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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the time during which |
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a person who holds an appointive position that is subject to senate |
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confirmation on a multimember state board or commission continues |
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to perform the duties of the office after the expiration of the |
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person's term of office. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 17, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 17. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), all [All] officers |
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within this State shall continue to perform the duties of their |
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offices until their successors shall be duly qualified. |
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(b) A person who holds an appointive position that is |
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subject to confirmation by the senate under Section 12, Article IV, |
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of this constitution on a multimember board, commission, or other |
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governing body of a state agency or institution and whose term of |
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office expires during a regular session of the legislature may not |
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continue to perform the duties of the office under Subsection (a) of |
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this section after that regular session ends. If the person's term |
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of office expires during a recess of the senate, the person may not |
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continue to perform the duties of the office under Subsection (a) of |
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this section after the end of the first regular session of the |
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legislature that follows the expiration of the person's term. This |
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subsection does not prohibit the person from being reappointed to a |
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new term of the office as provided by law. |
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SECTION 2. 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 to limit the time |
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during which a person who holds an appointive position that is |
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subject to senate confirmation on a multimember state board or |
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commission continues to perform the duties of the office after the |
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expiration of the person's term of office." |