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1		-	By: Thompson of Harris (Senate Sponsor - Garcia) H.B. No. 2200
2		-	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 20, 2015;
3		-	April 23, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on
4		-	Intergovernmental Relations; May 5, 2015, reported favorably by
5		-	the following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 5, 2015, sent to printer.)
6		-	Click here to see the committee vote
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9		-	COMMITTEE VOTE
10		-	YeaNayAbsentPNV
11		-	LucioX
12		-	BettencourtX
13		-	CampbellX
14		-	GarciaX
15		-	MenéndezX
16		-	NicholsX
17		-	TaylorofGalvestonX
18		-	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
19	4		AN ACT
20	5		relating to the powers of the Greater Greenspoint Management
21	6		District of Harris County.
22	7		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
23	8		SECTION 1. Section 3803.004(d), Special District Local Laws
24	9		Code, is amended to read as follows:
25	10		(d) The district will:
26	11		(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of
27	12		residents, employers, employees, and consumers in the district, and
28	13		of the public;
29	14		(2) provide needed funding for the greater Greenspoint
30	15		area to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and
31	16		vitality of the area as a community and business center; [and]
32	17		(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment
33	18		of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and
34	19		developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for
35	20		the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic and
36	21		aesthetic beauty; and
37	22		(4) eliminate unemployment and underemployment and
38	23		develop or expand transportation and commerce by providing or by
39	24		participating with other entities and educational institutions in
40	25		establishing, equipping, financing, and operating workforce
41	26		development, workforce education, and job training opportunities.
42	27		SECTION 2. Section 3803.051, Special District Local Laws
43	28		Code, is amended to read as follows:
44	29		Sec. 3803.051. BOARD OF DIRECTORS; TERMS. (a) The
45	30		district is governed by a board of 22 directors who serve staggered
46	31		terms of four years, with 11 directors' terms expiring June 1 of
47	32		each odd-numbered year.
48	33		(b) The board by resolution may increase or decrease the
49	34		number of directors on the board, but only if it is in the best
50	35		interest of the district to do so. The board may not:
51	36		(1) increase the number of directors to more than 30;
52	37		or
53	38		(2) decrease the number of directors to fewer than
54	39		nine.
55	40		SECTION 3. Subchapter C, Chapter 3803, Special District
56	41		Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Sections 3803.106 and
57	42		3803.107 to read as follows:
58	43		Sec. 3803.106. PLANS FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
59	44		(a) The district may develop and implement one or more plans for
60	45		workforce development services. The services may include:
61	46		(1) job training;
62	47		(2) workforce education;
63	48		(3) financing of special educational opportunities;
64	49		or
65	50		(4) other projects that promote workforce
66	51		development.
67	52		(b) To assist in implementing a plan for workforce
68	53		development services, the district may:
69	54		(1) accept a donation, grant, or loan from any person;
70	55		(2) work with a school at any level;
71	56		(3) work with any person that provides workforce
72	57		development money or projects; or
73	58		(4) participate with any other entity.
74	59		Sec. 3803.107. ANNEXATION OF LAND. The district may annex
75	60		land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.
76	61		SECTION 4. Subchapter D, Chapter 3803, Special District
77	62		Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 3803.1515 to read as
78	63		follows:
79	64		Sec. 3803.1515. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY. The
80	65		board by resolution shall establish the number of directors'
81	66		signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or
82	67		transfer of the district's money.
83	68		SECTION 5. Section 3803.154(a), Special District Local Laws
84	69		Code, is amended to read as follows:
85	70		(a) The district may correct, add to, or delete an
86	71		assessment from its assessment rolls and collect an assessment due
87	72		under the correction, addition, or deletion if:
88	73		(1) the district gives [after] notice and hearing in
89	74		the manner required by Section 375.115, Local Government Code; or
90	75		(2) the change does not increase the amount of
91	76		assessment of any parcel of land.
92	77		SECTION 6. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
93	78		a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
94	79		provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
95	80		Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
96	81		Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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	82	+	______________________________ ______________________________
	83	+	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
	84	+	I certify that H.B. No. 2200 was passed by the House on April
	85	+	16, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, 2 present, not
	86	+	voting.
	87	+	______________________________
	88	+	Chief Clerk of the House
	89	+	I certify that H.B. No. 2200 was passed by the Senate on May
	90	+	15, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2.
	91	+	______________________________
	92	+	Secretary of the Senate
	93	+	APPROVED: _____________________
	94	+	Date
	95	+	_____________________
	96	+	Governor