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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. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 528 passed the Senate on |
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April 3, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 528 passed the House on |
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May 21, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, one |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |