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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of emergency services districts in low |
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populous counties to contract with banks regarding deposits. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 775, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 775.045 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 775.045. DEPOSITORY CONTRACTS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. |
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(a) This section applies only to a district located wholly in a |
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county with a population of less than 12,000. |
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(b) A district may contract with a bank for the deposit of |
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the district's funds in the same manner as a commissioners court of |
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a county may contract under Chapter 116, Local Government Code. |
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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. |