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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the appointment of a tenant representative as a |
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commissioner of a municipal housing authority. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 392.0331, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsections (b) and (f) and adding Subsections |
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(b-1) and (f-1) to read as follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), in [In] |
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appointing commissioners under Section 392.031, a municipality |
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with a municipal housing authority composed of five commissioners |
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shall appoint at least one commissioner to the authority who is a |
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tenant of a public housing project over which the authority has |
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jurisdiction. In appointing commissioners under Section 392.031, a |
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municipality with a municipal housing authority composed of seven |
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or more commissioners shall appoint at least two commissioners to |
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the authority who are tenants of a public housing project over which |
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the authority has jurisdiction. |
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(b-1) The presiding officer of the governing body of a |
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municipality that has a municipal housing authority in which the |
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total number of units is 300 or fewer is not required to appoint a |
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tenant to the position of commissioner as otherwise required by |
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Subsection (b) if the presiding officer has provided timely notice |
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of a vacancy in the position to all eligible tenants and is unable |
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to fill the position with an eligible tenant before the 60th day |
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after the date the position becomes vacant. |
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(f) Except as provided by Subsection (f-1), a [A] |
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commissioner appointed under this section may not serve more than |
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two consecutive two-year terms. |
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(f-1) Subsection (f) does not apply to a municipality that |
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has a municipal housing authority in which the total number of units |
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is 300 or fewer. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |