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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the number of members of the Texas Historical |
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Commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsections (b) and (c), Section 442.002, |
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Government Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(b) 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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A person may not be a member of the commission if the person or the |
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person's spouse: |
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(1) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more |
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than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other |
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organization regulated by the commission or receiving money other |
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than grant money from the commission; |
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(2) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible |
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goods, services, or money from the commission, other than |
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compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for commission |
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membership, attendance, or expenses; or |
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(3) is employed by or participates in the management |
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of a business entity or other organization regulated by or |
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receiving money other than grant money from the commission. |
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(c) Members serve for staggered six-year terms, with the |
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terms of [approximately] one-third of the members expiring February |
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1 of each odd-numbered year. |
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SECTION 2. (a) Two of the five positions on the Texas |
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Historical Commission with terms scheduled to expire on February 1, |
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2015, are abolished on that date. |
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(b) Two of the six positions on the Texas Historical |
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Commission with terms scheduled to expire on February 1, 2017, are |
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abolished on that date. |
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(c) Of the six positions on the Texas Historical Commission |
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with terms that, immediately before the effective date of this Act, |
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are scheduled to expire on February 1, 2019, four of the positions |
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are abolished on September 1, 2013. |
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(d) In appointing members to the Texas Historical |
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Commission for terms scheduled to begin February 1, 2015, the |
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governor shall appoint one member to the commission for a term |
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expiring February 1, 2019, and two members to the commission for |
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terms expiring February 1, 2021. |
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(e) In appointing members to the Texas Historical |
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Commission for terms scheduled to begin February 1, 2017, the |
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governor shall appoint one member to the commission for a term |
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expiring February 1, 2021, and three members to the commission for |
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terms expiring February 1, 2023. |
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(f) As soon as practicable after the effective date of this |
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Act, the governor shall designate which members' positions shall be |
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abolished as provided by this section and shall inform the |
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presiding officer of the Texas Historical Commission which |
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positions are abolished. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |