80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 61, Chapter 338 Page: 1 of 3
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Chapter 338 S.B. No. 61
1 AN ACT
2 relating to the performance of the functions of the governing body
3 of a political subdivision in the event of a disaster.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
5 SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 418, Government Code, is
6 amended by adding Sections 418.111 and 418.112 to read as follows:
7 Sec. 418.111. PLAN FOR CONTINUITY OF FUNCTIONS. (a) The
8 governing body of a political subdivision may at any time adopt a
9 plan for the continuity of functions of the political subdivision
10 to be carried out during a disaster declared as provided by law by
11 the president of the United States or the governor or during another
12 catastrophic event.
13 (b) The plan may provide for:
14 (1) delegating any administrative duty of the
15 governing body of the political subdivision or any official or
16 employee of the political subdivision to another appropriate
17 person;
18 (2) establishing orders of succession for performing
19 essential functions of the political subdivision; and
20 (3) establishing meeting procedures for the governing
21 body of the political subdivision.
22 (c) The plan may not provide for the delegation of a duty
23 that the governing body or official is required to perform by the
24 Texas Constitution.1
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. 80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 61, Chapter 338, legislative document, June 15, 2007; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth156231/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.