HBA-TYH H.B. 2840 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2840
By: Keffer
State Affairs
7/22/1999
Enrolled



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Prior to the 76th Legislature, only nonprofit organizations that provided
human services were allowed to acquire salvage and surplus property through
direct transfer.  However, many groups associated with faith-based
organizations who had wished to offer human services did not qualify as
nonprofit organizations.  H.B. 2840 redefines "assistance organization" to
include any other group, including a faith-based group, that  contracts
with health and human services agencies.  This will permit certain groups
that contract with health and human services agencies to acquire the
state's surplus and salvage property through direct transfer. 

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 Section 2175.001(1), Government Code, to redefine
"assistance organization" to include as a fourth criterion a group,
including a faith-based group, that enters into a financial or nonfinancial
agreement with a health or human services agency to provide services to
that agency's clients. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 2. Emergency clause.