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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the removal of appointed emergency services |
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commissioners by a commissioners court. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 775.0422, Health and |
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Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 775.0422. REMOVAL OF APPOINTED BOARD MEMBER BY |
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COMMISSIONERS COURT [FOR FAILURE TO GIVE REPORT]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 775.0422(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The commissioners court of the county in which a |
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district is located, by an order adopted by a majority vote after a
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hearing, may remove a [one or more] board member [members if the
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board failed to give the report required by Section 775.036(a)(4)
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to the commissioners court before the 91st day after the date on
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which the report was due under that section]. |
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SECTION 3. Sections 775.0422(c) and (d), Health and Safety |
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Code, are repealed. |
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SECTION 4. 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. |