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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the removal of an emergency services district board |
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member by a county commissioners court. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 775, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 775.0422 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 775.0422. REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBER BY COMMISSIONERS |
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COURT FOR FAILURE TO GIVE REPORT OR FILE AUDIT. (a) The |
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commissioners court of the county in which a district is located may |
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remove one or more board members by majority vote if the board has |
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failed to give the report required by Section 775.036(a)(4) to, or |
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file the audit report required by Section 775.082(b) with, the |
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commissioners court before the 91st day after the date on which the |
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report or audit was due under those sections. |
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(b) For a district located in more than one county, each |
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commissioners court must vote for the removal under this section. |
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(c) The validity of a board action is not affected because |
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it is taken when a ground for removal of a board member exists. |
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SECTION 2. The heading to Section 775.042, Health and |
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Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 775.042. REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBER BY BOARD. |
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SECTION 3. Section 775.0422, Health and Safety Code, as |
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added by this Act, applies only to a report or audit due on or after |
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the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. 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. |