By: Duncan S.R. No. 1190 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-1 BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 76th 1-2 Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, That Senate Rule 12.03 be 1-3 suspended, as provided by Senate Rule 12.08, to enable the 1-4 conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on S.B. 1-5 No. 1438, relating to a pilot project transferring certain 1-6 professional and occupational licensing boards to self-directed 1-7 semi-independent status, to consider and take actions on the 1-8 following matters: 1-9 (1) Senate Rule 12.03(1) is suspended to permit the 1-10 committee to change the text of Subsection (c), Section 6, Article 1-11 8930, Revised Statutes, as added by SECTION 2 of the bill, to read 1-12 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) Senate Rules 12.03(1) and (2) are suspended to permit 1-23 the committee to omit the text of Subsection (a), Section 15, 1-24 Article 8930, Revised Statutes, as added by SECTION 2 of the bill, 2-1 and to change the section heading of that section, changing the 2-2 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. 2-21 ______________________________________ 2-22 President of the Senate 2-23 I hereby certify that the above 2-24 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-25 on May 30, 1999, by the following 2-26 vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. 2-27 ______________________________________ 2-28 Secretary of the Senate