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 Section 436.207, Government Code, is repealed.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