HBA-EVB H.B. 2852 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2852
By: Turner, Sylvester
State Affairs
4/6/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, the General Services Commission (commission)  lacks authority to
audit, on request or on its own initiative, the procedures by which a
governmental body processes requests for public information. H.B. 2852
authorizes the commission to audit such procedures. 

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 552.262, Government Code, by adding Subsection
(f), as follows: 

(f) Authorizes the General Services Commission to audit, on request or on
its own initiative, the procedures by which a governmental body processes
requests for public information. 

SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3. Emergency clause.