By: Van de Putte S.B. No. 1654
(In the Senate - Filed March 10, 2009; March 20, 2009, read
first time and referred to Committee on Veteran Affairs and
Military Installations; April 2, 2009, reported favorably by the
following vote: Yeas 4, Nays 0; April 2, 2009, sent to printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the criteria for evaluating requests for defense
economic adjustment assistance grants.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 486.008, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 486.008. EVALUATION OF APPLICATION. The panel shall
evaluate each application and assign the applicant a score based
on:
(1) the significance of the adverse or positive effect
within the local governmental entity, including the number of jobs
lost or gained in relation to the workforce in the local
governmental entity's jurisdiction and the effect on the area's
economy and tax revenue;
(2) the extent to which the local governmental entity
has used its existing resources to promote local economic
development;
(3) the amount of any grant that the local
governmental entity has previously received under this chapter;
(4) the anticipated number of jobs to be created or
retained in relation to the amount of the grant sought; and
(5) the extent to which the grant will affect the
region in which the local governmental entity is located.
SECTION 2. 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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