82R32256 DRH-D
By: Taylor of Collin H.R. No. 2684
R E S O L U T I O N
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of
Texas, 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, That House Rule 13,
Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13,
Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to
resolve the differences on Senate Bill 100 (adoption of certain
voting procedures and certain elections, including provisions
necessary to implement the federal Military and Overseas Voter
Empowerment Act, deadlines for declaration of candidacy and dates
for certain elections, and terms of certain election officials) to
consider and take action on the following matters:
(1) House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(3), is suspended to permit
the committee to add text on a matter not in disagreement in
proposed SECTION 5 of the bill, added Section 41.0052(c), Election
Code, and in proposed SECTION 44 of the bill, amended Section
11.059(e), Education Code:
(c) . . . The change contained in the resolution supersedes
a city charter provision . . . that requires the terms of members
of the governing body to be staggered.
(e) . . . The resolution must provide for staggered terms
[a term] of either three or four years and specify the manner in
which the transition from the length of the former term to the
modified term is made. . . .
Explanation: The changes are necessary to allow for a
home-rule municipal charter provision that requires the use of
staggered terms to elect members of the governing body of the
municipality to be superseded by a resolution, and to require
staggered terms for the trustees of the board of trustees of an
independent school district.
(2) House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit
the committee to add text on a matter which is not included in
either the house or senate version of the bill in proposed SECTION
51 of the bill:
SECTION 51. The following are repealed:
(1) Section 41.0053, Election Code;
. . .
Explanation: The change is necessary to repeal the required
use of an election date by certain political subdivisions.