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| 1 | 1 | By: Veasey H.B. No. 1088 | |
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| 4 | 4 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 5 | 5 | AN ACT | |
| 6 | 6 | relating to the appointment of an Executive Director in the Texas | |
| 7 | 7 | Legislative Council. | |
| 8 | 8 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 9 | SECTION 1. TITLE 3. Subtitle C, Chapter 323, Government | |
| 10 | 10 | Code, is amended by adding Section 323.002 to read as follows: | |
| 11 | 11 | Sec. 323.002. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. (a) The council shall | |
| 12 | 12 | appoint an executive director to serve at the pleasure of the | |
| 13 | 13 | council. The director is accountable only to the council. | |
| 14 | 14 | (b) The director must be a licensed attorney in the State of | |
| 15 | 15 | Texas and must maintain an active license to practice law according | |
| 16 | 16 | to the regulations set out by the State Bar of Texas throughout the | |
| 17 | 17 | tenure of the appointment. | |
| 18 | 18 | (c) The director may make recommendations and, when the | |
| 19 | 19 | council specifically requests, shall make recommendations on a | |
| 20 | 20 | matter before the council relating to a function or duty of any | |
| 21 | 21 | state institution, department, agency, officer, or employee. | |
| 22 | 22 | (d) The director may not vote on a question or issue before | |
| 23 | 23 | the council. | |
| 24 | 24 | (e) The council shall set the salary of the director. | |
| 25 | 25 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |