H.B. No. 1187
AN ACT
relating to the membership of the board of managers for certain
emergency communication districts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 772.306, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (o) to read as follows:
(o) In an emergency communication district subject to this
subchapter located entirely in a county with a population of less
than 30,000, the board consists of:
(1) the appropriate members listed in Subsection (c);
and
(2) a peace officer licensed under Chapter 1701,
Occupations Code, appointed by the county sheriff.
SECTION 2. The sheriff of a county to which Section
772.306(o), Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, applies
shall appoint a peace officer to the board of managers as required
by Section 772.306(o) as soon as practicable after the effective
date of this Act.
SECTION 3. 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, 2009.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1187 was passed by the House on May 5,
2009, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1187 was passed by the Senate on May
26, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor