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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the compensation of certain public officials who |
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restrict or prohibit regular business operations under a |
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declaration of disaster. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 418, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 418.027 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 418.027. LIMITATION ON GOVERNOR'S SALARY. (a) Except |
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as provided by Subsection (b), the governor's salary may not exceed |
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the minimum amount provided by Section 61-a, Article III, Texas |
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Constitution, during a state fiscal year in which the governor |
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declares a state of disaster and under that order or proclamation |
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restricts or prohibits the regular business operations of any |
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private business. |
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(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to an order that requires |
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the evacuation of a substantial part of the population from a |
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stricken or threatened area as described by Section 418.018. |
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SECTION 2. Section 418.108, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (j) and (k) to read as follows: |
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(j) Except as provided by Subsection (k), if the presiding |
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officer of the governing body of a municipality or county or the |
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chief administrative officer of a joint board declares a local |
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state of disaster and under that order or proclamation restricts or |
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prohibits the regular business operations of any private business, |
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the municipality, county, or joint board, as applicable, shall: |
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(1) withhold the presiding officer's or chief |
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administrative officer's regular compensation during the period |
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that the restrictions or prohibitions are in effect; and |
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(2) reduce the officer's compensation for the |
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appropriate fiscal year by the total amount withheld under |
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Subdivision (1). |
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(k) Subsection (j) does not apply to an order that requires |
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the evacuation of a substantial part of the population from a |
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stricken or threatened area as described by Subsection (f). |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only in |
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connection with an order or proclamation issued on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. Sections 418.108(j) and (k), Government Code, as |
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added by this Act, do not apply to a contract regarding the |
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compensation of a presiding officer or chief administrative officer |
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entered into before the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |