| 6 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 5 | | relating to the composition of the Texas Historical Commission. |
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| 8 | 6 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 7 | | SECTION 1. Section 442.002(b), Government Code, is amended |
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| 10 | 8 | | to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 9 | | (b) The commission is composed of 15 [nine] members |
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| 12 | 10 | | appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. |
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| 13 | 11 | | One member must have expertise in archeology, preferably as a |
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| 14 | 12 | | professional archeologist, one must have expertise in history, |
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| 15 | 13 | | preferably as a professional historian, and one must have expertise |
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| 16 | 14 | | in architecture, preferably as a professional architect who is |
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| 17 | 15 | | licensed in this state and has expertise in historic preservation |
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| 18 | 16 | | and architectural history. The remaining members must represent |
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| 19 | 17 | | the general public. A person is [may] not eligible for appointment |
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| 20 | 18 | | as [be] a member of the commission if the person or the person's |
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| 21 | 19 | | spouse: |
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| 22 | 20 | | (1) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more |
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| 23 | 21 | | than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other |
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| 24 | 22 | | organization regulated by the commission or receiving money other |
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| 25 | 23 | | than grant money from the commission; |
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| 26 | 24 | | (2) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible |
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| 27 | 25 | | goods, services, or money from the commission, other than |
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| 28 | 26 | | compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for commission |
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| 29 | 27 | | membership, attendance, or expenses; or |
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| 30 | 28 | | (3) is employed by or participates in the management |
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| 31 | 29 | | of a business entity or other organization regulated by or |
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| 32 | 30 | | receiving money other than grant money from the commission. |
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| 33 | 31 | | SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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| 34 | 32 | | of this Act, the governor shall appoint six additional members to |
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| 35 | 33 | | the Texas Historical Commission as required by Section 442.002(b), |
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| 36 | 34 | | Government Code, as amended by this Act. In appointing the |
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| 37 | 35 | | additional members to the commission, the governor shall appoint: |
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| 38 | 36 | | (1) two members, including one member with archeology |
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| 39 | 37 | | expertise, to terms expiring February 1, 2019; |
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| 40 | 38 | | (2) two members, including one member with history |
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| 41 | 39 | | expertise, to terms expiring February 1, 2021; and |
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| 42 | 40 | | (3) two members, including one member with |
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| 43 | 41 | | architecture expertise, to terms expiring February 1, 2023. |
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| 44 | 42 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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| 43 | + | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 44 | + | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 45 | + | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 763 passed the Senate on April |
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| 46 | + | 3, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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| 47 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | + | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 49 | + | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 763 passed the House on May 4, |
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| 50 | + | 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 134, Nays 10, two present not |
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| 51 | + | voting. |
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| 52 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 53 | + | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 54 | + | Approved: |
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| 55 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 56 | + | Date |
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| 57 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 58 | + | Governor |
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