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AN ACT
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relating to terms of directors of a regional mobility authority. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 370.251(c), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) Directors [If permitted under the constitution of this
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state, directors serve staggered six-year terms, with the terms of
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no more than one-third of the directors expiring on February 1 of
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each odd-numbered year. If six-year terms are not permitted under
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the constitution, directors] serve two-year terms, with as near as |
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possible to [the terms of not more than] one-half of the directors' |
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terms [directors] expiring on February 1 of each year. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3718 was passed by the House on April |
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19, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3718 was passed by the Senate on May |
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10, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |