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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the governor's |
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appointments to state boards, commissions, or other governing |
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bodies of state agencies to reflect the gender composition of this |
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state. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article IV, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 12A to read as follows: |
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Sec. 12A. In making any appointment to a state board, |
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commission, or other governing body of a state agency, the Governor |
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shall, to the extent possible, ensure that the gender composition |
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of the board, commission, or governing body reflects the gender |
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composition of this state. |
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SECTION 2. The following temporary provision is added to |
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the Texas Constitution: |
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TEMPORARY PROVISION. (a) This temporary provision applies to |
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the constitutional amendment proposed by the 85th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2017, requiring the governor's appointments to |
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state boards, commissions, or other governing bodies of state |
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agencies to reflect the gender composition of this state. |
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(b) The adoption of the amendment does not affect the |
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entitlement of a member serving on a state board, commission, or |
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other governing body of a state agency to continue to carry out the |
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functions of the board, commission, or governing body for the |
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remainder of the member's term. Except as otherwise provided by |
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this subsection, as the terms of the members of the board, |
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commission, or governing body expire or as a vacancy occurs, the |
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governor shall appoint members to the board, commission, or |
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governing body to achieve, as soon as possible, the gender |
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composition prescribed for the board, commission, or governing body |
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by this amendment. This subsection does not prohibit a person who is |
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a member of a state board, commission, or other governing body of a |
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state agency from being reappointed to the board, commission, or |
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governing body as provided by law notwithstanding the effect of |
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that person's reappointment on the gender composition of the board, |
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commission, or governing body. |
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(c) This temporary provision expires January 1, 2024. |
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SECTION 3. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2017. |
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The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment requiring the |
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governor's appointments to state boards, commissions, or other |
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governing bodies of state agencies to reflect the gender |
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composition of this state." |