R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State 1-2 of Texas, 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, That House Rule 1-3 13, Section 9(a) is suspended, as provided by House Rule 13, 1-4 Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to 1-5 resolve the differences on Senate Bill No. 1438, relating to a 1-6 pilot project transferring certain professional and occupational 1-7 licensing boards to self-directed semi-independent status, to 1-8 consider and take actions on the following matters: 1-9 (1) House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(1), is suspended to permit 1-10 the committee to change the text of Subsection (c), Section 6, 1-11 Article 8930, Revised Statutes, as added by SECTION 2 of the bill, 1-12 to read as follows: 1-13 (c) The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy shall 1-14 annually remit $500,000 to the general revenue fund, the Texas 1-15 Board of Professional Engineers shall annually remit $50,000 to the 1-16 general revenue fund, and the Texas Board of Architectural 1-17 Examiners shall annually remit $700,000 to the general revenue 1-18 fund. 1-19 Explanation: This change is necessary to specify the surplus 1-20 amounts to be remitted by the pilot project agencies to the general 1-21 revenue fund. 1-22 (2) House Rule 13, Sections 9(a)(1) and (2), are suspended 1-23 to permit the committee to omit the text of Subsection (a), Section 1-24 15, Article 8930, Revised Statutes, as added by SECTION 2 of the 2-1 bill, and to change the section heading of that section, changing 2-2 the section to read as follows: 2-3 Sec. 15. POST-PARTICIPATION LIABILITY. (a) If a state 2-4 agency no longer has status under this Act as a self-directed 2-5 semi-independent project agency either because of the expiration of 2-6 this Act or for any other reason, the agency shall be liable for 2-7 any expenses or debts incurred by the agency during the time the 2-8 agency participated in the pilot project. The agency's liability 2-9 under this section includes liability for any lease entered into by 2-10 the agency. The state is not liable for any expense or debt 2-11 covered by this subsection and money from the general revenue fund 2-12 may not be used to repay the expense or debt. 2-13 (b) If a state agency no longer has status under this Act as 2-14 a self-directed semi-independent project agency either because of 2-15 the expiration of this Act or for any other reason, ownership of 2-16 any property or other asset acquired by the agency during the time 2-17 the agency participated in the pilot project shall be transferred 2-18 to the state. 2-19 Explanation: This change is necessary to clarify the 2-20 liability status of the pilot project agencies. Wilson _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1350 was adopted by the House on May 30, 1999, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House