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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the election of emergency services district boards in |
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certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 775.034(h), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(h) This section does not apply to a district located wholly |
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in: |
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(1) a county with a population of more than four |
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[three] million; or |
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(2) a county with a population of more than 500,000 |
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that borders a county with a population of more than four million. |
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SECTION 2. Section 775.0345(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) This section applies only to a district located wholly |
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in: |
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(1) a county with a population of more than four |
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[three] million; or |
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(2) a county with a population of more than 500,000 |
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that borders a county with a population of more than four million. |
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SECTION 3. (a) The changes in law made by this Act do not |
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affect the entitlement of a commissioner of a board of emergency |
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services commissioners serving on the board immediately before the |
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effective date of this Act to continue to carry out the board's |
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functions for the remainder of the commissioner's term. |
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(b) This Act does not prohibit a person who is a |
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commissioner on the effective date of this Act and who was appointed |
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under Section 775.034, Health and Safety Code, from running for |
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election to the board if the person has the qualifications required |
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for a member under Section 775.0345, Health and Safety Code, as |
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amended by this Act. |
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(c) A person serving as a member of a board of emergency |
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services commissioners on the effective date of this Act who was |
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appointed under Section 775.034, Health and Safety Code, shall |
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continue to serve until the election and qualification of a new |
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commissioner for that position. |
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(d) In 2012, the county judge of a county with an emergency |
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services district to which Section 775.0345, Health and Safety |
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Code, as amended by this Act, applies and to which Section 775.034, |
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Health and Safety Code, previously applied, shall establish an |
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election as required by Section 775.0345 to replace a commissioner |
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appointed before the effective date of this Act as near as |
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practicable to the date of the expiration of the appointed |
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commissioner's term. A commissioner elected under this subsection |
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serves a two-year term but the successor serves a four-year term as |
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provided by Section 775.0345, Health and Safety Code. |
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(e) In 2013, the county judge shall repeat the procedures |
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described by Subsection (d) of this section for the remaining |
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appointed commissioners. A commissioner elected under this |
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subsection serves a three-year term but the successor serves a |
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four-year term as provided by Section 775.0345, Health and Safety |
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Code. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |