82R8660 NC-D
By: Coleman H.B. No. 2160
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the governing body of a regional planning commission.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 391.006, Local Government Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to
read as follows:
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), participating
[Participating] governmental units may by joint agreement
determine the number and qualifications of members of the governing
body of a commission.
(c) The governing body of a commission shall offer a full
membership or an ex officio membership on the governing body to a
member of the legislature who represents the region of the
commission.
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, 2011.