SRC-JFA S.B. 1036 75(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1036
By: Barrientos
State Affairs
4-9-97
As Filed


DIGEST 

Currently, Chapter 659H, Government Code, sets forth the regulations for
charitable contributions by state employees.  Several technical
corrections need to be made to this subchapter.  This bill would make
technical corrections to clarify existing practices within the state
employee charitable campaign.  First, this bill would authorize the state
employee charitable campaign policy committee to select a state campaign
manager if no federated community campaign organization steps forward.
Second, this bill would allow the local state employee charitable campaign
committee in each local campaign area to select a local campaign manager
if no federated community campaign organization steps forward.  Third,
this bill would clarify that no state funds may be used to reimburse
members of the state employee charitable campaign policy committee, the
local state employee charitable campaign committee, and the state employee
charitable campaign advisory committee for expenses incurred as members of
one of the committees.  Finally, this bill would provide that the attorney
general shall represent the state employee charitable campaign policy
committee and each local state employee charitable campaign committee in
all legal matters.   

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 1036 revises certain regulations governing the state
employee charitable campaign policy committee, the local state employee
charitable campaign committee in each local campaign area, and the state
employee charitable campaign advisory committee in regard to the state
employee charitable campaign.     

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 Section 659.140(e), Government Code, to require the
state employee charitable campaign policy committee, among other items, to
select as the state campaign manager a federal community campaign
organization; or in the absence of an application by an organization
described by Paragraph (A), a charitable organization by the state policy
committee to have demonstrated the capacity to conduct a state campaign,
rather than select an eligible federated community campaign organization
to be the state manager.   

SECTION 2. Amends Section 659.143(e), Government Code, to require the
local state employee charitable campaign committee in each local campaign
area, among other items, to select as the local campaign manager a
federated community campaign organization; or in the absence of an
application by an organization described in Paragraph (A), a charitable
organization determined by the local employee committee to have
demonstrated the capacity to conduct a local campaign, rather than
contract with a federated community campaign organization to serve as the
local campaign manager.   

SECTION 3. Amends Section 659.145(b), Government Code, to prohibit a
member of the state employee charitable advisory committee, the state
employee charitable campaign policy committee, or a local state employee
charitable campaign committee from receiving compensation for serving on
the committee and is not entitled to reimbursement from state funds for
expenses incurred in performing functions as a member of the committee.  
 
SECTION 4. Amends Chapter 659H, Government Code, by adding Section
659.153, as follows:  

Sec. 659.153.  LEGAL REPRESENTATION.  Requires the attorney general to
represent the state employee charitable campaign policy committee and each
local state employee charitable campaign committee in all legal matters. 

SECTION 5. Effective date: September 1, 1997.

SECTION 6. Emergency clause.