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Senate Bill 1003 |
Senate Author: Deuell |
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Effective: 9-1-09 |
House Sponsor: Flynn |
Senate Bill 1003 amends the Government Code to continue the Office of State-Federal Relations (OSFR) until September 1, 2015, to administratively attach the OSFR to the office of the governor, and to fund the OSFR by appropriations made to the office of the governor. The bill transfers the powers and duties of the director of the OSFR to the office itself and establishes additional powers and duties, including the duty to coordinate with the Legislative Budget Board regarding the effects of federal funding on the state budget. The bill requires the annual report to the governor and legislature to include an evaluation of the OSFR based on performance measures developed by the OSFR policy board.
The bill prescribes written procedures that must be adopted if the OSFR elects to contract with a federal-level government relations consultant and establishes requirements for such a contract. Any agency or political subdivision of the state that contracts with a federal-level government relations consultant is required, with certain exceptions, to submit to the OSFR two reports detailing elements of the contract.