1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the purchase of certain insurance coverage by state
1-3 agencies and to workers' compensation insurance benefits provided
1-4 by certain state agencies.
1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-6 ARTICLE 1. PURCHASE OF INSURANCE COVERAGE
1-7 SECTION 1.01. Subchapter B, Chapter 412, Labor Code, is
1-8 amended by amending Section 412.011 and adding Section 412.0111 to
1-9 read as follows:
1-10 Sec. 412.011. POWERS AND DUTIES OF OFFICE. (a) The State
1-11 Office of Risk Management shall [is created to] administer
1-12 insurance services obtained by state agencies, including the
1-13 government employees workers' compensation insurance program and
1-14 the state risk management programs.
1-15 (b) The office shall:
1-16 (1) operate as a full-service risk manager and
1-17 insurance manager for state agencies as provided by Subsection (c);
1-18 (2) maintain and review records of property, casualty,
1-19 or liability insurance coverages purchased by or for a state
1-20 agency;
1-21 (3) administer the program for the purchase of surety
1-22 bonds for state officers and employees as provided by Chapter 653,
1-23 Government Code;
1-24 (4) administer guidelines adopted by the board for a
2-1 comprehensive risk management program applicable to all state
2-2 agencies to reduce property and liability losses, including
2-3 workers' compensation losses;
2-4 (5) [(2)] review, verify, monitor, and approve risk
2-5 management programs adopted by state agencies;
2-6 (6) [(3)] assist a state agency that has not
2-7 implemented an effective risk management program to implement a
2-8 comprehensive program that meets the guidelines established by the
2-9 board; and
2-10 (7) [(4)] administer the workers' compensation
2-11 insurance program for state employees established under Chapter
2-12 501.
2-13 (c) The office shall:
2-14 (1) perform risk management for each state agency
2-15 subject to Chapter 412; and
2-16 (2) purchase insurance coverage for a state agency
2-17 subject to Chapter 501, except for an institution subject to
2-18 Section 501.022, under any line of insurance other than health or
2-19 life insurance, including liability insurance authorized under
2-20 Chapter 612, Government Code.
2-21 (d) The board by rule shall develop an implementation
2-22 schedule for the purchase under this section of insurance for state
2-23 agencies by the office. The board shall phase in, by line of
2-24 insurance, the requirement that a state agency purchase coverage
2-25 only through the office.
2-26 (e) A state agency subject to Chapter 501, except for an
2-27 institution subject to Section 501.022, may not purchase property,
3-1 casualty, or liability insurance coverage without the approval of
3-2 the board.
3-3 Sec. 412.0111. AFFILIATION WITH OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL.
3-4 The office is administratively attached to the office of the
3-5 attorney general and the office of the attorney general shall
3-6 provide the facilities for the office, but the office shall be
3-7 independent of the office of the attorney general's direction.
3-8 SECTION 1.02. Subchapter B, Chapter 412, Labor Code, is
3-9 amended by amending Section 412.012 and adding Sections 412.0121,
3-10 412.0122, and 412.0123 to read as follows:
3-11 Sec. 412.012. FUNDING. [(a)] The office shall be
3-12 administered through money appropriated by the legislature and
3-13 through:
3-14 (1) interagency contracts for purchase of insurance
3-15 coverage and the operation of the risk management program; and
3-16 (2) the allocation program for the financing of state
3-17 workers' compensation benefits.
3-18 Sec. 412.0121. INTERAGENCY CONTRACTS. (a) [(b) Interagency
3-19 Contracts. (1)] Each state agency shall enter into an interagency
3-20 contract with the office under Chapter 771, Government Code, to pay
3-21 the costs incurred by the office in administering this chapter for
3-22 the benefit of that state agency.
3-23 (b) Costs payable under the contract include the cost of:
3-24 (1) [(A)] services of office employees;
3-25 (2) [(B)] materials; and
3-26 (3) [(C)] equipment, including computer hardware and
3-27 software.
4-1 (c) [(2)] The amount of the costs to be paid by a state
4-2 agency under the interagency contract is based on:
4-3 (1) [(A)] the number of employees of the agency
4-4 compared with the total number of employees of all state agencies
4-5 to which this chapter applies;
4-6 (2) [(B)] the dollar value of the agency's property
4-7 and asset and liability exposure compared to that of all state
4-8 agencies to which this chapter applies; and
4-9 (3) [(C)] the number and aggregate cost of claims and
4-10 losses incurred by the state agency compared to those incurred by
4-11 all state agencies to which this chapter applies.
4-12 (d) The board may by rule establish the formula for
4-13 allocating the cost of this chapter in an interagency contract in a
4-14 manner that gives consideration to the factors in Subsection (c)
4-15 and any other factors it deems relevant, including an agency's risk
4-16 management expenditures, unique risks, and established programs.
4-17 Sec. 412.0122. STATE SELF-INSURING FOR WORKERS'
4-18 COMPENSATION. (a) [(c)] The state is self-insuring with respect
4-19 to an employee's compensable injury.
4-20 (b) The legislature shall appropriate the amount designated
4-21 by the appropriation structure for the payment of state workers'
4-22 compensation claims costs to the office. This section does not
4-23 affect the reimbursement of claims costs by funds other than
4-24 general revenue funds, as provided by the General Appropriations
4-25 Act.
4-26 Sec. 412.0123. DEPOSIT OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION SUBROGATION
4-27 RECOVERIES. (a) [(d) State Workers' Compensation Account. (1)]
5-1 All money recovered by the director from a third party through
5-2 subrogation shall be deposited into the state workers' compensation
5-3 account in general revenue.
5-4 (b) [(2)] Funds deposited under this section may be used for
5-5 the payment of workers' compensation [and other] benefits to state
5-6 employees.
5-7 SECTION 1.03. Section 412.021(a), Labor Code, is amended to
5-8 read as follows:
5-9 (a) The office is governed by the risk management board.
5-10 Members of the board must have demonstrated experience in the
5-11 fields [field] of:
5-12 (1) insurance and insurance regulation;
5-13 (2) workers' compensation; and
5-14 (3) risk management administration.
5-15 SECTION 1.04. Section 412.022(b), Labor Code, is amended to
5-16 read as follows:
5-17 (b) A training program established under this section must
5-18 provide information to the member regarding:
5-19 (1) the enabling legislation that created the board;
5-20 (2) the program operated by the board;
5-21 (3) the role and functions of the board;
5-22 (4) the rules of the board, with an emphasis on the
5-23 rules that relate to disciplinary and investigatory authority;
5-24 (5) the current budget for the board;
5-25 (6) the results of the most recent formal audit of the
5-26 board;
5-27 (7) the requirements of:
6-1 (A) the open meetings law, Chapter 551,
6-2 Government Code;
6-3 (B) the public information [open records] law,
6-4 Chapter 552, Government Code; and
6-5 (C) the administrative procedure law, Chapter
6-6 2001, Government Code;
6-7 (8) the requirements of the conflict of interest laws
6-8 and other laws relating to public officials; and
6-9 (9) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the
6-10 board or the Texas Ethics Commission.
6-11 SECTION 1.05. Section 412.041, Labor Code, is amended to read
6-12 as follows:
6-13 Sec. 412.041. DIRECTOR DUTIES[; RESPONSIBILITIES]. (a) The
6-14 director serves as the state risk manager.
6-15 (b) The director shall supervise the development and
6-16 administration of systems to:
6-17 (1) identify the property and liability losses,
6-18 including workers' compensation losses, of each state agency;
6-19 (2) identify the administrative costs of risk
6-20 management incurred by each state agency;
6-21 (3) identify and evaluate the exposure of each state
6-22 agency to claims for property and liability losses, including
6-23 workers' compensation; and
6-24 (4) reduce the property and liability losses,
6-25 including workers' compensation, incurred by each state agency.
6-26 (c) In addition to other duties provided by this chapter, by
6-27 Chapter 501, and by the board, the director shall:
7-1 (1) keep full and accurate minutes of the transactions
7-2 and proceedings of the board;
7-3 (2) be the custodian of the files and records of the
7-4 board;
7-5 (3) prepare and recommend to the board plans and
7-6 procedures necessary to implement the purposes and objectives of
7-7 this chapter and Chapter 501, including rules and proposals for
7-8 administrative procedures consistent with this chapter and Chapter
7-9 501;
7-10 (4) hire staff as necessary to accomplish the
7-11 objectives of the board and may delegate powers and duties to
7-12 members of that staff as necessary;
7-13 (5) be responsible for the investigation of complaints
7-14 and for the presentation of formal complaints;
7-15 (6) attend all meetings of the board as a nonvoting
7-16 participant; and
7-17 (7) handle the correspondence of the board and obtain,
7-18 assemble, or prepare the reports and information that the board may
7-19 direct or authorize.
7-20 (d) If necessary to the administration of this chapter and
7-21 Chapter 501, the director, with the approval of the board, may
7-22 secure and provide for services that are necessary and may employ
7-23 and compensate within available appropriations professional
7-24 consultants, technical assistants, and employees on a full-time or
7-25 part-time basis.
