By: Barrientos S.B. No. 1536 97S0528/1 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT 1-1 relating to legislative oversight of an integrated delivery system 1-2 for health and human services. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Chapter 531, Government Code, is amended by 1-5 adding Subchapter C to read as follows: 1-6 SUBCHAPTER C. LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT 1-7 Sec. 531.051. DEFINITION; SUNSET DATE. (a) In this 1-8 subchapter, "committee" means the Texas Integrated Enrollment 1-9 System legislative oversight committee. 1-10 (b) The committee is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code 1-11 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by 1-12 that chapter, the committee is abolished September 1, 2001. 1-13 Sec. 531.052. COMPOSITION OF COMMITTEE; PRESIDING OFFICER. 1-14 (a) The committee is composed of: 1-15 (1) two members of the senate and one public member, 1-16 appointed by the lieutenant governor; and 1-17 (2) two members of the house of representatives and 1-18 one public member, appointed by the speaker of the house of 1-19 representatives. 1-20 (b) A member of the committee serves at the pleasure of the 1-21 appointing official. 1-22 (c) The lieutenant governor and speaker of the house of 1-23 representatives shall appoint the presiding officer of the 2-1 committee on an alternating basis. The presiding officer shall 2-2 serve a two-year term expiring February 1 of each odd-numbered 2-3 year. 2-4 Sec. 531.053. COMMITTEE POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The 2-5 committee shall: 2-6 (1) meet at the call of the presiding officer; 2-7 (2) receive information about rules proposed or 2-8 adopted by the commission; and 2-9 (3) review specific recommendations for legislation 2-10 proposed by the commission. 2-11 (b) The committee shall monitor the implementation and 2-12 efficiency of the Texas Integrated Enrollment System at the local 2-13 and regional levels. 2-14 (c) The committee may request reports and other information 2-15 from the commission relating to the operation of the commission. 2-16 Sec. 531.054. REPORT. (a) The committee shall report to 2-17 the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of 2-18 representatives not later than December 31 of each even-numbered 2-19 year. 2-20 (b) The report must include: 2-21 (1) identification of significant problems in the 2-22 Texas Integrated Enrollment System, with recommendations for action 2-23 by the commissioner; 2-24 (2) the status of the effectiveness of the Texas 2-25 Integrated Enrollment System to provide necessary services to the 3-1 people of this state at local and regional levels, with 3-2 recommendations for any necessary research; and 3-3 (3) recommendations for legislative action. 3-4 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1997. 3-5 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 3-6 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 3-7 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 3-8 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 3-9 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.