HB3610 - Relating to a prohibition against the consideration of race or ethnicity as a factor when appointing the members of a state board, commission, or other state agency with statewide jurisdiction.

  89R12419 CS-F     By: Patterson H.B. No. 3610       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a prohibition against the consideration of race or   ethnicity as a factor when appointing the members of a state board,   commission, or other state agency with statewide jurisdiction.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 467.021(b), Government Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (b)  In making appointments to the commission, the governor   shall strive to achieve representation by all the population groups   of the state with regard to economic status and [ , ] sex[ , race, and   ethnicity ].          SECTION 2.  Section 651.009(a), Government Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a)  In each case in which the governing body of a state   board, commission, or other state agency that has statewide   jurisdiction is appointed by the governor or another appointing   authority, the governor or appointing authority shall ensure that,   to the extent possible, the membership of the governing body   reflects the [ racial, ethnic, and ] geographic diversity of this   state.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.