HBA-CMT H.B. 965 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 965 By: Dunnam Licensing & Administrative Procedures 7/19/2001 Enrolled BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Prior to the 77th Legislature, the Texas Lottery Commission (TLC) was authorized to deny, suspend, or revoke a license to sell lottery tickets under certain conditions, or if the applicant or sales agent had certain outstanding obligations to the state. Prior law required the director of the lottery division of TLC (director) to deduct the amount of delinquent or outstanding obligations to the state from a sales agent's compensation, but did not allow TLC to deny, revoke, or suspend a license for certain unpaid or delinquent obligations. House Bill 965 requires the director to deny a license application and suspend or revoke a license of a lottery sales agent who is delinquent in the payment of certain taxes or student loans. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that rulemaking authority is expressly delegated to the Texas Lottery Commission in SECTION 1 (Section 466.155, Government Code) of this bill. ANALYSIS House Bill 965 amends the Government Code to require the director of the lottery division of the Texas Lottery Commission (TLC) to deny, revoke, or suspend a lottery sales agent license if the lottery sales agent has been finally determined to be delinquent in the payment of taxes or other money collected by the comptroller, Texas Workforce Commission, or the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, or is in default on specified student loans. The bill requires the comptroller, Texas Workforce Commission, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, and Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation to provide the executive director of TLC (executive director) with a report of persons who have been finally determined to be delinquent in the payment of any money owed to or collected by that agency. The bill requires TLC to adopt rules regarding the form and frequency of reports (Sec. 466.155). The bill amends the Family Code to add TLC to the list of licensing authorities whose licenses are subject to license suspension on the order of the court of the attorney general for failure to pay child support (Sec. 232.002). The bill provides that with respect to TLC, the provisions of the bill apply only to a lottery ticket sales agent licensed by TLC (Sec. 232.002). The bill repeals provisions requiring the executive director to deduct money owed from the compensation to a sales agent who is delinquent in paying the specified taxes or student loans or in making child support payments (SECTION 4). EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2001.