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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to authorizing development corporations to finance |
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projects to support primary job training facilities and programs at |
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certain educational institutions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 501, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 501.1021 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 501.1021. PROJECTS RELATING TO SUPPORTING PRIMARY JOB |
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TRAINING FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS AT CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL |
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INSTITUTIONS. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Authorizing municipality" means the municipality |
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that authorizes the creation of a corporation under this subtitle. |
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(2) "Public junior college" and "public technical |
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institute" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003, Education |
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Code. |
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(b) In this subtitle, "project" includes expenditures to |
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support primary job training facilities or programs, including |
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expenditures for training equipment, at: |
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(1) a public junior college, public technical |
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institute, or high school located in the authorizing municipality |
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of a corporation; and |
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(2) a public junior college the service area of which |
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includes any portion of the authorizing municipality of a |
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corporation. |
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(c) A corporation may enter into an agreement with one or |
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more educational institutions with respect to a project under this |
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section that is financed wholly or partly under this subtitle. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |