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House Bill 2036 |
House Author: Branch |
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Effective: 6-14-13 |
Senate Sponsor: Watson et al. |
House Bill 2036 amends the Government Code to create the Texas 2036 Commission to assess and identify the state's future higher education and workforce needs and the state's ability to meet those needs and to develop recommendations for meeting those needs by the state's bicentennial in 2036, including recommendations for achieving certain specified goals by that date. The bill sets out the composition of the commission and provides for the appointment and reappointment of commission members other than the commission's ex officio member, the designation of presiding officers, and the reimbursement of members for certain expenses. The bill requires the commission to meet at the call of the presiding officers and as provided by commission rule. The bill also authorizes the commission to adopt rules as necessary.
House Bill 2036 requires the commission to carry out its functions with an emphasis on the state's changing demographics and, not later than January 1 of each odd-numbered year, to report to the legislature its assessment of the state's ability to meet the state's future higher education and workforce needs and its recommendations for meeting those needs. The bill's provisions expire and the commission is abolished January 1, 2037.