Highlights of the 79th Texas Legislature - Senate

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT/DISTRICTS NASA Area Management District—S.B. 1867 By Senator Jackson—House Sponsor: Representative John Davis Political subdivisions are created to administer and provide funding for community improvement projects and services within districts. This bill: Creates the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Area Management District as a political subdivision, located entirely within the City of Nassau Bay and Harris County. HIGHLIGHTS - 79 TH TEXAS LEGISLATURE 177
LOCAL GOVERNMENT/GENERAL Probationary Period of Persons in Certain Fire or Police Departments—H.B. 148 By Representative Harper-Brown—Senate Sponsor: Senator Carona Currently, persons appointed to fire or police departments serve on probationary status for 52 weeks from the date of hire. This probationary period included 18 weeks of basic training, 15 weeks of field training with an officer and up to an additional eight hours of classroom training at the discretion of the department. The remaining probationary period allows only nine weeks of departmental evaluation as the new officer or firefighter acts in full capacity. This bill: Allows the civil service commissions within each municipality to extend the probationary period up to six additional months for new police and firefighter recruits. Civil Service Status of Fire Department Employees—H.B. 263 By Representative Madden—Senate Sponsor: Senator Shapiro Chapter 143 (Municipal Civil Service), Local Government Code, requires that all employees performing certain duties in a fire department be civil service employees. This bill: Authorizes current auxiliary employees to keep their jobs without having to take the civil service examination. Allows all previously non-classified fire department employees to have the status of a civil service employee if they began that job before May 1, 2005. Prohibits any employee granted civil service status from being promoted unless that employee passes the civil service examination. Collection of Municipal Hotel Occupancy Taxes—H.B. 352 By Representative Goodman—Senate Sponsor: Senator Brimer Under current law, cities are authorized to assess and impose a hotel occupancy tax. The revenues derived from this tax are used to finance tourism development projects within a municipality. Hotel owners are to collect the occupancy tax, file a quarterly report with the city, and submit their payment to the city. This bill: Authorizes a city to hold operators who fail to pay taxes liable for the cost of an audit. Authorizes municipalities to use previous years' tax filings to determine the amount due. Authorizes a court to consider previous years' filings as prima facie evidence of the amount due. Restrictive Covenants in Certain Residential Subdivisions—H.B. 638 By Representative Hegar—Senate Sponsor: Senator Armbrister Under current law, property homeowners' associations can only be established in counties with populations of 190,000 or more or in smaller counties adjacent to counties with populations of 2.4 million or more. This bill: Expands the jurisdictions to which procedures governing restrictive conenants are applicable. 178 HIGHLIGHTS - 79 TH TEXAS LEGISLATURE
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TABLE OF CONTENTS CRIMINAL JUSTICE/
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TABLE OF CONTENTS FINANCE Crime Vic
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Authority of Muni
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Development Corpo
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APPROPRIATIONS Appropriates $25,000
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APPROPRIATIONS Appropriates $22,300
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APPROPRIATIONS of spending. On June
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APPROPRIATIONS Health and Human Ser
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APPROPRIATIONS in millions Function
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APPROPRIATIONS S.B. 1 recommendatio
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BORDER AFFAIRS AND IMMIGRATION Stre
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BORDER AFFAIRS AND IMMIGRATION TxDO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE/GENERAL Mandatory
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE/GENERAL Requires t
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE/GENERAL Amends the
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE/GENERAL Good Time
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE/GENERAL Authorizes
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE/GENERAL Preventing
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE/JUVENILES Assignme
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE/JUVENILES Eliminat
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE/SEX OFFENDERS Stat
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS
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EDUCATION/HIGHER College Course Cre
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EDUCATION/HIGHER Establishes the P-
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EDUCATION/HIGHER Provides minimum c
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EDUCATION/HIGHER Authorizes the com
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EDUCATION/HIGHER Tuition and Reside
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EDUCATION/PUBLIC School Enrollment
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EDUCATION/PUBLIC Intensive Reading
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EDUCATION/PUBLIC Requires a memoran
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EDUCATION/PUBLIC High School Financ
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EDUCATION/PUBLIC • sum of the mem
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EDUCATION/PUBLIC • Requiring an e
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FINANCE Comprehensive Rehabilitatio
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FINANCE Maintains the rate of the p
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FINANCE Directs the Texas Education
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HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES/CHILDREN
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HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES/GENERAL c
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HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES/GENERAL A
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HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES/HEALTH CA
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Page 161 and 162: HOMELAND SECURITY First Responder P
Page 163 and 164: HOMELAND SECURITY Homeland Security
Page 165 and 166: HOUSING Tax Increment Financing for
Page 167 and 168: INSURANCE Defines HSA. Provides tha
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Page 171 and 172: INSURANCE Reinstatement of Personal
Page 173 and 174: INSURANCE Insurance and Regulatory
Page 175 and 176: JUDICIARY Modifying Texas Judicial
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Page 187 and 188: JURISPRUDENCE exposure. There are n
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Page 191 and 192: JURISPRUDENCE Evidence in the Sente
Page 193 and 194: LOCAL GOVERNMENT/DISTRICTS Port Aut
Page 195: LOCAL GOVERNMENT/DISTRICTS Election
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Page 203 and 204: NATURAL RESOURCES/AGRICULTURE Food
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Page 221 and 222: REGULATORY Provides that the owner
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Page 227 and 228: REGULATORY Provides local governmen
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Page 239 and 240: STATE AFFAIRS/GENERAL Requires TBPC
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STATE AFFAIRS/GENERAL Authorizes th
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STATE AFFAIRS/GENERAL Requires the
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STATE AFFAIRS/GENERAL Allows employ
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STATE AFFAIRS/PUBLIC INFORMATION AN
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STATE AFFAIRS/SUNSET Sunset Advisor
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STATE AFFAIRS/SUNSET Allows the boa
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STATE AFFAIRS/SUNSET Texas State Bo
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STATE AFFAIRS/SUNSET Establishes pr
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STATE AFFAIRS/SUNSET Office of Publ
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STATE AFFAIRS/SUNSET Requires cosme
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STATE AFFAIRS/SUNSET • performs a
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TAX Broadens the function of 4B cor
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TAX Use of 4A/4B Tax Revenue Revise
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TAX Requires an arbitrator to dismi
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TAX Sales Tax Revenue and Municipal
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TRANSPORTATION Texas Rail Relocatio
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TRANSPORTATION Provides that this s
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TRANSPORTATION Authorizes payment t
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TRANSPORTATION Requires THC, in coo
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TRANSPORTATION Provides that an air
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UTILITIES Texas No-Call List and Na
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VETERAN AND MILITARY AFFAIRS • ma
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VETERAN AND MILITARY AFFAIRS Econom
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VETERAN AND MILITARY AFFAIRS Requir
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WORKER'S COMPENSATION Provides that
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WORKER'S COMPENSATION Prohibits the
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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Disqualificat
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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Rules for Ent
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INDEX S.B. 1461 ...................
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