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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the service of a presiding officer of certain |
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metropolitan rapid transit authorities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 451.506, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c-1), an [An] |
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individual may not serve more than eight years on the same board and |
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may not be appointed to a term for which service to the completion |
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of the term would exceed this limitation. This subsection applies |
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only to a board of an authority: |
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(1) in which the principal municipality has a |
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population of more than 1.9 million or less than 320,000; or |
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(2) created before 1980 and in which the principal |
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municipality has a population of less than 1.9 million. |
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(c-1) In an authority described by Subsection (b)(2), |
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service by an individual as a presiding officer appointed under |
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Section 451.502(e)(3) is not included in the limitation imposed |
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under Subsection (b). |
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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. |