| 1 | 1 | | 81R23725 ACP-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Christian H.B. No. 524 |
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| 3 | 3 | | Substitute the following for H.B. No. 524: |
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| 4 | 4 | | By: Howard of Fort Bend C.S.H.B. No. 524 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to the appointment of a tenant representative as a |
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| 10 | 10 | | commissioner of a municipal housing authority. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Section 392.0331, Local Government Code, is |
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| 13 | 13 | | amended by amending Subsections (b) and (f) and adding Subsections |
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| 14 | 14 | | (b-1) and (f-1) to read as follows: |
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| 15 | 15 | | (b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), in [In] |
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| 16 | 16 | | appointing commissioners under Section 392.031, a municipality |
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| 17 | 17 | | with a municipal housing authority composed of five commissioners |
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| 18 | 18 | | shall appoint at least one commissioner to the authority who is a |
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| 19 | 19 | | tenant of a public housing project over which the authority has |
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| 20 | 20 | | jurisdiction. In appointing commissioners under Section 392.031, a |
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| 21 | 21 | | municipality with a municipal housing authority composed of seven |
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| 22 | 22 | | or more commissioners shall appoint at least two commissioners to |
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| 23 | 23 | | the authority who are tenants of a public housing project over which |
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| 24 | 24 | | the authority has jurisdiction. |
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| 25 | 25 | | (b-1) The presiding officer of the governing body of a |
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| 26 | 26 | | municipality that has a municipal housing authority in which the |
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| 27 | 27 | | total number of units is 300 or less is not required to appoint a |
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| 28 | 28 | | tenant to the position of commissioner as otherwise required by |
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| 29 | 29 | | Subsection (b) if the presiding officer has provided timely notice |
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| 30 | 30 | | of a vacancy in the position to all eligible tenants and is unable |
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| 31 | 31 | | to fill the position with an eligible tenant before the 60th day |
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| 32 | 32 | | after the date the position becomes vacant. |
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| 33 | 33 | | (f) Except as provided by Subsection (f-1), a [A] |
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| 34 | 34 | | commissioner appointed under this section may not serve more than |
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| 35 | 35 | | two consecutive two-year terms. |
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| 36 | 36 | | (f-1) Subsection (f) does not apply to a municipality that |
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| 37 | 37 | | has a municipal housing authority in which the total number of units |
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| 38 | 38 | | is 300 or less. |
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| 39 | 39 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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