S.B. No. 1443 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 Section 436.207, Government Code, is repealed.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. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1443 passed the Senate on April 11, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1443 passed the House on May 3, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, two present not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Approved: ______________________________ Date ______________________________ Governor