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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the Texas Military Preparedness Commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 436.105(d), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(d) The task force is abolished and this section expires |
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September 1, 2023 [2021]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 436.205(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The panel shall evaluate each grant application and |
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assign the applicant a score based on: |
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(1) the significance of the adverse or positive effect |
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within the local governmental entity[, including the number of jobs
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that may be lost or gained in relation to the workforce in the local
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governmental entity's jurisdiction and the effect on the entity's
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and surrounding area's economy and tax revenue]; and |
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(2) any other criteria established by the commission |
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[the extent to which the local governmental entity may have used its
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existing resources to promote local economic development;
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[(3)
the amount of any grant that the local
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governmental entity has previously received under this subchapter;
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[(4)
the anticipated number of jobs that may be
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created or retained in relation to the amount of the grant sought;
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and
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[(5)
the extent to which the grant will affect the
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region in which the local governmental entity is located]. |
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SECTION 3. Section 436.207, Government Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |