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House Bill 1781 |
House Author: Price et al. |
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Effective: 6-17-11 |
Senate Sponsor: Nelson |
House Bill 1781 amends the Education, Family, Government, Health and Safety, and Tax Codes and repeals provisions in the Family, Government, Health and Safety, and Local Government Codes in order to eliminate requirements that the attorney general and other state agencies compile and submit certain reports and lists, that certain governmental entities submit certain reports and certifications to the attorney general, and that the attorney general conduct a public awareness campaign concerning certain prescription drug solicitations.
House Bill 1781 amends the Government Code to require the executive director of each state agency to examine the agency's reporting requirements established by state statute and identify each reporting requirement that the executive director determines is not necessary to accomplish the objectives of the statute containing the reporting requirement, is redundant of other statutory reporting requirements, or is required under statute to be provided at a frequency for which data is not available. The bill requires the executive director to provide to certain elected officials and agencies an electronic report that includes each statutory reporting requirement for which the executive director made such a determination and the justification for the determination. The bill requires the Sunset Advisory Commission and its staff to consider the extent to which the purpose and effectiveness of reporting requirements imposed on an agency under sunset review justify the continuation of the requirement.