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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to compensation for services and reimbursement for |
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expenses of a member of the board of directors of the Lake View |
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Management and Development District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 3828.056, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 3828.056. COMPENSATION. (a) In this section, |
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"performing the duties of a director" means substantive performance |
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of the management or business of the district, including |
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participation in board and committee meetings and other activities |
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involving the substantive deliberation of district business and in |
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pertinent educational programs. The term does not include routine |
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or ministerial activities such as the execution of documents, |
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self-preparation for meetings, or other activities requiring a |
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minimal amount of time. |
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(b) A director is [not] entitled to receive fees of office |
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of not more than $150 a day for each day the director spends |
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performing the duties of a director as compensation for service on |
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the board and [but] is entitled to reimbursement for necessary and |
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reasonable expenses incurred in performing [carrying out] the |
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duties [and responsibilities] of a director. |
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(c) The board by resolution shall set a limit on the fees of |
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office that a director may receive in a year. The board may not set |
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the limit at more than $7,200. |
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(d) To receive compensation or reimbursement for expenses, |
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a director must file with the district a verified statement showing |
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the number of days spent performing the duties of a director and a |
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general description of the duties performed for each day of |
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service. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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the compensation and reimbursement for expenses of a member of the |
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board of directors of the Lake View Management and Development |
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District for the performance of duties on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. The compensation or reimbursement for expenses |
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before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in |
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effect when the duty is performed, and the former law is continued |
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in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. (a) The legal notice of the intention to |
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introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this |
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Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a |
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copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies, |
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officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished |
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under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313, |
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Government Code. |
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(b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has |
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submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality. |
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(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed |
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its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, |
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lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives |
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within the required time. |
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(d) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this |
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state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect |
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to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act have been |
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fulfilled and accomplished. |
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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. |