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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the personal liability of certain elected officials |
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under local government programs to fund water and energy savings |
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improvements through assessments. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 399.015, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 399.015. CONTRACT FOR COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS; NO |
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PERSONAL LIABILITY. (a) The governing body of a local government |
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may contract with the governing body of another taxing unit, as |
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defined by Section 1.04, Tax Code, or another entity, including a |
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county assessor-collector, to perform the duties of the local |
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government relating to collection of assessments imposed by the |
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local government under this chapter. |
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(b) A county assessor-collector who performs the duties of a |
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local government relating to collection of assessments imposed by a |
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local government under this chapter is not personally liable as a |
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result of exercising those duties under this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. Section 399.019, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 399.019. NO PERSONAL LIABILITY. The members of the |
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governing body of a local government, other elected officials of a |
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local government, employees of a local government, and board |
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members, executives, employees, and contractors of a third party |
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who enter into a contract with a local government to provide |
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administrative services for a program under this chapter are not |
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personally liable as a result of exercising any rights or |
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responsibilities granted under this chapter. |
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SECTION 3. Section 399.015, Local Government Code, as |
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amended by this Act, applies only to a contract executed on or after |
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the effective date of this Act. A contract executed before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the |
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contract was executed, and the former law is continued in effect for |
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that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |