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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the composition of the Texas Military Preparedness |
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Commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 436.051(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The commission is composed of: |
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(1) 13 public members, appointed by the governor; and |
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(2) the following ex officio members: |
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(A) the chair of the committee of the Texas House |
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of Representatives that has primary jurisdiction of matters |
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concerning defense affairs and military affairs; [and] |
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(B) the chair of the committee of the Texas |
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Senate that has primary jurisdiction of matters concerning defense |
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affairs and military affairs; and |
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(C) the adjutant general. |
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SECTION 2. The heading to Section 436.052, Government Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 436.052. TERMS AND OFFICERS; EX OFFICIO MEMBERS; |
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DESIGNATION OF REPRESENTATIVE. |
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SECTION 3. Section 436.052, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) The 13 public members of the commission serve staggered |
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terms of six years with the terms of four or five members expiring |
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February 1 of each odd-numbered year. A legislative member vacates |
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the person's position on the commission if the person ceases to be |
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the chair of the applicable legislative committee. The ex officio |
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member of the commission described by Section 436.051(a)(2)(C) |
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vacates the person's position on the commission if the person |
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ceases to hold the position that qualifies the person for service on |
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the commission. |
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(a-1) The ex officio member of the commission described by |
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Section 436.051(a)(2)(C) may designate a representative to serve on |
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the commission in the member's absence. A representative |
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designated under this subsection must be an officer or employee of |
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the state agency the ex officio member serves. |
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SECTION 4. Section 436.053, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 436.053. COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES. (a) A public |
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member of the commission is not entitled to compensation but is |
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entitled to reimbursement, from commission funds, for the travel |
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expenses incurred by the member while conducting the business of |
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the commission, as provided by the General Appropriations Act. |
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(b) The entitlement of a legislative member to compensation |
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or reimbursement for travel expenses is governed by the law |
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applying to the member's service in that underlying position, and |
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any payments to the member shall be made from the appropriate funds |
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of the applicable house of the legislature. |
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(c) The entitlement of the ex officio member described by |
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Section 436.051(a)(2)(C) to compensation or to reimbursement for |
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travel expenses incurred while transacting commission business is |
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governed by the law that applies to the member's service in that |
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underlying position, and any payment to the member for either |
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purpose must be made from money that may be used for the purpose and |
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is available to the state agency that the member serves in that |
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underlying position. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |