87R9367 BRG-F
 
  By: Bell of Kaufman, Holland H.B. No. 4617
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the qualifications and method of electing directors of
  the High Point Special Utility District of Kaufman and Rockwall
  Counties.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subtitle C, Title 6, Special District Local Laws
  Code, is amended by adding Chapter 7220 to read as follows:
  CHAPTER 7220.  HIGH POINT SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT OF KAUFMAN AND
  ROCKWALL COUNTIES
  SUBCHAPTER A.  GENERAL PROVISIONS
         Sec. 7220.0101.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
               (1)  "Board" means the board of directors of the
  district.
               (2)  "Director" means a member of the board.
               (3)  "District" means the High Point Special Utility
  District of Kaufman and Rockwall Counties.
  SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
         Sec. 7220.0201.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD.  The district is
  governed by a board of seven directors.
         Sec. 7220.0202.  ELECTION OF DIRECTORS FROM SINGLE-MEMBER
  DISTRICTS.  (a)  The board by rule may provide for the election of
  some or all of the directors from single-member districts.
         (b)  If the board provides for the election of some or all of
  the directors from single-member districts, to be eligible to be
  listed on the ballot as a candidate for or to serve as a director
  from a single-member district, a person must be a resident of that
  district.
         SECTION 2.  The change in law made by Section 7220.0202,
  Special District Local Laws Code, as added by this Act, does not
  affect the entitlement of a member serving on the board of directors
  of the High Point Special Utility District of Kaufman and Rockwall
  Counties immediately before the effective date of this Act to
  continue to carry out the board's functions for the remainder of the
  member's term. The change in law applies only to a member elected
  on or after the effective date of this Act. This Act does not
  prohibit a person who is a member of the board on the effective date
  of this Act from being reelected to the board if the person has the
  qualifications required for a member under Section 7220.0202,
  Special District Local Laws Code, as added by this Act.
         SECTION 3.  (a) The legal notice of the intention to
  introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this
  Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a
  copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,
  officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished
  under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313,
  Government Code.
         (b)  The governor, one of the required recipients, has
  submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on
  Environmental Quality.
         (c)  The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed
  its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, the
  lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of
  representatives within the required time.
         (d)  All requirements of the constitution and laws of this
  state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect
  to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled
  and accomplished.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.