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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the membership of the board of managers for certain |
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emergency communication districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 772.306, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (o) to read as follows: |
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(o) In an emergency communication district subject to this |
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subchapter located entirely in a county with a population of less |
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than 30,000, the board consists of: |
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(1) the appropriate members listed in Subsection (c); |
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and |
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(2) a peace officer licensed under Chapter 1701, |
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Occupations Code, appointed by the county sheriff. |
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SECTION 2. The sheriff of a county to which Section |
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772.306(o), Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, applies |
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shall appoint a peace officer to the board of managers as required |
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by Section 772.306(o) as soon as practicable after the effective |
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date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2009. |