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


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2840
By: Keffer
State Affairs
3/30/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, only nonprofit organizations that provide human services may
acquire salvage and surplus property through direct transfer.  However,
many groups associated with faith-based organizations who wish to offer
human services do not qualify as nonprofit organizations.  H.B. 2840
redefines "assistance organizations" 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 any other group,
including a faith-based group, that enters into financial or nonfinancial
accord with a health or human services agency to provide services to that
agency's clients. 

SECTION 2. Emergency clause.
  Effective date: 90 days after adjournment.