Bill Text: TX HB1239 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Relating to the governance of public housing authorities.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-05-15 - Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar [HB1239 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB1239-Comm_Sub.html
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By: VanDeaver | H.B. No. 1239 | ||
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1239: | |||
By: Alvarado | C.S.H.B. No. 1239 |
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relating to the governance of public housing authorities. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 392.031, Local Government Code, is | ||
amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: | ||
(b-1) A commissioner of the authority must reside in: | ||
(1) the area over which the authority has | ||
jurisdiction; or | ||
(2) an area outside the jurisdiction of the authority, | ||
as determined by the municipality. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 392.032(b), Local Government Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) A commissioner of the authority must reside in the area | ||
over which the authority has jurisdiction [ |
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SECTION 3. Section 392.033, Local Government Code, is | ||
amended by adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows: | ||
(d-1) A commissioner of the authority who is appointed under | ||
Subsection (a), (b), or (d) must reside in the county the | ||
commissioner is appointed to represent. An additional commissioner | ||
who is appointed under Subsection (c) may reside in either county in | ||
the authority. | ||
SECTION 4. Section 392.0331, Local Government Code, is | ||
amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: | ||
(c-1) The commissioners court of a county that has a county | ||
housing authority in which the total number of households served by | ||
the authority is 150 or fewer is not required to appoint a tenant to | ||
the position of commissioner as otherwise required by Subsection | ||
(c) if the commissioners court has provided timely notice of a | ||
vacancy in the position to all eligible tenants and is unable to | ||
fill the position with an eligible tenant before the 60th day after | ||
the date the position becomes vacant. | ||
SECTION 5. Section 392.038, Local Government Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 392.038. OTHER OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF A MUNICIPAL | ||
OR COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY. (a) A municipal or county housing | ||
authority may: | ||
(1) employ a secretary, who shall serve as executive | ||
director;[ |
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and[ |
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authority considers necessary. | ||
(b) The executive director [ |
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(1) hire employees, permanent or temporary; and | ||
(2) determine the qualifications, duties, and | ||
compensation of those employees [ |
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SECTION 6. Section 392.0331(a), Local Government Code, is | ||
repealed. | ||
SECTION 7. (a) The term of a housing authority commissioner | ||
who is serving immediately before the effective date of this Act and | ||
who becomes ineligible to hold that position because of the changes | ||
in law made by this Act expires on the effective date of this Act. | ||
(b) As soon as practicable after the effective date of this | ||
Act, the appropriate appointing entity shall fill any vacancy in | ||
the position of housing authority commissioner that occurs as | ||
described by Subsection (a) of this section. | ||
SECTION 8. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |