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AN ACT
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relating to the board of directors of the Greater East End |
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Management District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 3807.052(a) and (b), Special District |
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Local Laws Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The mayor and members of the governing body of the City |
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of Houston shall appoint directors from persons recommended by the |
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board. [Notwithstanding Subchapter D, Chapter 375, Local
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Government Code, to be qualified to serve as director, a person must
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be at least 18 years of age and:
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[(1) be a resident of the district; or
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[(2) have a district business interest.] |
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(b) Appointments to the board must ensure that[:
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[(1)] at least one-third [60 percent] of the directors |
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are residents of the district[; and
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[(2)
each director who does not reside in the district
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has a district business interest]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 3807.052(c), Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 3. (a) The change in law made by this Act applies |
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only to a person appointed to the board of directors of the Greater |
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East End Management District on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. |
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(b) The change in law made by this Act does not affect the |
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right of a person appointed to the board of directors of the Greater |
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East End Management District before the effective date of this Act |
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to continue to serve on the board until the person's term expires. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2011. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1525 was passed by the House on April |
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14, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, 1 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. 1525 was passed by the Senate on May |
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20, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |