76R13675 MRB-D By Gray H.J.R. No. 74 Substitute the following for H.J.R. No. 74: By Merritt C.S.H.J.R. No. 74 A JOINT RESOLUTION 1-1 proposing a constitutional amendment to provide a four-year term 1-2 for the commissioner of health and human services and to provide 1-3 that the term runs concurrently with the term of the governor. 1-4 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Section 30, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is 1-6 amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: 1-7 (e) If the legislature establishes an office, known as the 1-8 office of the commissioner of health and human services or known by 1-9 any other title, that is filled by appointment by the governor and 1-10 that is the single governing office of the state agency responsible 1-11 for coordinating the planning and delivery of health and human 1-12 services by the state health and human services agencies, the 1-13 person holding that office has a term of four years running 1-14 concurrently with the term of the governor. However, the term of 1-15 that officer expires on the date on which the governor who 1-16 appointed that officer ceases to hold office as governor. 1-17 SECTION 2. The following temporary provision is added to the 1-18 Texas Constitution: 1-19 TEMPORARY PROVISION. (a) This temporary provision applies 1-20 to the constitutional amendment proposed by the 76th Legislature, 1-21 Regular Session, 1999, that provides a four-year term for the 1-22 commissioner of health and human services and that provides that 1-23 the term runs concurrently with the term of the governor. 1-24 (b) The term of the person who holds office as the 2-1 commissioner of health and human services on the effective date of 2-2 that constitutional amendment expires as provided by that 2-3 constitutional amendment. 2-4 (c) This temporary provision expires February 1, 2003. 2-5 SECTION 3. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be 2-6 submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 2, 1999. 2-7 The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the 2-8 proposition: "The constitutional amendment to provide a four-year 2-9 term for the commissioner of health and human services and to 2-10 provide that the term runs concurrently with the term of the 2-11 governor."