| 1 | 1 | | 88R8347 LRM-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Swanson, Paul, et al. H.B. No. 1793 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the qualifications for serving as a member of the board |
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| 8 | 8 | | of directors of a municipal utility district. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 54.102, Water Code, is amended to read as |
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| 11 | 11 | | follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 54.102. QUALIFICATIONS FOR DIRECTORS. To be qualified |
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| 13 | 13 | | to serve as a director, a person shall: |
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| 14 | 14 | | (1) be at least 18 years old; |
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| 15 | 15 | | (2) be [,] a resident citizen of the State of Texas; |
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| 16 | 16 | | [,] and |
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| 17 | 17 | | (3) [either] own land subject to taxation in the |
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| 18 | 18 | | district [or be a qualified voter within the district]. |
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| 19 | 19 | | SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act does not |
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| 20 | 20 | | affect the entitlement of a member serving immediately before the |
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| 21 | 21 | | effective date of this Act on the board of directors of a municipal |
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| 22 | 22 | | utility district operating under Chapter 54, Water Code, to |
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| 23 | 23 | | continue to carry out the board's functions for the remainder of the |
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| 24 | 24 | | member's term. The change in law applies only to a member of the |
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| 25 | 25 | | board of directors of such a district elected or appointed on or |
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| 26 | 26 | | after the effective date of this Act. This Act does not prohibit a |
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| 27 | 27 | | person who is a member of the board of directors of such a district |
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| 28 | 28 | | on the effective date of this Act from being reelected or |
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| 29 | 29 | | reappointed to the board if the person has the qualifications |
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| 30 | 30 | | required for a member under Section 54.102, Water Code, as amended |
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| 31 | 31 | | by this Act. |
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| 32 | 32 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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