NDT H.B. 1779 75(R)BILL ANALYSIS LICENSING & ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES H.B. 1779 By: Place 4-28-97 Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND Currently, the Real Estate Research Advisory Committee of the Texas A & M University Real Estate Research Center must elect a chairman from its membership. PURPOSE To allow the Real Estate Research Advisory Committee of the Texas A & M University Real Estate Research Center to elect a presiding officer and an assistant presiding officer from its membership. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 86.52(e), Education Code, to allow the Real Estate Research Advisory Committee of the Texas A & M University Real Estate Research Center to elect a presiding officer and an assistant presiding officer from its membership. SECTION 2. Effective date is September 1, 1997. Real Estate Advisory Committee must meet and elect an assistant presiding officer not later than September 15, 1997. SECTION 3. Emergency clause.