SRC-JRN H.B. 2018 75(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 2018
By: Maxey (Ellis)
State Affairs
5-14-97
Engrossed


DIGEST 

Currently, the General Services Commission has the authority to colocate
state agencies with similar office space needs.  Colocating offices
provides benefits for state agencies because it reduces costs associated
with leases, in addition to providing reduced rates for shared service
providers.  This bill sets forth provisions to assist state agencies to
colocate office spaces. 

PURPOSE

As proposed, H.B. 2018 sets forth provisions to assist state agencies to
colocate office spaces. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Chapter 2165C, Government Code, by adding Section
2165.1061, as follows: 

Sec. 2165.1061.  SPACE ALLOCATION PLANS; TRANSITION PLANS.  Defines
"administrative office space," and "state agency."  Requires the General
Services Commission (commission) to study the space requirements of state
agencies that occupy administrative office space.  Sets up provisions
regarding the analysis on the use of office space by state agencies.
Requires the commission to identify cost savings areas and evaluate the
feasibility of colocating administrative office space within the same
local labor market as defined by Section 2308.002.  Sets forth provisions
for plans by the commission to develop transition plans to implement the
colocation of administrative office space.  Requires the commission to
study the potential for colocating the administrative office space of a
state agency with the office space of a federal agency.  Requires the
commission to complete a study on the amount of each state agency's
administrative office space limitations prescribed by Section 2165.104(c)
and report the findings to certain persons, by July 1 of each evennumbered
year.  Sets forth the requirements of the report.  Requires the
comptroller to reduce funds appropriated to each affected state agency
according to an established formula, based on the commission's report
under Subsection (h), by October 1, 1998. 

SECTION 2. Amends Section 2166.102, Government Code, by amending
Subsections (b) and (c) and adding Subsection (e), to require the
commission to file a master facilities plan with certain entities,
including the comptroller.  Sets forth the requirements of the master
facilities plan, including projections of the amount of administrative
office space and client service space needed by state agencies and an
examination of the amount of exempt and nonexempt office space under
Section 2165.104(c).  Defines "administrative office space."  Makes a
nonsubstantive change. 

SECTION 3. Effective date: September 1, 1997.

SECTION 4. Emergency clause.