| 1 | 1 | | 84R18445 NC-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Coleman H.B. No. 2627 |
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| 3 | 3 | | Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2627: |
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| 4 | 4 | | By: Turner of Harris C.S.H.B. No. 2627 |
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| 6 | 6 | | |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to creation of a task force to study the effects of |
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| 10 | 10 | | population growth on counties in this state. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 1. TASK FORCE TO STUDY POPULATION GROWTH IN TEXAS. |
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| 13 | 13 | | (a) In this Act, "task force" means the Task Force to Study |
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| 14 | 14 | | Population Growth in Texas established under this section. |
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| 15 | 15 | | (b) The Task Force to Study Population Growth in Texas is |
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| 16 | 16 | | established for the purpose of assessing the effects of population |
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| 17 | 17 | | growth on counties in this state relating to: |
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| 18 | 18 | | (1) housing; |
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| 19 | 19 | | (2) businesses; |
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| 20 | 20 | | (3) available land resources; |
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| 21 | 21 | | (4) the state's economy; |
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| 22 | 22 | | (5) health care services; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | (6) county jails. |
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| 24 | 24 | | (c) The task force is composed of the following nine |
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| 25 | 25 | | members: |
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| 26 | 26 | | (1) three state or local officials appointed by the |
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| 27 | 27 | | governor; |
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| 28 | 28 | | (2) three state or local officials appointed by the |
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| 29 | 29 | | lieutenant governor; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | (3) three state or local officials appointed by the |
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| 31 | 31 | | speaker of the house of representatives. |
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| 32 | 32 | | (d) The members of the task force shall elect a presiding |
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| 33 | 33 | | officer from among the membership. |
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| 34 | 34 | | (e) The offices of the governor, lieutenant governor, and |
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| 35 | 35 | | speaker of the house of representatives shall provide staff support |
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| 36 | 36 | | to the task force. |
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| 37 | 37 | | (f) The task force shall hold public hearings to achieve the |
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| 38 | 38 | | purpose described by Subsection (b) of this section. |
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| 39 | 39 | | (g) A member of the task force is not entitled to receive |
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| 40 | 40 | | compensation for service on the task force but is entitled to |
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| 41 | 41 | | reimbursement of the travel expenses incurred by the member while |
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| 42 | 42 | | conducting the business of the task force. |
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| 43 | 43 | | (h) The task force may accept gifts and grants from any |
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| 44 | 44 | | source to be used to carry out a function of the task force. |
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| 45 | 45 | | SECTION 2. FINAL REPORT. Not later than November 1, 2016, |
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| 46 | 46 | | the task force shall submit a final report to the governor, the |
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| 47 | 47 | | lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, |
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| 48 | 48 | | and the appropriate standing committees of the legislature. The |
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| 49 | 49 | | report shall include a summary and analysis of: |
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| 50 | 50 | | (1) hearings and studies conducted by the task force; |
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| 51 | 51 | | (2) legislation proposed by the task force; and |
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| 52 | 52 | | (3) other findings and recommendations made by the |
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| 53 | 53 | | task force. |
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| 54 | 54 | | SECTION 3. APPOINTMENTS. Not later than December 1, 2015, |
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| 55 | 55 | | the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house |
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| 56 | 56 | | of representatives shall make the appointments to the task force as |
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| 57 | 57 | | described by Section 1(c) of this Act. |
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| 58 | 58 | | SECTION 4. EXPIRATION. The task force is abolished and this |
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| 59 | 59 | | Act expires August 31, 2017. |
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| 60 | 60 | | SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect |
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| 61 | 61 | | immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members |
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| 62 | 62 | | elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas |
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| 63 | 63 | | Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for |
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| 64 | 64 | | immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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