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1		-	H.B. No. 4617
	1	+	By: Bell of Kaufman, Holland H.B. No. 4617
	2	+	(Senate Sponsor - Hall)
	3	+	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 17, 2021;
	4	+	May 17, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on Local
	5	+	Government; May 21, 2021, reported favorably by the following
	6	+	vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 21, 2021, sent to printer.)
	7	+	Click here to see the committee vote
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	10	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	11		AN ACT
5	12		relating to the qualifications and method of electing directors of
6	13		the High Point Special Utility District of Kaufman and Rockwall
7	14		Counties.
8	15		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	16		SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 6, Special District Local Laws
10	17		Code, is amended by adding Chapter 7220 to read as follows:
11	18		CHAPTER 7220. HIGH POINT SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT OF KAUFMAN AND
12	19		ROCKWALL COUNTIES
13	20		SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
14	21		Sec. 7220.0101. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
15	22		(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the
16	23		district.
17	24		(2) "Director" means a member of the board.
18	25		(3) "District" means the High Point Special Utility
19	26		District of Kaufman and Rockwall Counties.
20	27		SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
21	28		Sec. 7220.0201. COMPOSITION OF BOARD. The district is
22	29		governed by a board of seven directors.
23	30		Sec. 7220.0202. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS FROM SINGLE-MEMBER
24	31		DISTRICTS. (a) The board by rule may provide for the election of
25	32		some or all of the directors from single-member districts.
26	33		(b) If the board provides for the election of some or all of
27	34		the directors from single-member districts, to be eligible to be
28	35		listed on the ballot as a candidate for or to serve as a director
29	36		from a single-member district, a person must be a resident of that
30	37		district.
31	38		SECTION 2. The change in law made by Section 7220.0202,
32	39		Special District Local Laws Code, as added by this Act, does not
33	40		affect the entitlement of a member serving on the board of directors
34	41		of the High Point Special Utility District of Kaufman and Rockwall
35	42		Counties immediately before the effective date of this Act to
36	43		continue to carry out the board's functions for the remainder of the
37	44		member's term. The change in law applies only to a member elected
38	45		on or after the effective date of this Act. This Act does not
39	46		prohibit a person who is a member of the board on the effective date
40	47		of this Act from being reelected to the board if the person has the
41	48		qualifications required for a member under Section 7220.0202,
42	49		Special District Local Laws Code, as added by this Act.
43	50		SECTION 3. (a) The legal notice of the intention to
44	51		introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this
45	52		Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a
46	53		copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,
47	54		officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished
48	55		under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313,
49	56		Government Code.
50	57		(b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has
51	58		submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on
52	59		Environmental Quality.
53	60		(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed
54	61		its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, the
55	62		lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of
56	63		representatives within the required time.
57	64		(d) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this
58	65		state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect
59	66		to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled
60	67		and accomplished.
61	68		SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
62		-	______________________________ ______________________________
63		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
64		-	I certify that H.B. No. 4617 was passed by the House on May
65		-	14, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 122, Nays 23, 2 present, not
66		-	voting.
67		-	______________________________
68		-	Chief Clerk of the House
69		-	I certify that H.B. No. 4617 was passed by the Senate on May
70		-	26, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
71		-	______________________________
72		-	Secretary of the Senate
73		-	APPROVED: _____________________
74		-	Date
75		-	_____________________
76		-	Governor
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