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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. Sections 442.002(b) and (c), Government Code, |
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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 |
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senate. A person may not be a member of the commission if the |
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person or the 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) Of the five positions on the Texas Historical |
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Commission that have terms scheduled to expire on February 1, 2015, |
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two of the positions are abolished on September 1, 2013. |
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(b) Of the six positions on the Texas Historical Commission |
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that have terms scheduled to expire on February 1, 2017, three of |
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the positions are abolished on September 1, 2013. |
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(c) Of the six positions on the Texas Historical Commission |
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that have terms scheduled to expire on February 1, 2019, three of |
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the positions are abolished on September 1, 2013. |
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(d) On or before September 1, 2013, the governor shall |
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designate which members' positions shall be abolished on September |
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1, 2013, and shall inform the presiding officer of the Texas |
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Historical Commission which 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. |