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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment limiting the service of |
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certain officeholders after the expiration of the person's term of |
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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) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this |
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section, all [All] officers within this State shall continue to |
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perform the duties of their offices until their successors shall be |
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duly qualified. |
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(b) Following the expiration of a term of an appointive |
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office that is filled by appointment by the Governor and subject to |
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the advice and consent of the Senate, the period for which the |
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officer shall continue to perform the duties of office under |
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Subsection (a) of this section ends when and if, during a regular or |
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special session of the legislature, the Senate by a vote of |
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two-thirds of the members present adopts a resolution declaring an |
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end to the officer's service. A person whose service ends under |
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this subsection may not be appointed by the Governor before the next |
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regular session following the adoption of the resolution to fill a |
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vacancy in: |
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(1) the office for which service is ended under this |
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subsection; or |
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(2) if the office for which service is ended under this |
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subsection is a position on a board, commission, or similar state |
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entity composed of multiple members, any other membership position |
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on that board, commission, or entity. |
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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 limiting the holdover |
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period an officeholder appointed by the governor may continue to |
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perform the duties of the office after the expiration of the |
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person's term." |