SRC-SEW H.B. 2628 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 2628
77R11793 JMG-DBy: Wolens (Shapiro)
Intergovernmental Relations
4/25/2001
Engrossed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Unlike some nonprofit organizations, the Greater Dallas Jewish Community
Capital Campaign (Capital Campaign) does not engage in just one type of
activity. The Capital Campaign serves as an umbrella fund raising
organization for a number of community organizations with different
missions. Under current law, the Capital Campaign is required to obtain
separate sources of financing for each type of facility it assists. H.B.
2628 modifies the powers, authority, and rights of a cultural educational
facilities finance corporation.  


RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a
state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 4, Cultural Education Facilities Finance
Corporation Act (Article 1528m, V.T.C.S.), as follows: 

 Sec.  4.  (a) Makes nonsubstantive changes.  

(b) Requires the cultural educational facilities finance
corporation(corporation) to be created and organized in the same manner and
have the same powers, authority, and rights with respect to cultural
facilities and health facilities that a health facilities development
corporation has with respect to health facilities under Chapter 221, Health
and Safety Code; and with respect to educational facilities, housing
facilities, and other facilities incidental, subordinate, or related to
those facilities that a nonprofit corporation created under Section
53.35(b), Education Code, or an authority created under Section 53.11,
Education Code, has under Chapter 53, Education Code.  

(c) Provides that the powers of a corporation under Subsection (b) include
certain specific powers. 

(d) Authorizes, regardless of any provision in Chapter 221, Health and
Safety Code, or Chapter 53, Education Code, the authority of the
corporation to be exercised inside or outside the limits of the city or
county that created the corporation without the consent or other action of
any person that would otherwise be required under Chapter 221, Health and
Safety Code, or Chapter 53, Education Code, unless the articles of
incorporation or bylaws of the corporation provide differently.  Prohibits
the authority of a corporation under this section from preempting the
police powers of any sponsoring entity or any other laws regulating or
empowering sponsoring entities to regulate the activities of the
corporation. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2001.