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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the qualifications of the board members of the Texas |
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Department of Motor Vehicles. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1001.021(b), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) Two [Three] members must be persons who hold a dealer's |
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license issued under Chapter 2301, Occupations Code, of whom one |
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[two] must be a franchised dealer [dealers of different classes] |
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and one must be an independent dealer. One[; one] member must be a |
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representative of a manufacturer or distributor that holds a |
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license issued under Chapter 2301, Occupations Code. Two members[;
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one member] must be county [a] tax assessor-collectors. One member |
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must be a member of a county commissioners court. One |
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[assessor-collector; one] member must be a representative of a law |
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enforcement agency of a county or municipality. One[; and one] |
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member must be a representative of the motor carrier industry. One |
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member [The remaining members] must be a public member [members]. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act do not affect |
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the entitlement of a member of the board of the Texas Department of |
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Motor Vehicles serving on the board immediately before the |
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effective date of this Act to continue to carry out the board's |
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functions for the remainder of the member's term of appointment. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |