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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the selection of the board of directors of municipal |
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management districts created under general law. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 375, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 375.0635 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 375.0635. DIRECTOR ELECTION. (a) Directors of a |
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district created by commission order under Subchapter B, other than |
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those appointed under Section 375.026 or 375.066, are elected as |
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provided by Subchapter D, Chapter 49, Water Code. |
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(b) Directors may be elected to serve successive terms. |
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SECTION 2. The heading to Section 375.064, Local Government |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 375.064. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SUCCEEDING BOARD OF |
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DISTRICT CREATED BY SPECIAL LAW. |
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SECTION 3. Section 375.064, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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(f) This section applies only to the appointment of |
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directors of a district created by a special Act of the legislature |
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that provides for succeeding directors to be appointed as provided |
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by this section or subchapter. |
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SECTION 4. Section 375.067(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) As soon as practicable after a director is elected or |
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appointed, the director shall execute a $10,000 bond payable to the |
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district and conditioned on the faithful performance of the |
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director's duties. |
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SECTION 5. Section 375.068, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 375.068. OFFICERS. After directors [are appointed |
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and] have qualified by executing a bond and taking the oath, they |
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shall organize by electing a president, a vice-president, a |
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secretary, and any other officers the board considers necessary. |
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SECTION 6. (a) Members of the board of directors of a |
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municipal management district created by order of the Texas |
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Commission on Environmental Quality shall be elected under Section |
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375.0635, Local Government Code, as added by this Act, beginning |
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with the general election conducted in 2021 for terms beginning on |
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or after January 1, 2022. |
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(b) A member of the board of directors of a municipal |
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management district created by order of the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality who is appointed under Section 375.064, Local |
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Government Code, for a term beginning before January 1, 2022, shall |
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continue to serve until the expiration of the member's term. |
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SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |