HBA-DMD H.B. 1865 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1865 By: Edwards State, Federal, & International Relations 7/30/1999 Enrolled BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE H.B. 1865 continues the Texas Emancipation Juneteenth Cultural and Historical Commission (commission) until September 1, 2011. It also requires the commission to establish a Juneteenth memorial monument on the grounds of the State Capitol in cooperation with the State Preservation Board and to establish other Juneteenth memorial monuments in this state. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Sections 448.002 and 448.008, Government Code, as follows: Sec. 448.002. SUNSET PROVISION. Continues the Texas Emancipation Juneteenth Cultural and Historical Commission (commission) until September 1, 2011, rather than 2001. SECTION 2. Amends Section 448.008(a), Government Code, to delete "annually" in the provision requiring the commission to elect one of its members as the presiding officer of the commission. SECTION 3. Amends Section 448.031, Government Code, to require the commission to establish a Juneteenth memorial monument on the grounds of the State Capitol in cooperation with the State Preservation Board and to establish other Juneteenth memorial monuments at appropriate locations throughout the state. Requires the commission to prepare and distribute publications relating to the cultural or historical significance of Juneteenth or that otherwise promote Juneteenth. Requires the State Preservation Board to cooperate with the commission in establishing a monument on the grounds of the State Capitol. Redesignates Subdivision (4) to Subdivision (5). Makes conforming changes. SECTION 4.Effective date: September 1, 1999. SECTION 5.Emergency clause.