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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the acceptance of donations by a county commissioners |
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court for the performance of certain functions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 81.032, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 81.032. ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS. (a) |
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Except as provided by Subsection (b), the [The] commissioners court |
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may accept a donation of labor or services, gift, grant, donation, |
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bequest, or devise of money or other property on behalf of the |
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county, including a donation under Chapter 38, Government Code, for |
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the purpose of performing a function conferred by law on the county |
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or a county officer. |
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(b) The commissioners court may not: |
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(1) accept a donation of $1,000 or more for the purpose |
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of administering elections without written consent from the |
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secretary of state; or |
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(2) use a donation described by Subsection (a) to |
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perform a function of administering elections that is not |
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explicitly authorized by the Election Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |