S.B. No. 1428
AN ACT
1-1 relating to abolishing certain state governmental entities.
1-2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-3 ARTICLE 1. ABOLITION OF THE ADVISORY BOARD TO THE BILL BLACKWOOD
1-4 LAW ENFORCEMENT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE OF TEXAS
1-5 SECTION 1.01. The Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management
1-6 Institute of Texas advisory board is abolished.
1-7 SECTION 1.02. Section 96.64, Education Code, is amended to
1-8 read as follows:
1-9 Sec. 96.64. BILL BLACKWOOD LAW ENFORCEMENT MANAGEMENT
1-10 INSTITUTE OF TEXAS. (a) <a In this section "board" means the
1-11 advisory board of the institute.>
1-12 <(b)> The Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management
1-13 Institute of Texas is created for the training of police management
1-14 personnel. The headquarters of the institute are at Sam Houston
1-15 State University. The institute is under the supervision and
1-16 direction of the president of Sam Houston State University and
1-17 shall be operated and managed as a joint program between Sam
1-18 Houston State University, Texas A&M University, and Texas Woman's
1-19 University.
1-20 (b) <(c) The institute's advisory board is composed of nine
1-21 members appointed as follows:>
1-22 <(1) one by the governor, who must be a licensed peace
1-23 officer with supervisory experience;>
1-24 <(2) one by the lieutenant governor, who must be a
2-1 licensed peace officer with supervisory experience;>
2-2 <(3) one by the speaker of the house of
2-3 representatives, who must be a licensed peace officer with
2-4 supervisory experience;>
2-5 <(4) one by the president of Sam Houston State
2-6 University;>
2-7 <(5) one by the president of Texas A&M University;>
2-8 <(6) one by the president of Texas Woman's University;
2-9 and>
2-10 <(7) three by the Commission on Law Enforcement
2-11 Officer Standards and Education, two of whom must be licensed,
2-12 nonsupervisory peace officers.>
2-13 <(d) Appointments to the board shall be made without regard
2-14 to the race, color, religion, sex, handicap, or national origin of
2-15 the appointee.>
2-16 <(e) The commissioner of higher education of the Texas
2-17 Higher Education Coordinating Board, the commissioner of the
2-18 Central Education Agency, the director of the Department of Public
2-19 Safety of the State of Texas, the executive director of the
2-20 criminal justice division of the office of the governor, and the
2-21 attorney general shall serve as nonvoting ex officio members of the
2-22 board.>
2-23 <(f) To be eligible for appointment to the board, a person
2-24 must be at least 21 years of age and a resident of this state.
2-25 Each appointee must be of good character and may not have been
2-26 convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude.
2-27 Each appointee must have relevant experience and knowledge of law
3-1 enforcement. It is a ground for removal from the board if a member
3-2 does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications
3-3 required for appointment to the board or does not maintain during
3-4 service on the board the qualifications required for appointment to
3-5 the board.>
3-6 <(g) Members of the board hold office for two-year terms,
3-7 with each member's term expiring February 1 of each odd-numbered
3-8 year. If a vacancy occurs during a term, the individual who
3-9 appointed the member who has vacated the board position shall
3-10 appoint a replacement who meets the qualifications of the vacated
3-11 office to serve the unexpired portion of the term. A member may
3-12 not serve more than three full terms.>
3-13 <(h) The board shall elect a chairman, a vice-chairman, and
3-14 a secretary from the appointed members at its first meeting after
3-15 new appointments to fill regular terms. The board shall meet at
3-16 least once in each calendar quarter and may meet at other times as
3-17 necessary to perform the duties of the board. Five of the
3-18 appointed members constitute a quorum.>
3-19 <(i) A member serves without compensation for service on the
3-20 board but is entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary
3-21 expenses incurred in performing functions as a member of the board.>
3-22 <(j) The board shall advise the president on issues related
3-23 to the operation of the institute, including curriculum, admission
3-24 standards, scholarship criteria, certification standards for
3-25 classes taught through the institute, and the location of the
3-26 institute's campuses. The president may assign additional advisory
3-27 duties to the board.> The president may establish rules relating
4-1 to the institute <but the president may not establish a rule before
4-2 reviewing any recommendation relating to that rule made by the
4-3 board. The board shall submit reports to the president relating to
4-4 the operation of the institute as prescribed by the president>.
4-5 (c) <(k)> The president <with the advice of the board> shall
4-6 establish reasonable charges for participation in institute
4-7 training programs by participants who are not residents of this
4-8 state. The participation costs of participants who are residents,
4-9 including tuition, books, room, board, and travel costs, shall be
4-10 paid from the Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute
4-11 of Texas fund. Participation in the institute training programs is
4-12 open to every eligible resident of this state, whether or not the
4-13 person is sponsored by an employing law enforcement agency.
4-14 (d) <(l)> The Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management
4-15 Institute of Texas fund is in the state treasury. The president
4-16 shall use the fund in administering the institute.
4-17 ARTICLE 2. ABOLITION OF BEACH STUDY COMMITTEE
4-18 SECTION 2.01. The beach study committee is abolished.
4-19 SECTION 2.02. Subchapter G, Chapter 61, Natural Resources
4-20 Code, is repealed.
4-21 ARTICLE 3. ABOLITION OF TEXAS CHILDREN
4-22 2000 ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE
4-23 SECTION 3.01. The Texas Children 2000 Organizational
4-24 Committee is abolished.
4-25 SECTION 3.02. Chapter 78, Human Resources Code, is repealed.
4-26 ARTICLE 4. ABOLITION OF JOINT INTERIM COMMITTEE ON THE TEXAS
4-27 CULTURAL ENDOWMENT FUND
5-1 SECTION 4.01. The joint interim committee on the Texas
5-2 Cultural Endowment Fund is abolished.
5-3 SECTION 4.02. Subsection (b), Section 7, Chapter 951, Acts
5-4 of the 73rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1993, is repealed.
5-5 ARTICLE 5. ABOLITION OF TEXAS HIGH-SPEED RAIL AUTHORITY
5-6 SECTION 5.01. The Texas High-Speed Rail Authority is
5-7 abolished.
5-8 SECTION 5.02. The Texas High-Speed Rail Act (Article
5-9 6674v.2, Revised Statutes) is repealed.
5-10 SECTION 5.03. The transfer of the powers and duties of the
5-11 Texas High-Speed Rail Authority as provided by Article 4, Chapter
5-12 7, Acts of the 72nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1991, does not
5-13 take effect.
5-14 SECTION 5.04. All unobligated funds of the Texas High-Speed
5-15 Rail Authority are transferred to the general revenue fund.
5-16 ARTICLE 6. ABOLITION OF TEXAS PARTNERSHIP
5-17 FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
5-18 SECTION 6.01. The Texas Partnership for Economic Development
5-19 is abolished. If the partnership has been organized as a nonprofit
5-20 corporation, the partnership may continue to exist after the
5-21 effective date of this Act only for the purposes of dissolving and
5-22 of disposing of any unencumbered assets in accordance with law. If
5-23 the partnership has not been organized as a nonprofit corporation,
5-24 any unencumbered assets of the partnership, including property and
5-25 records, are transferred to the Texas Department of Commerce.
5-26 SECTION 6.02. Subchapter Z, Chapter 481, Government Code, is
5-27 repealed.
6-1 ARTICLE 7. ABOLITION OF EDUCATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY CENTER
6-2 SECTION 7.01. The Educational Economic Policy Center is
6-3 abolished.
6-4 SECTION 7.02. Subsections (d) and (h), Section 11.271,
6-5 Education Code, are amended to read as follows:
6-6 (d) Each fiscal year, the board, after deducting the cost of
6-7 administration not to exceed an amount set by appropriation, shall
6-8 make disbursements from the public education development fund to
6-9 <the Educational Economic Policy Center in a total amount approved
6-10 by the Legislative Budget Board. The board shall disburse the
6-11 remainder of the fund to> eligible school campuses.
6-12 (h) From funds appropriated for the public education
6-13 development fund, the comptroller shall issue warrants to <the
6-14 Educational Economic Policy Center and to> each eligible school
6-15 campus's school district in the amount certified by the board to
6-16 the comptroller.
6-17 SECTION 7.03. Subsection (i), Section 11.271, Education
6-18 Code, is repealed.
6-19 SECTION 7.04. Subchapter C, Chapter 34, Education Code, is
6-20 repealed.
6-21 ARTICLE 8. ABOLITION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
6-22 TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
6-23 SECTION 8.01. The environmental advisory committee to the
6-24 Texas Department of Transportation is abolished.
6-25 SECTION 8.02. Section 2, Article 6673g, Revised Statutes, as
6-26 added by Section 17, Chapter 551, Acts of the 72nd Legislature,
6-27 Regular Session, 1991, is repealed.
7-1 ARTICLE 9. ABOLITION OF GATEWAY STATE PARK BOARD
7-2 SECTION 9.01. The Gateway State Park Board is abolished.
7-3 SECTION 9.02. Subchapter R, Chapter 22, Parks and Wildlife
7-4 Code, is repealed.
7-5 ARTICLE 10. ABOLITION OF TEXAS HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY COUNCIL
7-6 SECTION 10.01. The Texas Hazardous Materials Safety Council
7-7 is abolished.
7-8 SECTION 10.02. Chapter 504, Health and Safety Code, is
7-9 repealed.
7-10 ARTICLE 11. ABOLITION OF TEXAS INNOVATION INFORMATION
7-11 NETWORK SYSTEM
7-12 SECTION 11.01. The Texas Innovation Information Network
7-13 System is abolished. The system may continue to exist after the
7-14 effective date of this Act only for the purposes of dissolving and
7-15 of disposing of any unencumbered assets in accordance with law.
7-16 SECTION 11.02. Subchapter D, Chapter 88, Education Code, is
7-17 repealed.
7-18 ARTICLE 12. ABOLITION OF TEXAS ADVISORY COMMISSION ON
7-19 INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
7-20 SECTION 12.01. The Texas Advisory Commission on
7-21 Intergovernmental Relations is abolished.
7-22 SECTION 12.02. Chapter 741, Government Code, is repealed.
7-23 ARTICLE 13. ABOLITION OF SELECT COMMITTEE ON RATE AND
7-24 POLICY FORM REGULATION
7-25 SECTION 13.01. The select committee on rate and policy form
7-26 regulation is abolished.
7-27 SECTION 13.02. Article 1.50, Insurance Code, is repealed.
8-1 ARTICLE 14. ABOLITION OF JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT MONITORING
8-2 COMMITTEE
8-3 SECTION 14.01. The job training partnership act monitoring
8-4 committee is abolished.
8-5 SECTION 14.02. Section 301.027, Labor Code, is amended to
8-6 read as follows:
8-7 Sec. 301.027. SUBMISSION OF AUDIT INFORMATION <TO
8-8 COMMITTEE>. <(a) To obtain information necessary to monitor the
8-9 progress of the implementation of this chapter, the committee is
8-10 entitled to receive the results of audits that relate to state and
8-11 local job training plans. The committee may prescribe the form in
8-12 which the results are reported to the committee.>
8-13 <(b) The state auditor shall submit to the committee the
8-14 results of a financial audit, effectiveness audit, or compliance
8-15 audit conducted under Section 321.013, Government Code, that relate
8-16 to the operation of an employment, job training, or related program
8-17 administered by a state agency.>
8-18 <(c)> The private industry council and appropriate chief
8-19 elected official of each service delivery area shall submit to the
8-20 state auditor, in the manner directed by the state auditor, the
8-21 results of an audit conducted under audit procedures established
8-22 under Section 301.052(b) that relates to the operation of the
8-23 service delivery area's program of job training, employment, or
8-24 related services. <The state auditor shall compile a summary of
8-25 audit results from the information received from each service
8-26 delivery area and shall submit the summary in writing to the
8-27 committee.>
9-1 SECTION 14.03. Section 301.026, Labor Code, is repealed.
9-2 ARTICLE 15. ABOLITION OF UNIFORM JURY HANDBOOK LEGISLATIVE
9-3 OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
9-4 SECTION 15.01. The uniform jury handbook legislative
9-5 oversight committee is abolished.
9-6 SECTION 15.02. Subsection (a), Section 2, Chapter 833, Acts
9-7 of the 73rd Legislature, 1993, is repealed.
9-8 ARTICLE 16. ABOLITION OF LEGISLATIVE CRIMINAL JUSTICE BOARD
9-9 SECTION 16.01. The Legislative Criminal Justice Board is
9-10 abolished.
9-11 SECTION 16.02. Chapter 328, Government Code, is repealed.
9-12 ARTICLE 17. ABOLITION OF LEGISLATIVE HEALTH AND
9-13 HUMAN SERVICES BOARD
9-14 SECTION 17.01. The Legislative Health and Human Services
9-15 Board is abolished.
9-16 SECTION 17.02. Chapter 330, Government Code, is repealed.
9-17 ARTICLE 18. ABOLITION OF ADVISORY AND OVERSIGHT
9-18 COMMITTEE ON MEDICAL AND HEALTH CARE
9-19 PROFESSIONS MINORITY RECRUITMENT
9-20 SECTION 18.01. The advisory and oversight committee on
9-21 medical and health care professions minority recruitment is
9-22 abolished.
9-23 SECTION 18.02. Section 51.717, Education Code, is repealed.
9-24 ARTICLE 19. ABOLITION OF MULTISTATE TAX COMPACT
9-25 ADVISORY COMMITTEE
9-26 SECTION 19.01. The Multistate Tax Compact Advisory Committee
9-27 is abolished.
10-1 SECTION 19.02. Section 141.004, Tax Code, is repealed.
10-2 ARTICLE 20. ABOLITION OF TEXAS PARTNERSHIP AND
10-3 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ADVISORY COUNCIL
10-4 SECTION 20.01. The Texas partnership and scholarship program
10-5 advisory council is abolished.
10-6 SECTION 20.02. Section 35.10, Education Code, is repealed.
10-7 ARTICLE 21. ABOLITION OF POSTADOPTION SERVICES
10-8 ADVISORY COMMITTEE
10-9 SECTION 21.01. The Postadoption Services Advisory Committee
10-10 is abolished.
10-11 SECTION 21.02. Section 47.032, Human Resources Code, is
10-12 repealed.
10-13 ARTICLE 22. ABOLITION OF STATE PRESERVATION BOARD
10-14 PERMANENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
10-15 SECTION 22.01. The State Preservation Board permanent
10-16 advisory committee is abolished.
10-17 SECTION 22.02. Section 443.008, Government Code, is amended
10-18 to read as follows:
10-19 Sec. 443.008. ADVISORY COMMITTEES. <(a) The board shall
10-20 appoint a permanent advisory committee consisting of the executive
10-21 director of the Texas Historical Commission, chairman of the
10-22 Antiquities Committee, director of the Texas State Library and
10-23 Archives Commission, director of the Texas Commission on the Arts,
10-24 and three citizens, one each appointed by the governor, lieutenant
10-25 governor, and speaker of the house of representatives. At its
10-26 first meeting in each odd-numbered year, the board shall designate
10-27 a chairman for the committee from among the committee's members.
11-1 The person designated serves in that capacity until a successor is
11-2 designated.>
11-3 <(b) An appointed member serves at the will of the authority
11-4 who appointed the member. A citizen member is entitled to a per
11-5 diem as set by the General Appropriations Act for each day that the
11-6 person engages in committee business.>
11-7 <(c) The committee shall assist in the development of the
11-8 annual budget and work plan prepared by the executive director, the
11-9 master plan prepared by the architect of the Capitol, and the
11-10 collection policy and furnishings plan prepared by the curator of
11-11 the Capitol, and make recommendations concerning board approval of
11-12 those documents.>
11-13 <(d)> The board may appoint <other> advisory committees to
11-14 aid it in carrying out its duties.
11-15 ARTICLE 23. ABOLITION OF PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD
11-16 SECTION 23.01. The Product Development Advisory Board is
11-17 abolished.
11-18 SECTION 23.02. Section 481.225, Government Code, is amended
11-19 to read as follows:
11-20 Sec. 481.225. INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL. Information
11-21 relating to a product, and the application or use of a product, and
11-22 technological and scientific information, including computer
11-23 programs, developed in whole or part by an applicant for or a
11-24 recipient of venture financing, is confidential and is not subject
11-25 to disclosure under state law or otherwise, regardless of whether
11-26 the product is patentable or capable of being registered under
11-27 copyright or trademark laws, or has a potential for being sold,
12-1 traded, or licensed for a fee; however, nothing in this subchapter
12-2 shall prevent or restrict the department <or the advisory board>
12-3 from obtaining information relating to a product or process from an
12-4 applicant or recipient of a loan under this subchapter. <The
12-5 product development advisory board is not required to deliberate in
12-6 an open meeting regarding matters made confidential under this
12-7 section. Decisions or other actions as a result of the board's
12-8 deliberations are not confidential and shall be made in an open
12-9 meeting.>
12-10 SECTION 23.03. Section 481.227, Government Code, is amended
12-11 to read as follows:
12-12 Sec. 481.227. ELIGIBLE PROJECTS AND BORROWERS. (a) A loan
12-13 may be made under this subchapter only to finance a project
12-14 approved by the <advisory board and> department.
12-15 (b) In determining eligible projects, the <advisory board
12-16 and the> department shall give special preference to projects that
12-17 have the greatest likelihood of commercial success and have the
12-18 greatest effect on job creation and retention in the state,
12-19 specifically including but not limited to projects in the areas of
12-20 biotechnology, biomedicine, energy, materials science,
12-21 microelectronics, aerospace, marine science, aquaculture,
12-22 telecommunications, manufacturing science, and other priority
12-23 research areas as provided in Section 143.003, Education Code. The
12-24 priority research area of agriculture will be funded according to
12-25 the provisions of Subchapter D, Chapter 58, Agriculture Code. The
12-26 <advisory board and the> department further shall give
12-27 consideration to:
13-1 (1) grantees under the small business innovation
13-2 research program established under 15 U.S.C. Section 638;
13-3 (2) Texas companies formed to commercialize research
13-4 funded at least in part with state funds; and
13-5 (3) Texas companies receiving assistance from
13-6 designated state small business development centers.
13-7 SECTION 23.04. Section 481.228, Government Code, is amended
13-8 to read as follows:
13-9 Sec. 481.228. CONSIDERATION IN FINANCING. In determining
13-10 whether to provide financing under this subchapter, the <advisory
13-11 board and the> department shall give preference to applicants who
13-12 are Texas residents doing business in the state and performing
13-13 financed activities predominantly in the state, and then to
13-14 applicants who can demonstrate that the financed activities will
13-15 take place predominantly in this state.
13-16 SECTION 23.05. Section 481.230, Government Code, is amended
13-17 to read as follows:
13-18 Sec. 481.230. RULES; IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY <ADVISORY
13-19 BOARD>. (a) The <Product Development Advisory Board is composed
13-20 of:>
13-21 <(1) one representative of the Texas Higher Education
13-22 Coordinating Board selected by the Texas Higher Education
13-23 Coordinating Board;>
13-24 <(2) two persons appointed by the governor;>
13-25 <(3) two persons appointed by the lieutenant governor;
13-26 and>
13-27 <(4) two persons appointed by the speaker of the house
14-1 of representatives.>
14-2 <(b) In appointing members of the advisory board, the
14-3 governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house shall
14-4 appoint persons having significant business leadership experience
14-5 with emerging technologies, particularly experience with the
14-6 transfer of research results into commercial application.>
14-7 <(c) Members of the advisory board serve two-year staggered
14-8 terms with the terms of four members expiring February 1 of each
14-9 odd-numbered year and the terms of three members expiring February
14-10 1 of each even-numbered year.>
14-11 <(d) The governor shall appoint the advisory board's
14-12 chairman from among its members.>
14-13 <(e) On recommendation of the advisory board, the>
14-14 department shall adopt rules establishing limits on the amount of
14-15 each loan and otherwise governing the terms and conditions of the
14-16 loans, specifically including requirements for appropriate security
14-17 or collateral and the rights and remedies of the department in the
14-18 event of a default on the loan. <Such rules shall include a
14-19 requirement that borrowers shall report to the advisory board on
14-20 the use of money distributed through this fund.>
14-21 (b) <(f)> The executive director, a member of the policy
14-22 board, advisory board, or other person acting on behalf of the
14-23 department in executing a contract, commitment, or agreement under
14-24 this subchapter is not personally liable on the contract,
14-25 commitment, or agreement. The executive director, a member of the
14-26 policy board, advisory board, or other person acting on behalf of
14-27 the department is not personally liable for damage or injury
15-1 resulting from the performance of duties under this subchapter.
15-2 SECTION 23.06. Subdivision (1), Section 481.221, Government
15-3 Code, is repealed.
