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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the dissolution of a bail bond board by the |
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commissioners court of certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1704.052, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1704.052. DISCRETIONARY CREATION AND DISSOLUTION OF |
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BOARD. (a) A board may be created in a county with a population of |
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less than 110,000 if: |
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(1) a majority of the persons who would serve as |
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members of the board under Section 1704.053, or who would designate |
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the persons who would serve as members of the board, determine to |
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create a board; and |
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(2) the commissioners court approves the creation of |
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the board by a majority vote. |
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(b) The commissioners court may dissolve a board created |
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under this section if the commissioners court: |
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(1) approves the dissolution of the board by a |
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majority vote; and |
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(2) adopts written procedures to wind up the board's |
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operations. |
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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, 2011. |