SRC-AXB H.B. 2954 76(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 2954
By: Gray (Brown)
Natural Resources
5/14/1999
Engrossed


DIGEST 

Under the Sunset review process, state agencies are, on the average,
reviewed every twelve years to determine whether or not policies and
services carried out by an agency continue to be necessary. Occasionally,
an agency will need to be reviewed earlier or later, necessitating a change
in the agency's sunset date in statute. H.B. 2954 affects the Sunset review
of three agencies:  the Texas Israel Exchange Fund Board, the Texas
Emancipation Juneteenth Cultural and Historical Commission, and the State
Law Library.  

PURPOSE

As proposed, H.B. 2954 affects the Sunset review of three agencies:  the
Texas Israel Exchange Fund Board, the Texas Emancipation Juneteenth
Cultural and Historical Commission, and the State Law Library.  

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  TEXAS-ISRAEL EXCHANGE FUND BOARD.  Amends Section 45.006(i),
Agriculture Code, to provide that the Texas-Israel Exchange Fund Board is
abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2007, rather than 2001. 

SECTION 2.  OFFICIAL COTTON GROWERS' BOLL WEEVIL ERADICATION FOUNDATION.
Amends Section 74.127(a), Agriculture Code, to provide that the board of
directors of the official cotton growers' boll weevil eradication
foundation is abolished and this subchapter expires September 1, 2007,
rather than 2003. 

SECTION 3.  TEXAS EMANCIPATION JUNETEENTH CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL
COMMISSION.  Amends Section 448.002, Government Code, to make a conforming
change. 

SECTION 4.  GENERAL SERVICES COMMISSION.  Amends Section 2152.002,
Government Code, to make a conforming change. 

SECTION 5.  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION.  Amends Section 531.004,
Government Code, to provide that the Health and Human Services Commission
is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2001, rather than 1999. 

SECTION 6.  DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES.  Amends Section 21.002, Human
Resources Code, to make a conforming change. 

SECTION 7.  TEXAS FUNERAL SERVICE COMMISSION.  Amends Section 2, Chapter
251N, Article 4582b, V.T.C.S., to make a conforming change. 

SECTION 8.  STATE BOARD BARBER EXAMINERS.  Amends Section 26a, Chapter 65,
Article 8407a, V.T.C.S., to make a conforming change. 

 SECTION 9.  TEXAS COSMETOLOGY COMMISSION.  Amends Section 2(k), Chapter
1036, Article 8451a, V.T.C.S., to make a conforming change. 

SECTION 10.  TEXAS COMMISSION OF LICENSING AND REGULATION AND TEXAS
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION.  Amends Section 4, Article 9100,
V.T.C.S., to make a conforming change. 

SECTION 11.  Repealer:  Section 91.008, Government Code (Sunset Provision).

SECTION 12.  Effective date:  September 1, 1999.

SECTION 13.  Emergency clause.