SLC C.S.H.B. 2018 75(R)BILL ANALYSIS


LAND & RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
C.S.H.B. 2018
By: Maxey
4-23-97
Committee Report (Substituted)



BACKGROUND 

General Services Commission has the authority to co-locate state agencies
with similar office space needs.  Reduced costs for leases is the primary
benefit of co-location.  However, other benefits include enhanced customer
service through "one-stop-shopping", and reduced rates for shared services
such as telecommunications, mail distribution, shipping, and receiving. 

Another major factor in state costs for facility leasing is density, or
the average square foot of space leased per employee.  The current state
goal for minimum density is 153-square-feet per employee.  There are
exceptions for this standard including training rooms, libraries, and
darkrooms. 

PURPOSE

This legislation facilitates the co-location of state agencies.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does expressly grant
additional rulemaking authority to the General Service Commission in Sec.
2165.1061(b) by stating the GSC shall develop rules for state agencies to
use in a space allocation plan. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.   Amends Subchapter C, Chapter 2165, Gov. Code, by adding Sec.
2165.1061 as follows: 
 
 Sec. 2165.1061.  SPACE ALLOCATION PLANS; TRANSITION PLANS.

 (a)  Definitions.

 (b) State agencies shall develop a space allocation plan.

 (c) The GSC shall evaluate the feasibility of colocating administrative
offices. 
 
 (d) The GSC  and state agencies shall develop transition plans to
implement collocation. 
 
 (e) The GSC shall use the transition plans to implement collocate
administrative offices. 
 
 (f) The GSC shall report progress to the Governor, LBB, and comptroller.

 (g) The GSC shall study the potential for colocation with federal
agencies. 
 
 (h) The GSC shall study administrative office space use in Travis County.

 (i)  The comptroller shall reduce appropriated funds by an amount equal
to the lease cost that would have occurred, less moving costs. 

 SECTION 2.  Amends Sec. 2166.102, Gov. Code, by amending (b) and (c) and
adding (e) as follows: 

 
 (b) Adds the comptroller to the list of agencies that receive a master
facilities plan. 

 (c) Adds projection of administrative office space and client service
space needed to the master facilities plan. 

 (e) States that for purposes of this section, "administrative office
space" has the meaning assigned by Sec. 2165.1061.  

SECTION 3.  Effective date:  September 1, 1997.

SECTION 4.  Emergency clause.

COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE

CSHB 2018 exempts counties with less than a 75,000 population from
colocation.  Additionally, the substitute defines "state agency".  The
original legislation did not contain these provisions. 

CSHB 2018 allows the GSC to develop rules that will help state agencies in
developing their individual space allocation plans.  The original
legislation did not contain these provisions. 

CSHB 2018 strikes the language that the GSC can't approve any leases for a
state agency that allocates more than an average of 153 square feet per
agency employee. 

CSHB 2018 states that the GSC shall evaluate the feasibility of colocating
administrative office space within the same local labor market as defined
by Sec. 2308.002.  The original legislation did not contain this
provision.