By Wilson                                             H.R. No. 1350
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                                 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
 2-1     to permit the committee to omit the text of Subsection (a), Section
 2-2     15, Article 8930, Revised Statutes, as added by SECTION 2 of the
 2-3     bill, and to change the section heading of that section, changing
 2-4     the section to read as follows:
 2-5           Sec. 15.  POST-PARTICIPATION LIABILITY.  (a)  If a state
 2-6     agency no longer has status under this Act as a self-directed
 2-7     semi-independent project agency either because of the expiration of
 2-8     this Act or for any other reason, the agency shall be liable for
 2-9     any expenses or debts incurred by the agency during the time the
2-10     agency participated in the pilot project.  The agency's liability
2-11     under this section includes liability for any lease entered into by
2-12     the agency.   The state is not liable for any expense or debt
2-13     covered by this subsection and money from the general revenue fund
2-14     may not be used to repay the expense or debt.
2-15           (b)  If a state agency no longer has status under this Act as
2-16     a self-directed semi-independent project agency either because of
2-17     the expiration of this Act or for any other reason, ownership of
2-18     any property or other asset acquired by the agency during the time
2-19     the agency participated in the pilot project shall be transferred
2-20     to the state.
2-21           Explanation:  This change is necessary to clarify the
2-22     liability status of the pilot project agencies.