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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the term of a chief administrative law judge. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2003.022(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The office is under the direction of a chief |
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administrative law judge appointed by the governor for a two-year |
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term that expires on May 15 of each even-numbered year. The chief |
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administrative law judge is eligible for reappointment. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2003.022(a), Government Code, as amended |
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by this Act, applies only to a chief administrative law judge |
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appointed under that section on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. A chief administrative law judge appointed before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect |
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immediately before that date and that law is continued in effect for |
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that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |