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. AGENCIES 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 SECTION 1.02. Subchapter Y, Chapter 2306, Government Code,
1-13 as added by Chapter 76, Acts of the 74th Legislature, 1995, is
1-14 amended by adding Section 2306.5521 to read as follows:
1-15 Sec. 2306.5521. SUNSET PROVISION. The Texas Housing
1-16 Corporation is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless
1-17 continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the corporation
1-18 is abolished and this subchapter expires September 1, 2001.
1-19 SECTION 1.03. Section 2306.022, Government Code, is amended
1-20 to read as follows:
1-21 Sec. 2306.022. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas
1-22 Department of Housing and Community Affairs is subject to Chapter
1-23 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided
2-1 by that chapter, the department is abolished and this chapter
2-2 expires September 1, 2001 [1999].
2-3 SECTION 1.04. Section 2307.007, Government Code, is amended
2-4 to read as follows:
2-5 Sec. 2307.007. SUNSET. The Texas Interagency Council for
2-6 the Homeless [council] is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset
2-7 Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter,
2-8 the council is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2001
2-9 [1999].
2-10 ARTICLE 2. AGENCIES GIVEN 2003 SUNSET DATE
2-11 SECTION 2.01. Subsection (a), Section 74.127, Agriculture
2-12 Code, is amended to read as follows:
2-13 (a) The board of directors of the official cotton growers'
2-14 boll weevil eradication foundation is subject to Chapter 325,
2-15 Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence
2-16 as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished and this
2-17 subchapter expires September 1, 2003 [2004].
2-18 SECTION 2.02. Subsection (a), Section 434.002, Government
2-19 Code, is amended to read as follows:
2-20 (a) The Texas Veterans Commission is subject to Chapter 325
2-21 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by
2-22 that chapter, the commission is abolished September 1, 2003 [1999].
2-23 SECTION 2.03. Section 752.025, Government Code, is amended
2-24 to read as follows:
2-25 Sec. 752.025. SUNSET PROVISION. The Governor's Advisory
3-1 Committee on Immigration and Refugees is subject to Chapter 325,
3-2 Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence
3-3 as provided by that chapter, the committee is abolished and this
3-4 subchapter expires September 1, 2003 [1999].
3-5 SECTION 2.04. Subchapter B, Chapter 2003, Government Code,
3-6 is amended by adding Section 2003.023 to read as follows:
3-7 Sec. 2003.023. SUNSET PROVISION. The State Office of
3-8 Administrative Hearings is subject to review under Chapter 325
3-9 (Texas Sunset Act) but is not abolished under that chapter. The
3-10 office shall be reviewed during the periods in which state agencies
3-11 abolished in 2003 and every 12th year after 2003 are reviewed.
3-12 SECTION 2.05. Section 2152.002, Government Code, is amended
3-13 to read as follows:
3-14 Sec. 2152.002. SUNSET PROVISION. The General Services
3-15 Commission is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless
3-16 continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the commission
3-17 is abolished and this subtitle expires September 1, 2003 [2001].
3-18 SECTION 2.06. Section 2308.005, Government Code, is amended
3-19 to conform to Section 11.10, Chapter 655, Acts of the 74th
3-20 Legislature, 1995, and is further amended to read as follows:
3-21 Sec. 2308.005. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Council on
3-22 Workforce and Economic Competitiveness is subject to Chapter 325
3-23 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by
3-24 that chapter, the council is abolished September 1, 2003 [1999].
3-25 SECTION 2.07. Section 122.006, Human Resources Code, is
4-1 amended to read as follows:
4-2 Sec. 122.006. SUNSET PROVISION. The Texas Council on
4-3 Purchasing from People with Disabilities is subject to Chapter 325,
4-4 Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence
4-5 as provided by that chapter, the council is abolished and this
4-6 chapter expires September 1, 2003 [1999].
4-7 SECTION 2.08. Section 301.008, Labor Code, is amended to
4-8 read as follows:
4-9 Sec. 301.008. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas
4-10 Workforce Commission is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code
4-11 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by
4-12 that chapter, the commission is abolished September 1, 2003 [1999].
4-13 SECTION 2.09. Subsection (b), Section 301.091, Labor Code,
4-14 is amended to read as follows:
4-15 (b) The workforce development legislative oversight
4-16 committee is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset
4-17 Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter,
4-18 the committee is abolished September 1, 2003 [1999].
4-19 SECTION 2.10. Section 161.0111, Natural Resources Code, is
4-20 amended to read as follows:
4-21 Sec. 161.0111. SUNSET PROVISION. The Veterans' Land Board
4-22 is subject to review under Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas
4-23 Sunset Act), but is not abolished under that chapter. The board
4-24 shall be reviewed during the period in which state agencies
4-25 abolished in 2003 [1999] and every 12th year after 2003 [1999] are
5-1 reviewed.
