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relating to the composition of the board of directors of the State |
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Bar of Texas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 81.020, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (b) and (d) and adding Subsection (e) to read |
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as follows: |
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(b) The board is composed of: |
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(1) the officers of the state bar; |
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(2) the president, president-elect, and immediate |
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past president of the Texas Young Lawyers Association; |
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(3) not more than 30 members of the state bar elected |
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by the membership from their district as determined by the board; |
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(4) six persons appointed by the supreme court and |
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confirmed by the senate who are not attorneys and who do not have, |
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other than as consumers, a financial interest in the practice of |
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law; and |
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(5) four at-large [minority member] directors |
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appointed by the president as provided by Subsections [Subsection] |
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(d) and (e). |
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(d) The president of the state bar appoints the at-large |
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[minority member] directors, subject to confirmation by the board |
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of directors. In making appointments under this subsection, the |
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president shall [attempt to] appoint directors who demonstrate |
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knowledge gained from experience in the legal profession and |
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community necessary to ensure the board represents the interests of |
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attorneys from the varied backgrounds that compose the membership |
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of the state bar [members of the different minority groups listed in
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Section 81.002(7)]. |
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(e) At-large [Minority member] directors serve three-year |
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terms. To be eligible for appointment as an at-large [a minority
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member] director, at the time of appointment a person may [must:
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[(1) be a minority member of the bar;
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[(2)] not be serving as: |
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(1) an elected director [at the time of appointment]; |
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or |
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(2) an at-large [and
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[(3) not be serving as a minority member] director [at
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the time of appointment]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 81.002(7), Government Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 3. Notwithstanding Section 81.020, Government |
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Code, as amended by this Act, a minority member serving on the board |
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of directors of the State Bar of Texas on the effective date of this |
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Act continues to serve the term to which the director was appointed. |
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On expiration of the director's term, the president of the State Bar |
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of Texas shall appoint an at-large director as required by Section |
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81.020, Government Code, as amended by this Act. |
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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, 2017. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 416 passed the Senate on |
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April 19, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1; |
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May 25, 2017, Senate refused to concur in House amendments and |
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requested appointment of Conference Committee; May 26, 2017, House |
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granted request of the Senate; May 28, 2017, Senate adopted |
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Conference Committee Report by the following vote: Yeas 31, |
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Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 416 passed the House, with |
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amendments, on May 18, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 142, |
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Nays 4, two present not voting; May 26, 2017, House granted request |
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of the Senate for appointment of Conference Committee; |
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May 27, 2017, House adopted Conference Committee Report by the |
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following vote: Yeas 113, Nays 32, four present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |