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AN ACT
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relating to the payment of damages awarded against members of local |
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governments, including directors of soil and water conservation |
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districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 102.001, Civil Practice and Remedies |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 102.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Employee" includes an officer, volunteer, or |
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employee, a former officer, volunteer, or employee, and the estate |
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of an officer, volunteer, or employee or former officer, volunteer, |
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or employee of a local government. The term includes a member of a |
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governing board. The term does not include a county extension |
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agent. |
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(2) "Local government" means a county, city, town, |
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special purpose district, including a soil and water conservation |
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district, and any other political subdivision of the state. |
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SECTION 2. The amendment by this Act of Section 102.001, |
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Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is intended to clarify rather |
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than change the existing law. |
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SECTION 3. 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 hereby certify that S.B. No. 1613 passed the Senate on |
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May 7, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that the |
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Senate concurred in House amendment on May 25, 2007, by the |
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following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1613 passed the House, with |
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amendment, on May 23, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 144, |
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Nays 0, two present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |