SRC-JBJ S.B. 648 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 648
77R4030 MTB-FBy: Lucio
State Affairs
2/20/2001
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, the Automobile Theft Prevention Authority (ATPA), established by
the 72nd Legislature to combat economic automobile theft, has three
advisory committees established by rule to assist in its mission.  Recent
attorney general opinions, however, have called into question whether ATPA
has the necessary statutory authority to have established these committees.
As proposed, S.B. 648 provides the ATPA board with explicit statutory
authority to establish advisory committees and allows ATPA to reimburse its
board members for expenses incurred while performing official duties. 

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 Article 4413(37), V.T.C.S., by adding Section 12, as
follows: 

Sec. 12.  ADVISORY COMMITTEES.  (a)  Authorizes the Automobile Theft
Prevention Authority (authority) to establish advisory committees to advise
it on any matter under the jurisdiction of the authority. 

(b)  Provides that Section 2110.008 (Duration of Advisory Committees),
Government Code, does not apply to an advisory committee established under
this section if the advisory committee meets certain specific criteria. 

(c)  Prohibits a member of an advisory committee from being compensated by
the authority for committee service but is entitled to reimbursement for
actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of committee
service. 

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