring on February 1 of each year.
       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.