83R2592 EAH-D
By: Estes S.B. No. 283
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the number of members of the Texas Historical
Commission.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 442.002(b) and (c), Government Code,
are amended to read as follows:
(b) The commission is composed of nine [17] members
appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the
senate. A person may not be a member of the commission if the
person or the person's spouse:
(1) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more
than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other
organization regulated by the commission or receiving money other
than grant money from the commission;
(2) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible
goods, services, or money from the commission, other than
compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for commission
membership, attendance, or expenses; or
(3) is employed by or participates in the management
of a business entity or other organization regulated by or
receiving money other than grant money from the commission.
(c) Members serve for staggered six-year terms, with the
terms of [approximately] one-third of the members expiring February
1 of each odd-numbered year.
SECTION 2. (a) Of the five positions on the Texas Historical
Commission that have terms scheduled to expire on February 1, 2015,
two of the positions are abolished on September 1, 2013.
(b) Of the six positions on the Texas Historical Commission
that have terms scheduled to expire on February 1, 2017, three of
the positions are abolished on September 1, 2013.
(c) Of the six positions on the Texas Historical Commission
that have terms scheduled to expire on February 1, 2019, three of
the positions are abolished on September 1, 2013.
(d) On or before September 1, 2013, the governor shall
designate which members' positions shall be abolished on September
1, 2013, and shall inform the presiding officer of the Texas
Historical Commission which positions are abolished.
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, 2013.