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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the governance of public housing authorities |
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established by certain municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 392.031, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-1), |
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(a-2), and (a-3) to read as follows: |
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(a) Each municipal housing authority shall be governed by |
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five, seven, nine, or 11 commissioners. |
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(a-1) For a housing authority of a municipality with a |
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population of 40,000 or more, the [The] presiding officer of the |
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governing body of the [a] municipality shall appoint five, seven, |
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nine, or 11 persons to serve as commissioners of the authority. |
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(a-2) For a housing authority of a municipality with a |
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population of less than 40,000, the governing body of the |
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municipality by majority vote shall appoint five, seven, nine, or |
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11 persons to serve as commissioners of the authority. |
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(a-3) An appointed commissioner of the authority may not be |
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an officer or employee of the municipality. Appointments made |
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under this section must comply with the requirements of Section |
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392.0331, if applicable. |
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SECTION 2. Section 392.0331(b-1), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b-1) A [The presiding officer of the governing body of a] |
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municipality that has a municipal housing authority in which the |
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total number of units is 150 or fewer is not required to appoint a |
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tenant or a recipient of housing assistance to the position of |
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commissioner as otherwise required by Subsection (b) if the |
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municipality [presiding officer] has provided timely notice of a |
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vacancy in the position to all eligible tenants or recipients of |
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housing assistance and is unable to fill the position with an |
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eligible tenant or recipient of housing assistance before the 60th |
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day after the date the position becomes vacant. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act in amending |
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Section 392.031, Local Government Code, does not affect the ability |
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of a commissioner of a housing authority who was appointed by the |
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presiding officer of the governing body of a municipality under |
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that section and who is serving on the effective date of this Act to |
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continue to serve the remainder of the term to which the |
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commissioner is appointed. As the terms of commissioners of the |
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housing authority expire or as a vacancy is created in a |
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commissioner's position, the governing body of the municipality |
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shall appoint the commissioners as required by Section 392.031, |
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Local Government Code, as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |