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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the criteria for evaluating requests for defense |
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economic adjustment assistance grants. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 486.008, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 486.008. EVALUATION OF APPLICATION. The panel shall |
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evaluate each application and assign the applicant a score based |
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on: |
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(1) the significance of the adverse or positive effect |
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within the local governmental entity, including the number of jobs |
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lost or gained in relation to the workforce in the local |
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governmental entity's jurisdiction and the effect on the area's |
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economy and tax revenue; |
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(2) the extent to which the local governmental entity |
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has used its existing resources to promote local economic |
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development; |
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(3) the amount of any grant that the local |
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governmental entity has previously received under this chapter; |
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(4) the anticipated number of jobs to be created or |
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retained in relation to the amount of the grant sought; and |
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(5) the extent to which the grant will affect the |
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region in which the local governmental entity is located. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |