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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment affecting the methods by which |
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an appointed member of a multimember state board, commission, or |
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other governing body may be removed from office and providing that |
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the holdover provision of the Texas Constitution does not apply to |
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the member. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 9(a), Article XV, Texas Constitution, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) In addition to the other procedures provided by law for |
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removal of public officers, the governor who appoints an officer |
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may remove the officer with the advice and consent of a majority |
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[two-thirds] of the members of the senate [present]. |
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SECTION 2. Article XV, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 10 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 10. In addition to the other procedures provided by law |
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for removal of public officers, a person appointed by the governor |
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to a multimember state board, commission, or other governing body |
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of a state agency or institution whose appointment has been |
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confirmed by the senate may be removed from office by the senate |
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during a regular or special session of the legislature on the |
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affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of the senate. |
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SECTION 3. Section 17, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 17. (a) All officers within this State, other than an |
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appointed member of a multimember state board, commission, or other |
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governing body of a state agency or institution whose term has |
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expired, shall continue to perform the duties of their offices |
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until their successors shall be duly qualified. |
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(b) An appointed member of a multimember state board, |
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commission, or other governing body of a state agency or |
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institution whose term has expired may not continue to perform the |
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duties of a member of the board, commission, or other governing |
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body, and a vacancy is created in the member's position unless the |
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person is reappointed to the office in accordance with applicable |
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law. |
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SECTION 4. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 6, 2007. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment affecting the methods |
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by which an appointed member of a multimember state board, |
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commission, or other governing body may be removed from office and |
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providing that the holdover provision of the Texas Constitution |
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does not apply to such a member." |