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House Bill 1116 |
House Author: Solomons et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-05 |
Senate Sponsor: Nelson |
House Bill 1116 revises the sunset review process of more than 20 state agencies, boards, committees, and other entities. It continues the Texas Education Agency and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, which were recently reviewed and previously scheduled for 2005 abolishment, until 2007 and directs the Sunset Advisory Commission (SAC) to conduct a limited review of each.
The bill changes the sunset date for the Texas Lottery Commission from 2005 to 2011 and changes the sunset dates of the State Preservation Board, Texas Department of Agriculture, Board of Directors of the Official Cotton Growers' Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation, Texas‑Israel Exchange Fund Board, and Prescribed Burning Board from 2007 to 2011. The sunset dates for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Board of Criminal Justice, and Correctional Managed Health Committee are changed from 2011 to 2007, and the bill directs the SAC, as part of its upcoming review of criminal justice agencies, to study certain criminal court costs and fees as well as parole, probation, and community supervision fees. Changed from 2007 to 2009 are the sunset dates for the Texas Department of Insurance, Office of Public Insurance Counsel, and Texas Military Preparedness Commission, and changed from 2011 to 2009 are those for the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities, Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities, and Texas Cancer Council. The sunset date for the Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists is changed from 2013 to 2015.
The bill eliminates the sunset dates for the State Board for Educator Certification, regional education service centers, Electric Utility Restructuring Legislative Oversight Committee, Property and Casualty Insurance Legislative Oversight Committee, Texas Incentive and Productivity Commission, Criminal Justice Policy Council, and State Aircraft Pooling Board.