15-4 ARTICLE 24. ABOLITION OF ROLE OF THE FAMILY IN REDUCING
15-5 RECIDIVISM ADVISORY COMMITTEE
15-6 SECTION 24.01. The Role of the Family in Reducing Recidivism
15-7 Advisory Committee is abolished.
15-8 SECTION 24.02. Section 501.011, Government Code, is
15-9 repealed.
15-10 SECTION 24.03. Subsection (c), Section 61.036, Human
15-11 Resources Code, is repealed.
15-12 ARTICLE 25. ABOLITION OF SMART JOBS FUND PROGRAM LEGISLATIVE
15-13 REVIEW COMMITTEE
15-14 SECTION 25.01. The smart jobs fund program legislative
15-15 review committee is abolished.
15-16 SECTION 25.02. Section 481.1601, Government Code, is
15-17 repealed.
15-18 ARTICLE 26. ABOLITION OF TEXAS COMMISSION ON
15-19 ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE
15-20 SECTION 26.01. The Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug
15-21 Abuse as it exists on the effective date of this Act is abolished.
15-22 The terms of office of the members of the commission serving on
15-23 that date expire on the date of the first meeting of the commission
15-24 created by this article.
15-25 SECTION 26.02. (a) The Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug
15-26 Abuse, composed as provided by Section 461.003, Health and Safety
15-27 Code, as amended by this article, is created.
16-1 (b) As soon as possible after the effective date of this
16-2 Act, the governor shall appoint six members to the commission.
16-3 Members appointed to the commission under this section serve for
16-4 terms expiring February 1, 1997.
16-5 SECTION 26.03. (a) The Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug
16-6 Abuse created by this article has all the powers and duties
16-7 provided by law and all the property, employees, unspent
16-8 appropriations, documents, rights, and obligations of the abolished
16-9 commission.
16-10 (b) The validity of an action taken by the commission before
16-11 it is abolished under this article is not affected by the
16-12 abolishment.
16-13 SECTION 26.04. The change in law made by this article does
16-14 not affect the powers and duties of the State Conservatorship Board
16-15 under Chapter 2104, Government Code, relating to the operation of
16-16 the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, and the actions of
16-17 the legislative audit committee and of the governor under Chapter
16-18 2104, Government Code, relating to placing the abolished agency
16-19 under the conservatorship of the State Conservatorship Board are
16-20 considered to be actions placing the commission created by this
16-21 article under the conservatorship of the State Conservatorship
16-22 Board.
16-23 SECTION 26.05. It is the intent of the legislature that the
16-24 governing structure of the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug
16-25 Abuse created by this article be a transitional governing
16-26 structure. Not later than November 1, 1996, the members of the
16-27 Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse appointed under this
17-1 article and the State Conservatorship Board shall file joint
17-2 recommendations with the presiding officer of each house of the
17-3 legislature for consideration by the 75th Legislature relating to
17-4 governance of the commission.
17-5 SECTION 26.06. Section 461.003, Health and Safety Code, is
17-6 amended by amending Subsection (b) and by adding Subsection (d) to
17-7 read as follows:
17-8 (b) The commission is composed of six <nine> members
17-9 appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the
17-10 senate.
17-11 (d) In appointing members to the commission under this
17-12 section, the governor shall appoint not fewer than three members
17-13 with experience in business management, financial management,
17-14 auditing, contract management, or similar activities that are
17-15 relevant to the commission's duties.
17-16 SECTION 26.07. Section 461.006, Health and Safety Code, is
17-17 amended to read as follows:
17-18 Sec. 461.006. TERMS. Commission members serve for two-year
17-19 <staggered six-year> terms<, with the terms of three members
17-20 expiring every other year>.
17-21 ARTICLE 27. TRANSITION; EFFECTIVE DATE; EMERGENCY
17-22 SECTION 27.01. If an entity that is abolished by this Act
17-23 has property, records, or other assets and the article of this Act
17-24 that abolishes the entity does not provide for their disposition,
17-25 the General Services Commission shall take custody of the property,
17-26 records, or other assets of the entity unless the governor
17-27 designates another appropriate state agency to take custody of the
18-1 entity's property, records, or other assets.
18-2 SECTION 27.02. This Act takes effect September 1, 1995.
18-3 SECTION 27.03. The importance of this legislation and the
18-4 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
18-5 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
18-6 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
18-7 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.