5-2 ARTICLE 3. AGENCIES GIVEN 2005 SUNSET DATE
5-3 SECTION 3.01. Subsection (b), Section 88.524, Education
5-4 Code, is amended to read as follows:
5-5 (b) The Equine Research Account Advisory Committee is
5-6 subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless
5-7 continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the advisory
5-8 committee is abolished and this subchapter expires September 1,
5-9 2005 [2001].
5-10 SECTION 3.02. 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. AGENCIES 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 SECTION 4.03. Subsection (c), Section 411.002, Government
6-9 Code, is amended to read as follows:
6-10 (c) The Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas is
6-11 subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in
6-12 existence as provided by that chapter, the department is abolished
6-13 and Subsections (a) and (b) expire September 1, 1999 [2005].
6-14 SECTION 4.04. The Department of Public Safety shall pay the
6-15 costs incurred by the Sunset Advisory Commission in performing the
6-16 review of the department under Subsection (c), Section 411.002,
6-17 Government Code, as amended by this Act. The Sunset Advisory
6-18 Commission shall determine the amount of the costs, and the
6-19 department shall pay the amount promptly on receipt of a statement
6-20 from the commission showing the costs.
6-21 SECTION 4.05. Section 419.003, Government Code, is amended
6-22 to read as follows:
6-23 Sec. 419.003. Sunset Provision. The Texas Commission on
6-24 Fire Protection is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act).
6-25 Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the
7-1 commission is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 1999
7-2 [1997].
7-3 SECTION 4.06. Section 443.002, Government Code, is amended
7-4 to read as follows:
7-5 Sec. 443.002. Sunset Provision. The State Preservation
7-6 Board is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless
7-7 continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the board is
7-8 abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 1999 [1997].
7-9 SECTION 4.07. Section 501.059, Government Code, is amended
7-10 by adding Subsection (q) to read as follows:
7-11 (q) The Correctional Managed Health Care Advisory Committee
7-12 is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in
7-13 existence as provided by that chapter, the committee is abolished
7-14 and this section expires September 1, 1999.
7-15 SECTION 4.08. Section 201.204, Transportation Code, is
7-16 amended to read as follows:
7-17 Sec. 201.204. SUNSET PROVISION. The Texas Department of
7-18 Transportation is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas
7-19 Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that
7-20 chapter, the department is abolished September 1, 1999 [1997].
7-21 SECTION 4.09. Section 361.003, Transportation Code, is
7-22 amended to read as follows:
7-23 Sec. 361.003. SUNSET PROVISION. The Texas Turnpike
7-24 Authority is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset
7-25 Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter,
8-1 the authority is abolished and this chapter expires September 1,
8-2 1999 [1997].
8-3 ARTICLE 5. REMOVAL FROM SUNSET REVIEW
8-4 SECTION 5.01. Section 317.012, Government Code, which
8-5 provides for the review of the state budget execution law by the
8-6 Sunset Advisory Commission, is repealed.
8-7 ARTICLE 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
8-8 SECTION 6.01. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this
8-9 section, this Act takes effect September 1, 1997.
8-10 (b) The section of this Act that amends Section 419.003,
8-11 Government Code, takes effect only if the 75th Legislature, Regular
8-12 Session, 1997, does not enact other legislation that becomes law
8-13 and that amends Section 419.003, Government Code, to extend the
8-14 sunset date of the Texas Commission on Fire Protection.
8-15 (c) The section of this Act that amends Section 443.002,
8-16 Government Code, takes effect only if the 75th Legislature, Regular
8-17 Session, 1997, does not enact other legislation that becomes law
8-18 and that amends Section 443.002, Government Code, to extend the
8-19 sunset date of the State Preservation Board.
8-20 (d) The section of this Act that amends Section 201.204,
8-21 Transportation Code, takes effect only if the 75th Legislature,
8-22 Regular Session, 1997, does not enact other legislation that
8-23 becomes law and that amends Section 201.204, Transportation Code,
8-24 to extend the sunset date of the Texas Department of
8-25 Transportation.
S.B. No. 360
9-1 (e) The section of this Act that amends Section 361.003,
9-2 Transportation Code, takes effect only if the 75th Legislature,
9-3 Regular Session, 1997, does not enact other legislation that
9-4 becomes law and that amends Section 361.003, Transportation Code,
9-5 to extend the sunset date of the Texas Turnpike Authority.
9-6 SECTION 6.02. The importance of this legislation and the
9-7 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
9-8 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
9-9 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
9-10 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.
________________________________ ________________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 360 passed the Senate on
April 22, 1997, by a viva-voce vote; May 30, 1997, Senate refused
to concur in House amendments and requested appointment of
Conference Committee; May 30, 1997, House granted request of the
Senate; June 1, 1997, Senate adopted Conference Committee Report by
a viva-voce vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 360 passed the House, with
amendments, on May 28, 1997, by a non-record vote; May 30, 1997,
House granted request of the Senate for appointment of Conference
Committee; June 1, 1997, House adopted Conference Committee Report
by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor