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| 1 | 1 | 87R11423 SGM-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Noble H.B. No. 3715 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the acceptance of donations by a county commissioners | |
| 8 | 8 | court for the performance of certain functions. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 81.032, Local Government Code, is | |
| 11 | 11 | amended to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 81.032. ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS. (a) | |
| 13 | 13 | Except as provided by Subsection (b), the [The] commissioners court | |
| 14 | 14 | may accept a donation of labor or services, gift, grant, donation, | |
| 15 | 15 | bequest, or devise of money or other property on behalf of the | |
| 16 | 16 | county, including a donation under Chapter 38, Government Code, for | |
| 17 | 17 | the purpose of performing a function conferred by law on the county | |
| 18 | 18 | or a county officer. | |
| 19 | 19 | (b) The commissioners court may not: | |
| 20 | 20 | (1) accept a donation of $1,000 or more for the purpose | |
| 21 | 21 | of administering elections without written consent from the | |
| 22 | 22 | secretary of state; or | |
| 23 | 23 | (2) use a donation described by Subsection (a) to | |
| 24 | 24 | perform a function of administering elections that is not | |
| 25 | 25 | explicitly authorized by the Election Code. | |
| 26 | 26 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |