Bill Text: TX SB887 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the powers of the Greater Greenspoint Management District of Harris County.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-04-22 - Left pending in committee [SB887 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SB887-Introduced.html
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By: Garcia | S.B. No. 887 |
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relating to the powers of the Greater Greenspoint Management | ||
District of Harris County. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 3803.004(d), Special District Local Laws | ||
Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
(d) The district will: | ||
(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of | ||
residents, employers, employees, and consumers in the district, and | ||
of the public; | ||
(2) provide needed funding for the greater Greenspoint | ||
area to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and | ||
vitality of the area as a community and business center; [ |
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(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment | ||
of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and | ||
developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for | ||
the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic and | ||
aesthetic beauty; and | ||
(4) eliminate unemployment and underemployment and | ||
develop or expand transportation and commerce by providing or by | ||
participating with other entities and educational institutions in | ||
establishing, equipping, financing, and operating workforce | ||
development, workforce education, and job training opportunities. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 3803.051, Special District Local Laws | ||
Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 3803.051. BOARD OF DIRECTORS; TERMS. (a) The | ||
district is governed by a board of 22 directors who serve staggered | ||
terms of four years, with 11 directors' terms expiring June 1 of | ||
each odd-numbered year. | ||
(b) The board by resolution may increase or decrease the | ||
number of directors on the board, but only if it is in the best | ||
interest of the district to do so. The board may not: | ||
(1) increase the number of directors to more than 30; | ||
or | ||
(2) decrease the number of directors to fewer than | ||
nine. | ||
SECTION 3. Subchapter C, Chapter 3803, Special District | ||
Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Sections 3803.106 and | ||
3803.107 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 3803.106. PLANS FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. | ||
(a) The district shall develop and implement one or more plans for | ||
workforce development services. The services may include: | ||
(1) job training; | ||
(2) workforce education; | ||
(3) financing of special educational opportunities; | ||
or | ||
(4) other projects that promote workforce | ||
development. | ||
(b) To assist in implementing a plan for workforce | ||
development services, the district may: | ||
(1) accept a donation, grant, or loan from any person; | ||
(2) work with a school at any level; | ||
(3) work with any person that provides workforce | ||
development money or projects; or | ||
(4) participate with any other entity. | ||
Sec. 3803.107. ANNEXATION OF LAND. The district may annex | ||
land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code. | ||
SECTION 4. Subchapter D, Chapter 3803, Special District | ||
Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 3803.1515 to read as | ||
follows: | ||
Sec. 3803.1515. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY. The | ||
board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' | ||
signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or | ||
transfer of the district's money. | ||
SECTION 5. Section 3803.154(a), Special District Local Laws | ||
Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) The district may correct, add to, or delete an | ||
assessment from its assessment rolls and collect an assessment due | ||
under the correction, addition, or deletion if: | ||
(1) the district gives [ |
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the manner required by Section 375.115, Local Government Code; or | ||
(2) the change does not increase the amount of | ||
assessment of any parcel of land. | ||
SECTION 6. 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, 2015. |