S.B. No. 1899

	AN ACT
	relating to compensation for services and reimbursement for
	expenses of a member of the board of directors of the Lake View
	Management and Development District.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 3828.056, Special District Local Laws
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 3828.056.  COMPENSATION.  (a)  In this section,
	"performing the duties of a director" means substantive performance
	of the management or business of the district, including
	participation in board and committee meetings and other activities
	involving the substantive deliberation of district business and in
	pertinent educational programs. The term does not include routine
	or ministerial activities such as the execution of documents,
	self-preparation for meetings, or other activities requiring a
	minimal amount of time.
	(b)  A director is [not] entitled to receive fees of office
	of not more than $150 a day for each day the director spends
	performing the duties of a director as compensation for service on
	the board and [but] is entitled to reimbursement for necessary and
	reasonable expenses incurred in performing [carrying out] the
	duties [and responsibilities] of a director.
	(c)  The board by resolution shall set a limit on the fees of
	office that a director may receive in a year.  The board may not set
	the limit at more than $7,200.
	(d)  To receive compensation or reimbursement for expenses,
	a director must file with the district a verified statement showing
	the number of days spent performing the duties of a director and a
	general description of the duties performed for each day of
	service.
	SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
	the compensation and reimbursement for expenses of a member of the
	board of directors of the Lake View Management and Development
	District for the performance of duties on or after the effective
	date of this Act.  The compensation or reimbursement for expenses
	before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in
	effect when the duty is performed, and the former law is continued
	in effect for that purpose.
	SECTION 3.  (a)  The legal notice of the intention to
	introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this
	Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a
	copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,
	officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished
	under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313,
	Government Code.
	(b)  The governor, one of the required recipients, has
	submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on
	Environmental Quality.
	(c)  The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed
	its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor,
	lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives
	within the required time.
	(d)  All requirements of the constitution and laws of this
	state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect
	to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act have been
	fulfilled and accomplished.
	SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
	Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House
	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1899 passed the Senate on
	May 3, 2011, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate
	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1899 passed the House on
	May 25, 2011, by the following vote:  Yeas 147, Nays 0, one
	present not voting.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House
	Approved:
	______________________________
	Date
	______________________________
	Governor