By: Armbrister S.B. No. 360
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
1-1 relating to the review and continuation of certain state agencies
1-2 and laws subject to the Texas Sunset Act.
1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-4 ARTICLE 1. AGENCY GIVEN 2001 SUNSET DATE
1-5 SECTION 1.01. Section 33.211, Natural Resources Code, is
1-6 amended to read as follows:
1-7 Sec. 33.211. SUNSET PROVISION. The Coastal Coordination
1-8 Council is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset
1-9 Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter,
1-10 the council is abolished and this subchapter expires September 1,
1-11 2001 [1999].
1-12 ARTICLE 2. AGENCIES GIVEN 2003 SUNSET DATE
1-13 SECTION 2.01. Subsection (a), Section 74.127, Agriculture
1-14 Code, is amended to read as follows:
1-15 (a) The board of directors of the official cotton growers'
1-16 boll weevil eradication foundation is subject to Chapter 325,
1-17 Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence
1-18 as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished and this
1-19 subchapter expires September 1, 2003 [2004].
1-20 SECTION 2.02. Subsection (a), Section 434.002, Government
1-21 Code, is amended to read as follows:
1-22 (a) The Texas Veterans Commission is subject to Chapter 325
1-23 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by
2-1 that chapter, the commission is abolished September 1, 2003 [1999].
2-2 SECTION 2.03. Section 752.025, Government Code, is amended
2-3 to read as follows:
2-4 Sec. 752.025. SUNSET PROVISION. The Governor's Advisory
2-5 Committee on Immigration and Refugees is subject to Chapter 325,
2-6 Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence
2-7 as provided by that chapter, the committee is abolished and this
2-8 subchapter expires September 1, 2003 [1999].
2-9 SECTION 2.04. Subchapter B, Chapter 2003, Government Code,
2-10 is amended by adding Section 2003.023 to read as follows:
2-11 Sec. 2003.023. SUNSET PROVISION. The State Office of
2-12 Administrative Hearings is subject to review under Chapter 325
2-13 (Texas Sunset Act) but is not abolished under that chapter. The
2-14 office shall be reviewed during the periods in which state agencies
2-15 abolished in 2003 and every 12th year after 2003 are reviewed.
2-16 SECTION 2.05. Section 2152.002, Government Code, is amended
2-17 to read as follows:
2-18 Sec. 2152.002. SUNSET PROVISION. The General Services
2-19 Commission is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless
2-20 continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the commission
2-21 is abolished and this subtitle expires September 1, 2003 [2001].
2-22 SECTION 2.06. Section 2306.022, Government Code, is amended
2-23 to read as follows:
2-24 Sec. 2306.022. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas
2-25 Department of Housing and Community Affairs is subject to Chapter
3-1 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided
3-2 by that chapter, the department is abolished and this chapter
3-3 expires September 1, 2003 [1999].
3-4 SECTION 2.07. Section 2307.007, Government Code, is amended
3-5 to read as follows:
3-6 Sec. 2307.007. SUNSET. The Texas Interagency Council for
3-7 the Homeless [council] is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset
3-8 Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter,
3-9 the council is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2003
3-10 [1999].
3-11 SECTION 2.08. Section 2308.005, Government Code, is amended
3-12 to conform to Section 11.10, Chapter 655, Acts of the 74th
3-13 Legislature, 1995, and is further amended to read as follows:
3-14 Sec. 2308.005. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Council on
3-15 Workforce and Economic Competitiveness is subject to Chapter 325
3-16 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by
3-17 that chapter, the council is abolished September 1, 2003 [1999].
3-18 SECTION 2.09. Section 122.006, Human Resources Code, is
3-19 amended to read as follows:
3-20 Sec. 122.006. SUNSET PROVISION. The Texas Council on
3-21 Purchasing from People with Disabilities is subject to Chapter 325,
3-22 Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence
3-23 as provided by that chapter, the council is abolished and this
3-24 chapter expires September 1, 2003 [1999].
3-25 SECTION 2.10. Section 301.008, Labor Code, is amended to
4-1 read as follows:
4-2 Sec. 301.008. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas
4-3 Workforce Commission is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code
4-4 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by
4-5 that chapter, the commission is abolished September 1, 2003 [1999].
4-6 SECTION 2.11. Subsection (b), Section 301.091, Labor Code,
4-7 is amended to read as follows:
4-8 (b) The workforce development legislative oversight
4-9 committee is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset
4-10 Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter,
4-11 the committee is abolished September 1, 2003 [1999].
4-12 SECTION 2.12. Section 161.0111, Natural Resources Code, is
4-13 amended to read as follows:
4-14 Sec. 161.0111. SUNSET PROVISION. The Veterans' Land Board
4-15 is subject to review under Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas
4-16 Sunset Act), but is not abolished under that chapter. The board
4-17 shall be reviewed during the period in which state agencies
4-18 abolished in 2003 [1999] and every 12th year after 2003 [1999] are
4-19 reviewed.
4-20 ARTICLE 3. AGENCIES GIVEN 2005 SUNSET DATE
4-21 SECTION 3.01. Subsection (b), Section 88.524, Education
4-22 Code, is amended to read as follows:
4-23 (b) The Equine Research Account Advisory Committee is
4-24 subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless
4-25 continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the advisory
5-1 committee is abolished and this subchapter expires September 1,
5-2 2005 [2001].
5-3 SECTION 3.02. Section 106.003, Health and Safety Code, is
5-4 amended to read as follows:
5-5 Sec. 106.003. SUNSET PROVISION. The Center for Rural Health
5-6 Initiatives is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas
5-7 Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that
5-8 chapter, the center is abolished and this chapter expires September
5-9 1, 2005 [1999].
5-10 SECTION 3.03. Subsection (f), Section 3.606, Public Utility
5-11 Regulatory Act of 1995 (Article 1446c-0, Vernon's Texas Civil
5-12 Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
5-13 (f) The Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Board [board]
5-14 is subject to Chapters 551 and 2001, Government Code. The board is
5-15 subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless
5-16 continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the [advisory]
5-17 board is abolished and this section expires [expire] September 1,
5-18 2005 [2006].
5-19 ARTICLE 4. AGENCY GIVEN 1999 SUNSET DATE
5-20 SECTION 4.01. Subsection (d), Section 4, Private
5-21 Investigators and Private Security Agencies Act (Article
5-22 4413(29bb), Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read as
5-23 follows:
5-24 (d) The Texas Board of Private Investigators and Private
5-25 Security Agencies is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas
6-1 Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that
6-2 chapter, the board is abolished and this Act expires September 1,
6-3 1999 [2003].
6-4 SECTION 4.02. The Sunset Advisory Commission shall perform
6-5 the review of the Texas Board of Private Investigators and Private
6-6 Security Agencies under Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset
6-7 Act), in coordination with the office of the state auditor.
6-8 ARTICLE 5. REMOVAL FROM SUNSET REVIEW
6-9 SECTION 5.01. Section 317.012, Government Code, which
6-10 provides for the review of the state budget execution law by the
6-11 Sunset Advisory Commission, is repealed.
6-12 ARTICLE 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
6-13 SECTION 6.01. This Act takes effect September 1, 1997.
6-14 SECTION 6.02. The importance of this legislation and the
6-15 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
6-16 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
6-17 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
6-18 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.