| 1 | 1 | | 86R11825 SRA-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Flynn H.B. No. 2535 |
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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 Texas Military Preparedness Commission. |
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| 8 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Section 436.105(d), Government Code, is amended |
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| 10 | 10 | | to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 11 | | (d) The task force is abolished and this section expires |
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| 12 | 12 | | September 1, 2023 [2021]. |
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| 13 | 13 | | SECTION 2. Section 436.205(b), Government Code, is amended |
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| 14 | 14 | | to read as follows: |
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| 15 | 15 | | (b) The panel shall evaluate each grant application and |
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| 16 | 16 | | assign the applicant a score based on: |
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| 17 | 17 | | (1) the significance of the adverse or positive effect |
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| 18 | 18 | | within the local governmental entity[, including the number of jobs |
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| 19 | 19 | | that may be lost or gained in relation to the workforce in the local |
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| 20 | 20 | | governmental entity's jurisdiction and the effect on the entity's |
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| 21 | 21 | | and surrounding area's economy and tax revenue]; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | (2) any other criteria established by the commission |
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| 23 | 23 | | [the extent to which the local governmental entity may have used its |
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| 24 | 24 | | existing resources to promote local economic development; |
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| 25 | 25 | | [(3) the amount of any grant that the local |
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| 26 | 26 | | governmental entity has previously received under this subchapter; |
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| 27 | 27 | | [(4) the anticipated number of jobs that may be |
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| 28 | 28 | | created or retained in relation to the amount of the grant sought; |
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| 29 | 29 | | and |
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| 30 | 30 | | [(5) the extent to which the grant will affect the |
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| 31 | 31 | | region in which the local governmental entity is located]. |
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| 32 | 32 | | SECTION 3. Section 436.207, Government Code, is repealed. |
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| 33 | 33 | | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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