1-1 By: Armbrister S.B. No. 360
1-2 (In the Senate - Filed February 27, 1997; March 4, 1997, read
1-3 first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs;
1-4 April 17, 1997, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
1-5 Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 13, Nays 0; April 17, 1997,
1-6 sent to printer.)
1-7 COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 360 By: Nelson
1-8 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-9 AN ACT
1-10 relating to the review and continuation of certain state agencies
1-11 and laws subject to the Texas Sunset Act.
1-12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-13 ARTICLE 1. AGENCY GIVEN 2001 SUNSET DATE
1-14 SECTION 1.01. Section 33.211, Natural Resources Code, is
1-15 amended to read as follows:
1-16 Sec. 33.211. SUNSET PROVISION. The Coastal Coordination
1-17 Council is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset
1-18 Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter,
1-19 the council is abolished and this subchapter expires September 1,
1-20 2001 [1999].
1-21 ARTICLE 2. AGENCIES GIVEN 2003 SUNSET DATE
1-22 SECTION 2.01. Subsection (a), Section 74.127, Agriculture
1-23 Code, is amended to read as follows:
1-24 (a) The board of directors of the official cotton growers'
1-25 boll weevil eradication foundation is subject to Chapter 325,
1-26 Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence
1-27 as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished and this
1-28 subchapter expires September 1, 2003 [2004].
1-29 SECTION 2.02. Subsection (a), Section 434.002, Government
1-30 Code, is amended to read as follows:
1-31 (a) The Texas Veterans Commission is subject to Chapter 325
1-32 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by
1-33 that chapter, the commission is abolished September 1, 2003 [1999].
1-34 SECTION 2.03. Section 752.025, Government Code, is amended
1-35 to read as follows:
1-36 Sec. 752.025. SUNSET PROVISION. The Governor's Advisory
1-37 Committee on Immigration and Refugees is subject to Chapter 325,
1-38 Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence
1-39 as provided by that chapter, the committee is abolished and this
1-40 subchapter expires September 1, 2003 [1999].
1-41 SECTION 2.04. Subchapter B, Chapter 2003, Government Code,
1-42 is amended by adding Section 2003.023 to read as follows:
1-43 Sec. 2003.023. SUNSET PROVISION. The State Office of
1-44 Administrative Hearings is subject to review under Chapter 325
1-45 (Texas Sunset Act) but is not abolished under that chapter. The
1-46 office shall be reviewed during the periods in which state agencies
1-47 abolished in 2003 and every 12th year after 2003 are reviewed.
1-48 SECTION 2.05. Section 2152.002, Government Code, is amended
1-49 to read as follows:
1-50 Sec. 2152.002. SUNSET PROVISION. The General Services
1-51 Commission is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless
1-52 continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the commission
1-53 is abolished and this subtitle expires September 1, 2003 [2001].
1-54 SECTION 2.06. Section 2306.022, Government Code, is amended
1-55 to read as follows:
1-56 Sec. 2306.022. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas
1-57 Department of Housing and Community Affairs is subject to Chapter
1-58 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided
1-59 by that chapter, the department is abolished and this chapter
1-60 expires September 1, 2003 [1999].
1-61 SECTION 2.07. Section 2307.007, Government Code, is amended
1-62 to read as follows:
1-63 Sec. 2307.007. SUNSET. The Texas Interagency Council for
1-64 the Homeless [council] is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset
2-1 Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter,
2-2 the council is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2003
2-3 [1999].
2-4 SECTION 2.08. Section 2308.005, Government Code, is amended
2-5 to conform to Section 11.10, Chapter 655, Acts of the 74th
2-6 Legislature, 1995, and is further amended to read as follows:
2-7 Sec. 2308.005. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Council on
2-8 Workforce and Economic Competitiveness is subject to Chapter 325
2-9 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by
2-10 that chapter, the council is abolished September 1, 2003 [1999].
2-11 SECTION 2.09. Section 122.006, Human Resources Code, is
2-12 amended to read as follows:
2-13 Sec. 122.006. SUNSET PROVISION. The Texas Council on
2-14 Purchasing from People with Disabilities is subject to Chapter 325,
2-15 Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence
2-16 as provided by that chapter, the council is abolished and this
2-17 chapter expires September 1, 2003 [1999].
2-18 SECTION 2.10. Section 301.008, Labor Code, is amended to
2-19 read as follows:
2-20 Sec. 301.008. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas
2-21 Workforce Commission is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code
2-22 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by
2-23 that chapter, the commission is abolished September 1, 2003 [1999].
2-24 SECTION 2.11. Subsection (b), Section 301.091, Labor Code,
2-25 is amended to read as follows:
2-26 (b) The workforce development legislative oversight
2-27 committee is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset
2-28 Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter,
2-29 the committee is abolished September 1, 2003 [1999].
2-30 SECTION 2.12. Section 161.0111, Natural Resources Code, is
2-31 amended to read as follows:
2-32 Sec. 161.0111. SUNSET PROVISION. The Veterans' Land Board
2-33 is subject to review under Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas
2-34 Sunset Act), but is not abolished under that chapter. The board
2-35 shall be reviewed during the period in which state agencies
2-36 abolished in 2003 [1999] and every 12th year after 2003 [1999] are
2-37 reviewed.
2-38 ARTICLE 3. AGENCIES GIVEN 2005 SUNSET DATE
2-39 SECTION 3.01. Subsection (b), Section 88.524, Education
2-40 Code, is amended to read as follows:
2-41 (b) The Equine Research Account Advisory Committee is
2-42 subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless
2-43 continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the advisory
2-44 committee is abolished and this subchapter expires September 1,
2-45 2005 [2001].
2-46 SECTION 3.02. Section 106.003, Health and Safety Code, is
2-47 amended to read as follows:
2-48 Sec. 106.003. SUNSET PROVISION. The Center for Rural Health
2-49 Initiatives is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas
2-50 Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that
2-51 chapter, the center is abolished and this chapter expires September
2-52 1, 2005 [1999].
2-53 SECTION 3.03. Subsection (f), Section 3.606, Public Utility
2-54 Regulatory Act of 1995 (Article 1446c-0, Vernon's Texas Civil
2-55 Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
2-56 (f) The Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Board [board]
2-57 is subject to Chapters 551 and 2001, Government Code. The board is
2-58 subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless
2-59 continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the [advisory]
2-60 board is abolished and this section expires [expire] September 1,
2-61 2005 [2006].
2-62 ARTICLE 4. REMOVAL FROM SUNSET REVIEW
2-63 SECTION 4.01. Section 317.012, Government Code, which
2-64 provides for the review of the state budget execution law by the
2-65 Sunset Advisory Commission, is repealed.
2-66 ARTICLE 5. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
2-67 SECTION 5.01. This Act takes effect September 1, 1997.
2-68 SECTION 5.02. The importance of this legislation and the
2-69 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
3-1 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
3-2 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
3-3 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.
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