By: Taylor of Galveston S.B. No. 1465
(In the Senate - Filed March 8, 2017; March 20, 2017, read
first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources &
Economic Development; April 12, 2017, reported favorably by the
following vote: Yeas 11, Nays 0; April 12, 2017, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of certain ex officio members of the board
of directors of a tax increment financing reinvestment zone to
elect not to serve on the board.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 311, Tax Code, is amended by adding
Section 311.0092 to read as follows:
Sec. 311.0092. NOTICE TO STATE SENATOR AND STATE
REPRESENTATIVE; WAIVER OF SERVICE ON BOARD. (a) Not later than
January 31 of each odd-numbered year, the board of directors of a
reinvestment zone shall send to each member of the state senate and
state house of representatives who is an ex officio member of the
zone's board of directors under Section 311.009(b) or 311.0091(c),
as applicable, written notice by certified mail informing the state
senator or state representative of the person's membership on the
board.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 311.009(b) or 311.0091(c), as
applicable, a state senator or state representative may elect not
to serve on the board or designate another individual to serve in
the member's place. If the state senator or state representative
elects not to serve on the board or designate another individual to
serve in the member's place, the state senator or state
representative shall notify the board in writing as soon as
practicable after receipt of the notice under Subsection (a) by
certified mail and may not be counted as a member of the board for
voting or quorum purposes.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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