By Brimer H.B. No. 3272 75R5833 BEM-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the abolition of the Texas Department of Licensing and 1-3 Regulation and the transfer of the powers and duties of that agency 1-4 to certain other state agencies. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, 1-7 the following programs administered by the Texas Department of 1-8 Licensing and Regulation before the effective date of this Act are 1-9 transferred to the following state agencies: 1-10 (1) the regulation of air conditioning contractors, 1-11 boilers, elevators, escalators, and related equipment, manufactured 1-12 housing, and industrialized housing and buildings is transferred to 1-13 the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners; 1-14 (2) the regulation of architectural barriers is 1-15 transferred to the Texas Board of Architectural Examiners; 1-16 (3) the regulation of boxing is transferred to the 1-17 Texas Lottery Commission; 1-18 (4) the regulation of career counselors, personnel 1-19 employment services, staff leasing services, and temporary common 1-20 worker employees is transferred to the Texas Workforce Commission; 1-21 (5) the regulation of property tax consultants is 1-22 transferred to the Texas Real Estate Commission; 1-23 (6) the regulation of talent agencies is transferred 1-24 to the office of music, film, television, and multimedia industries 2-1 in the office of the governor. 2-2 SECTION 2. Each county commissioners court in this state 2-3 shall adopt rules for the regulation of an auctioneer whose 2-4 principal place of business is located within the jurisdiction of 2-5 that county. 2-6 SECTION 3. Effective December 1, 1997, the Texas Department 2-7 of Licensing and Regulation, the Texas Commission of Licensing and 2-8 Regulation, and the office of commissioner of licensing and 2-9 regulation are abolished. 2-10 SECTION 4. Article 9100, Revised Statutes, is repealed. 2-11 SECTION 5. (a) Not later than December 1, 1997, the 2-12 personnel, assets, obligations, liabilities, contracts, records, 2-13 leases, equipment, and other property used by the Texas Department 2-14 of Licensing and Regulation for the administration of the programs 2-15 designated in Section 1 of this Act are transferred to the state 2-16 agency designated under Section 1 of this Act to administer that 2-17 program. 2-18 (b) The unexpended balance of any appropriation made to the 2-19 Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation for a program affected 2-20 by this Act is transferred to the applicable state agency to the 2-21 extent authorized by the General Appropriations Act. 2-22 SECTION 6. A reference in the laws of this state to the 2-23 Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation means the Texas State 2-24 Board of Plumbing Examiners, the Texas Board of Architectural 2-25 Examiners, the Texas Lottery Commission, the Texas Workforce 2-26 Commission, the Texas Real Estate Commission, or the office of 2-27 music, film, television, and multimedia industries in the office of 3-1 the governor, as applicable. 3-2 SECTION 7. Except as otherwise provided by this Act, this 3-3 Act takes effect September 1, 1997. 3-4 SECTION 8. The importance of this legislation and the 3-5 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 3-6 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 3-7 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 3-8 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.