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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the terms of appointed members of boards and |
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commissions in certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION1. Chapter 89, Local Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 89.007 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 89.007. TERMS OF APPOINTED MEMBERS OF BOARDS AND |
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COMMISSIONS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) This section applies only to a |
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county that: |
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(1) has a population of less than 400,000; and |
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(2) contains a municipality with a population of more |
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than 300,000. |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other law, members who are |
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appointed to a board or commission by the commissioners court of a |
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county shall serve no more than 12 consecutive years on the board or |
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commission to which they are appointed. If the expiration of 12 |
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years of service of a person's term occurs during an unexpired term, |
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that person shall have the right to serve until the end of that |
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unexpired term. A person that has termed-out of service on a board |
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or commission shall only have the right to reapply and serve on the |
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termed-out board or commission after the passage of one full term of |
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that particular board or commission. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act does not |
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affect the entitlement of a member serving on a board or commission |
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immediately before the effective date of this Act to continue to |
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serve for the remainder of the member's term. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |