Bill Text: TX HB292 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to authorizing development corporations to finance projects to support primary job training facilities and programs at certain educational institutions.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-04-30 - Left pending in committee [HB292 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-HB292-Introduced.html

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84R2682 CLG-F
By: Stephenson H.B. No. 292

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to authorizing development corporations to finance
projects to support primary job training facilities and programs at
certain educational institutions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 501, Local Government
Code, is amended by adding Section 501.1021 to read as follows:
Sec. 501.1021. PROJECTS RELATING TO SUPPORTING PRIMARY JOB
TRAINING FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS AT CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS. (a) In this section:
(1) "Authorizing municipality" means the municipality
that authorizes the creation of a corporation under this subtitle.
(2) "Public junior college" and "public technical
institute" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003, Education
Code.
(b) In this subtitle, "project" includes expenditures to
support primary job training facilities or programs, including
expenditures for training equipment, at:
(1) a public junior college, public technical
institute, or high school located in the authorizing municipality
of a corporation; and
(2) a public junior college the service area of which
includes any portion of the authorizing municipality of a
corporation.
(c) A corporation may enter into an agreement with one or
more educational institutions with respect to a project under this
section that is financed wholly or partly under this subtitle.
SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 504, Local Government
Code, is amended by adding Section 504.172 to read as follows:
Sec. 504.172. AUTHORITY TO UNDERTAKE PROJECTS TO SUPPORT
PRIMARY JOB TRAINING FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS AT CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
subtitle, a Type A corporation may not use proceeds from the sales
and use tax or other corporate revenues to undertake the category of
projects described by Section 501.1021 unless the use of tax
proceeds or other corporate revenues for that purpose is authorized
as provided by this section.
(b) The governing body of a Type A corporation's authorizing
municipality by resolution may authorize the corporation to
undertake and finance the category of projects described by Section
501.1021 as provided by Subsection (a). The resolution must be
passed by majority vote of all members of the municipality's
governing body and entered in its minutes.
(c) On receipt of a petition signed by a number of
registered voters of the municipality equal to at least 10 percent
of the number of voters participating in the last general election
held in the municipality requesting an election to use the sales and
use tax proceeds and other corporate revenues for the category of
projects described by Section 501.1021, the governing body of a
Type A corporation's authorizing municipality shall order an
election on the issue.
(d) The governing body of the municipality shall order an
election required under Subsection (c) to be held on the first
authorized uniform election date prescribed by Chapter 41, Election
Code, that occurs after the date the petition is filed and that
allows sufficient time to comply with other requirements of law.
(e) The ballot in an election under this section shall be
printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition:
"Adopting the use of Type A corporation funds for projects
supporting primary job training facilities and programs at
educational institutions in the City of ________."
(f) If a majority of the voters voting on the issue do not
approve the use of sales and use tax proceeds and other corporate
revenues for the category of projects described by Section 501.1021
at an election under this section, another election concerning the
use of tax proceeds and revenues for the same category of projects
may not be held before the second anniversary of the date of the
most recent election disapproving the use of tax proceeds and
revenues for that category of projects.
SECTION 3. The heading to Subchapter D, Chapter 505, Local
Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER D. AUTHORIZATION FOR ADDITIONAL [AUTHORIZED] PROJECTS
SECTION 4. Subchapter D, Chapter 505, Local Government
Code, is amended by adding Section 505.162 to read as follows:
Sec. 505.162. AUTHORITY TO UNDERTAKE PROJECTS TO SUPPORT
PRIMARY JOB TRAINING FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS AT CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
subtitle, a Type B corporation may not use proceeds from the sales
and use tax or other corporate revenues to undertake the category of
projects described by Section 501.1021 unless the use of tax
proceeds or other corporate revenues for that purpose is authorized
as provided by this section.
(b) The governing body of a Type B corporation's authorizing
municipality by resolution may authorize the corporation to
undertake and finance the category of projects described by Section
501.1021 as provided by Subsection (a). The resolution must be
passed by majority vote of all members of the municipality's
governing body and entered in its minutes.
(c) On receipt of a petition signed by a number of
registered voters of the municipality equal to at least 10 percent
of the number of voters participating in the last general election
held in the municipality requesting an election to use the sales and
use tax proceeds and other corporate revenues for the category of
projects described by Section 501.1021, the governing body of a
Type B corporation's authorizing municipality shall order an
election on the issue.
(d) The governing body of the municipality shall order an
election required under Subsection (c) to be held on the first
authorized uniform election date prescribed by Chapter 41, Election
Code, that occurs after the date the petition is filed and that
allows sufficient time to comply with other requirements of law.
(e) The ballot in an election under this section shall be
printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition:
"Adopting the use of Type B corporation funds for projects
supporting primary job training facilities and programs at
educational institutions in the City of ________."
(f) If a majority of the voters voting on the issue do not
approve the use of sales and use tax proceeds and other corporate
revenues for the category of projects described by Section 501.1021
at an election under this section, another election concerning the
use of tax proceeds and revenues for the same category of projects
may not be held before the second anniversary of the date of the
most recent election disapproving the use of tax proceeds and
revenues for that category of projects.
SECTION 5. 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.