H.B. No. 1133
AN ACT
relating to the composition of the Texas Military Preparedness
Commission.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 436.051(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) The commission is composed of:
(1) 13 public members, appointed by the governor; and
(2) the following ex officio members:
(A) the chair of the committee of the Texas House
of Representatives that has primary jurisdiction of matters
concerning defense affairs and military affairs; [and]
(B) the chair of the committee of the Texas
Senate that has primary jurisdiction of matters concerning defense
affairs and military affairs; and
(C) the adjutant general.
SECTION 2. The heading to Section 436.052, Government Code,
is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 436.052. TERMS AND OFFICERS; EX OFFICIO MEMBERS;
DESIGNATION OF REPRESENTATIVE.
SECTION 3. Section 436.052, Government Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as
follows:
(a) The 13 public members of the commission serve staggered
terms of six years with the terms of four or five members expiring
February 1 of each odd-numbered year. A legislative member vacates
the person's position on the commission if the person ceases to be
the chair of the applicable legislative committee. The ex officio
member of the commission described by Section 436.051(a)(2)(C)
vacates the person's position on the commission if the person
ceases to hold the position that qualifies the person for service on
the commission.
(a-1) The ex officio member of the commission described by
Section 436.051(a)(2)(C) may designate a representative to serve on
the commission in the member's absence. A representative
designated under this subsection must be an officer or employee of
the state agency the ex officio member serves.
SECTION 4. Section 436.053, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 436.053. COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES. (a) A public
member of the commission is not entitled to compensation but is
entitled to reimbursement, from commission funds, for the travel
expenses incurred by the member while conducting the business of
the commission, as provided by the General Appropriations Act.
(b) The entitlement of a legislative member to compensation
or reimbursement for travel expenses is governed by the law
applying to the member's service in that underlying position, and
any payments to the member shall be made from the appropriate funds
of the applicable house of the legislature.
(c) The entitlement of the ex officio member described by
Section 436.051(a)(2)(C) to compensation or to reimbursement for
travel expenses incurred while transacting commission business is
governed by the law that applies to the member's service in that
underlying position, and any payment to the member for either
purpose must be made from money that may be used for the purpose and
is available to the state agency that the member serves in that
underlying position.
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1133 was passed by the House on April
16, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1133 was passed by the Senate on May
15, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor