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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the designation of a state climatologist. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle E, Title 4, Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Chapter 470 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 470. STATE CLIMATOLOGIST |
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Sec. 470.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "state agency" |
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means a department, commission, board, office, or other agency in |
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the executive branch of state government, including a university |
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system or institution of higher education as defined by Section |
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61.003, Education Code. |
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Sec. 470.002. DESIGNATION OF STATE CLIMATOLOGIST. (a) The |
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governor shall appoint an officer or employee of a state agency as |
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the state climatologist from a list submitted by the speaker of the |
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house of representatives and the lieutenant governor. |
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(b) To be eligible for designation as the state |
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climatologist, an individual must have: |
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(1) a graduate degree with specialization in climate |
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studies or a closely related field of study; and |
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(2) extensive experience in employing climate data for |
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use by legislative, public, and private entities. |
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(c) Service as the state climatologist by an officer or |
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employee of a state agency is an additional duty of the individual's |
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office or employment. |
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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, 2013. |