Amend HB 2817 by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering the remaining SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____. Subchapter A, Chapter 141, Election Code, is amended by adding Section 141.005 to read as follows:

Sec. 141.005. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT IN CERTAIN POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS. (a) This section applies only to a political subdivision that:

(1) is located in a county with territory greater than 4,600 square miles; and

(2) is either:

(A) an independent school district servicing less than 1,500 students; or

(B) a municipality with a population of less than 8,000.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 141.001, a municipal charter provision, or any other law, a candidate for the governing body of an independent school district or a municipality is eligible for any position of the governing body if the candidate resides anywhere in the territory from which any member of the governing body is elected.