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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the composition of the Texas Military Preparedness |
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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. Section 436.051(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The commission is composed of: |
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(1) 15 [13] public members[,] appointed by the |
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governor, each of whom must represent one of the federal military |
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installations in the state; and |
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(2) the following ex officio members: |
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(A) the chair of the committee of the Texas House |
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of Representatives that has primary jurisdiction of matters |
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concerning defense affairs and military affairs; and |
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(B) the chair of the committee of the Texas |
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Senate that has primary jurisdiction of matters concerning defense |
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affairs and military affairs. |
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SECTION 2. Section 436.052(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The 15 [13] public members of the commission serve |
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staggered terms of six years with the terms of [four or] five |
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members expiring February 1 of each odd-numbered year. A |
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legislative member vacates the person's position on the commission |
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if the person ceases to be the chair of the applicable legislative |
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committee. |
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SECTION 3. (a) Not later than December 1, 2015, the governor |
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shall appoint two additional members to the Texas Military |
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Preparedness Commission. As provided by Section 436.051(a), |
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Government Code, as amended by this Act, the two new members of the |
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commission must each represent one of the federal military |
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installations in the state. At the first meeting of the Texas |
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Military Preparedness Commission after the additional members are |
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appointed under this subsection, or as soon as practicable after |
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that meeting, the two new members of the commission shall draw lots |
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to determine which member will serve a term expiring February 1, |
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2019, and which member will serve a term expiring February 1, 2021. |
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(b) The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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436.051(a), Government Code, regarding the qualifications of |
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members of the Texas Military Preparedness Commission does not |
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affect the entitlement of a member serving on the commission |
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immediately before the effective date of this Act to continue to |
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serve for the remainder of the member's term. As terms expire and |
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vacancies occur on the commission on and after the effective date of |
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this Act, the governor shall appoint or reappoint members to the |
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commission with qualifications that reflect the change in law made |
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by this Act to Section 436.051(a), Government Code. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |