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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Commission |
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on the Arts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (a), Section 444.002, Government |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The Texas Commission on the Arts is subject to Chapter |
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325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided |
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by that chapter, the commission is abolished and this chapter |
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expires September 1, 2025 [2013]. |
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SECTION 2. The heading to Section 444.003, Government Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 444.003. COMPOSITION; TERMS. |
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SECTION 3. Section 444.003, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) The commission is composed of nine [17] members |
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appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. |
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The members must represent a diverse cross-section of the [all] |
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fields of the arts and be widely known for their professional |
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competence and experience in connection with the arts. At least two |
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members must be residents of a county with a population of less than |
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50,000. Appointments to the commission shall be made without |
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regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or |
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national origin of the appointees. |
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(c) Members of the commission serve staggered terms of six |
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years. |
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SECTION 4. Section 444.024, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) The commission may award grants in accordance with the |
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commission's mission to advance the state economically and |
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culturally by investing in the arts in this state. |
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(a-1) An applicant for a grant of money from the commission |
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shall specify in the grant application a minimum and maximum amount |
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of money requested. |
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SECTION 5. (a) The six positions on the Texas Commission |
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on the Arts that have terms scheduled to expire on August 31, 2013, |
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are abolished on that date. |
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(b) Two of the six positions on the Texas Commission on the |
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Arts with terms scheduled to expire on August 31, 2015, are |
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abolished on that date. |
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(c) In appointing members to the Texas Commission on the |
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Arts for terms scheduled to begin September 1, 2015, the governor |
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shall appoint three members to the commission for terms expiring |
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August 31, 2021, and one member to the commission for a term |
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expiring August 31, 2019. |
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(d) In appointing members to the Texas Commission on the |
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Arts for terms scheduled to begin September 1, 2017, the governor |
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shall appoint three members to the commission for terms expiring |
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August 31, 2023, and two members to the commission for terms |
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expiring August 31, 2019. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the |
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last day of the legislative session. |
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