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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the qualifications required of the executive director |
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of the Texas Department of Transportation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 201.301(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The commission shall elect an executive director for the |
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department. The director must be [a registered professional
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engineer in this state and] experienced and skilled in |
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transportation planning and [,] development[, construction,] and |
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in organizational management [maintenance]. |
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SECTION 2. (a) The change in law made by this Act applies |
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only to a person elected by the Texas Transportation Commission as |
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the executive director of the Texas Department of Transportation on |
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or after the effective date of this Act. |
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(b) The change in law made by this Act does not affect the |
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right of the person serving as the executive director of the Texas |
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Department of Transportation on the effective date of this Act to |
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continue to serve as the executive director of that department. |
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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. |