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AN ACT
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relating to the election of members of the board of directors of the |
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Central Texas Groundwater Conservation District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (b), Section 8810.051, Special |
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District Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms, with two or |
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three directors' terms expiring at the first meeting of the board |
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after the November election in even-numbered years and after the |
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board has canvassed the votes and the newly elected directors have |
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qualified for office and taken the constitutional oath [June 1 of
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each even-numbered year]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 8810.053, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 8810.053. ELECTION DATE. The district shall hold an |
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election to elect the appropriate number of directors on the |
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uniform election date prescribed by Section 41.001, Election Code, |
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in November [May] of each even-numbered year. |
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SECTION 3. A director of the board of the Central Texas |
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Groundwater Conservation District who is serving on the day before |
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the effective date of this Act shall serve until the director's term |
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expires. A director whose term expires in May 2014 shall continue |
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to serve until the director's successor has qualified for office |
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and taken the constitutional oath following the directors' election |
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held on November 4, 2014, in accordance with Sections 8810.051 and |
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8810.053, Special District Local Laws Code, as amended by this Act. |
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A director whose term expires in May 2016 shall continue to serve |
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until the director's successor has qualified for office and taken |
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the constitutional oath following the directors' election held on |
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November 8, 2016. |
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SECTION 4. (a) The legal notice of the intention to |
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introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this |
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Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a |
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copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies, |
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officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished |
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under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313, |
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Government Code. |
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(b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has |
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submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality. |
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(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed |
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its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, the |
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lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of |
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representatives within the required time. |
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(d) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this |
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state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect |
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to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled |
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and accomplished. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 168 passed the Senate on |
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March 13, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 168 passed the House on |
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May 22, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, two |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |