Amend CSSB 715 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Subchapter Z, Chapter 43, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Section 43.9051 to read as follows:
Sec. 43.9051. EFFECT OF ANNEXATION ON PUBLIC ENTITIES. (a) In this section, "public entity" includes a county, fire protection service provider, including a volunteer fire department, emergency medical services provider, including a volunteer emergency medical services provider, or special district, as that term is defined by Section 43.052.
(b) A municipality that proposes to annex an area shall provide written notice of the proposed annexation within the period prescribed for providing the notice of the first hearing under Section 43.0561, 43.063, 43.0673, 43.0683, or 43.0693, as applicable, to each public entity that is located in or provides services to the area proposed for annexation.
(c) A municipality that proposes to enter into a strategic partnership agreement under Section 43.0751 shall provide written notice of the proposed agreement within the period prescribed for providing the notice of the first hearing under Section 43.0751 to each public entity that is located in or provides services to the area subject to the proposed agreement.
(d) A notice to a public entity shall contain a description of:
(1) the area proposed for annexation;
(2) any financial impact on the entity resulting from the annexation, including any changes in the entity's revenues or maintenance and operation costs; and
(3) any proposal the municipality has to abate, reduce, or limit any financial impact on the entity.
(e) The municipality may not proceed with the annexation unless the municipality provides the required notice under this section.