87R8814 MCF-F
By: Reynolds H.B. No. 1968
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to fees of office payable to directors of certain
municipal management districts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 375.069, Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 375.069. [BOARD POSITION NOT] CIVIL OFFICE OF
EMOLUMENT. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), a [A] position on the
board may not be construed to be a civil office of emolument for any
purpose, including those purposes described by [Article XVI,]
Section 40, Article XVI, [of the] Texas Constitution.
(b) The board by resolution may declare that a position on
the board is a civil office of emolument under Section 40, Article
XVI, Texas Constitution, if the governing board of the municipality
in which the district is located consents by resolution or
ordinance.
SECTION 2. Section 375.070, Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 375.070. COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS; REIMBURSEMENT OF
EXPENSES. (a) A director is not entitled to compensation for
service on the board but is entitled to be reimbursed for necessary
expenses incurred in carrying out the duties and responsibilities
of a director.
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a director whose
position is made a civil office of emolument under Section
375.069(b) is entitled to receive fees of office and reimbursement
of eligible expenses in the manner provided by Section 49.060,
Water Code.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2021.