| 1 | 1 | | 84R3963 KJE-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Garcia S.B. No. 887 |
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| 4 | 4 | | |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the powers of the Greater Greenspoint Management |
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| 8 | 8 | | District of Harris County. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 3803.004(d), Special District Local Laws |
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| 11 | 11 | | Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | (d) The district will: |
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| 13 | 13 | | (1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of |
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| 14 | 14 | | residents, employers, employees, and consumers in the district, and |
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| 15 | 15 | | of the public; |
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| 16 | 16 | | (2) provide needed funding for the greater Greenspoint |
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| 17 | 17 | | area to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and |
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| 18 | 18 | | vitality of the area as a community and business center; [and] |
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| 19 | 19 | | (3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment |
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| 20 | 20 | | of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and |
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| 21 | 21 | | developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for |
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| 22 | 22 | | the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic and |
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| 23 | 23 | | aesthetic beauty; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | (4) eliminate unemployment and underemployment and |
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| 25 | 25 | | develop or expand transportation and commerce by providing or by |
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| 26 | 26 | | participating with other entities and educational institutions in |
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| 27 | 27 | | establishing, equipping, financing, and operating workforce |
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| 28 | 28 | | development, workforce education, and job training opportunities. |
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| 29 | 29 | | SECTION 2. Section 3803.051, Special District Local Laws |
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| 30 | 30 | | Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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| 31 | 31 | | Sec. 3803.051. BOARD OF DIRECTORS; TERMS. (a) The |
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| 32 | 32 | | district is governed by a board of 22 directors who serve staggered |
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| 33 | 33 | | terms of four years, with 11 directors' terms expiring June 1 of |
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| 34 | 34 | | each odd-numbered year. |
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| 35 | 35 | | (b) The board by resolution may increase or decrease the |
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| 36 | 36 | | number of directors on the board, but only if it is in the best |
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| 37 | 37 | | interest of the district to do so. The board may not: |
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| 38 | 38 | | (1) increase the number of directors to more than 30; |
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| 39 | 39 | | or |
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| 40 | 40 | | (2) decrease the number of directors to fewer than |
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| 41 | 41 | | nine. |
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| 42 | 42 | | SECTION 3. Subchapter C, Chapter 3803, Special District |
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| 43 | 43 | | Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Sections 3803.106 and |
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| 44 | 44 | | 3803.107 to read as follows: |
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| 45 | 45 | | Sec. 3803.106. PLANS FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. |
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| 46 | 46 | | (a) The district shall develop and implement one or more plans for |
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| 47 | 47 | | workforce development services. The services may include: |
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| 48 | 48 | | (1) job training; |
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| 49 | 49 | | (2) workforce education; |
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| 50 | 50 | | (3) financing of special educational opportunities; |
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| 51 | 51 | | or |
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| 52 | 52 | | (4) other projects that promote workforce |
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| 53 | 53 | | development. |
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| 54 | 54 | | (b) To assist in implementing a plan for workforce |
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| 55 | 55 | | development services, the district may: |
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| 56 | 56 | | (1) accept a donation, grant, or loan from any person; |
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| 57 | 57 | | (2) work with a school at any level; |
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| 58 | 58 | | (3) work with any person that provides workforce |
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| 59 | 59 | | development money or projects; or |
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| 60 | 60 | | (4) participate with any other entity. |
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| 61 | 61 | | Sec. 3803.107. ANNEXATION OF LAND. The district may annex |
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| 62 | 62 | | land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code. |
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| 63 | 63 | | SECTION 4. Subchapter D, Chapter 3803, Special District |
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| 64 | 64 | | Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 3803.1515 to read as |
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| 65 | 65 | | follows: |
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| 66 | 66 | | Sec. 3803.1515. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY. The |
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| 67 | 67 | | board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' |
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| 68 | 68 | | signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or |
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| 69 | 69 | | transfer of the district's money. |
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| 70 | 70 | | SECTION 5. Section 3803.154(a), Special District Local Laws |
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| 71 | 71 | | Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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| 72 | 72 | | (a) The district may correct, add to, or delete an |
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| 73 | 73 | | assessment from its assessment rolls and collect an assessment due |
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| 74 | 74 | | under the correction, addition, or deletion if: |
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| 75 | 75 | | (1) the district gives [after] notice and hearing in |
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| 76 | 76 | | the manner required by Section 375.115, Local Government Code; or |
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| 77 | 77 | | (2) the change does not increase the amount of |
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| 78 | 78 | | assessment of any parcel of land. |
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| 79 | 79 | | SECTION 6. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 80 | 80 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 81 | 81 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 82 | 82 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 83 | 83 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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