7-26 (e) The director also serves as the administrator of the
7-27 government employees workers' compensation insurance program.
8-1 (f) In administering and enforcing Chapter 501 as regards a
8-2 compensable injury with a date of injury before September 1, 1995,
8-3 the director shall act in the capacity of employer and insurer. In
8-4 administering and enforcing Chapter 501 as regards a compensable
8-5 injury with a date of injury on or after September 1, 1995, the
8-6 director shall act in the capacity of insurer. [(effective for
8-7 dates of injury before September 1, 1995.)]
8-8 (g) [(1)] The director shall act as an adversary before the
8-9 commission and courts and present the legal defenses and positions
8-10 of the state as an employer and insurer, as appropriate.
8-11 (h) [(2)] For the purposes of Subsection (f) [this
8-12 subsection] and Chapter 501, the director is entitled to the legal
8-13 counsel of the attorney general.
8-14 (i) In administering Chapter 501 the [(3) The] director is
8-15 subject to the rules, orders, and decisions of the commission in
8-16 the same manner as a private employer, insurer, or association.
8-17 (j) [(g) In administering and enforcing Chapter 501, the
8-18 director shall act in the capacity of insurer. (effective for
8-19 dates of injury on or after September 1, 1995.)]
8-20 [(1) The director shall act as an adversary before the
8-21 commission and courts and present the legal defenses and positions
8-22 of the state as an insurer.]
8-23 [(2) For purposes of this subsection and Chapter 501,
8-24 the director is entitled to legal counsel of the attorney general.]
8-25 [(3) The director is subject to the rules, orders, and
8-26 decisions of the commission in the same manner as an insurer or
8-27 association.]
9-1 [(h)] The director shall:
9-2 (1) prepare for adoption by the board procedural rules
9-3 and prescribe forms necessary for the effective administration of
9-4 this chapter and Chapter 501 [(effective for dates of injury before
9-5 September 1, 1995)]; and
9-6 (2) prepare for adoption by the board and enforce
9-7 reasonable rules for the prevention of accidents and injuries[;]
9-8 [(3) prepare for adoption by the board procedural
9-9 rules and prescribe forms necessary for the effective
9-10 administration of this chapter and Chapter 501]. [(effective for
9-11 dates of injury on or after September 1, 1995.)]
9-12 (k) [(i)] The director shall hold hearings on all proposed
9-13 rules and provide reasonable opportunity for the officers of state
9-14 agencies to testify at hearings on all proposed rules under this
9-15 chapter and Chapter 501.
9-16 (l) [(j)] The director shall furnish copies of all rules to:
9-17 (1) the commission;
9-18 (2) the commissioner of the Texas Department of
9-19 Insurance; and
9-20 (3) [to] the administrative heads of all state
9-21 agencies affected by this chapter and Chapter 501.
9-22 SECTION 1.06. Sections 412.042(a) and (b), Labor Code, are
9-23 amended to read as follows:
9-24 (a) The director shall report to the legislature at the
9-25 beginning of each regular session regarding the services provided
9-26 by the office to a state agency subject to Chapter 501.
9-27 [(b)] The report required under this subsection [section]
10-1 shall be dated January 1 of the year in which the regular session
10-2 is held and must include:
10-3 (1) a summary of administrative expenses;
10-4 (2) a statement:
10-5 (A) showing the amount of the money appropriated
10-6 by the preceding legislature that remains unexpended on the date of
10-7 the report; and
10-8 (B) estimating the amount of that balance
10-9 necessary to administer Chapter 501 for the remainder of that
10-10 fiscal year; and
10-11 (3) [(C)] an estimate, based on experience factors, of
10-12 the amount of money that will be required to administer Chapter 501
10-13 and pay for the compensation and services provided under Chapter
10-14 501 during the next succeeding biennium.
10-15 (b) In addition to the report required under Subsection (a),
10-16 the director shall report to the legislature not later than
10-17 February 1 of each odd-numbered year regarding insurance coverage
10-18 purchased for state agencies, premium dollars spent to obtain that
10-19 coverage, and losses incurred under that coverage.
10-20 (c) On an annual basis, not later than September 30 of each
10-21 year, agencies exempt under Section 412.052 of this article shall
10-22 provide a written report to the Legislative Budget Board
10-23 identifying policies purchased under any line of insurance other
10-24 than life or health insurance. The report should include a
10-25 description of the policy, name of the insurance company, annual
10-26 premium, coverage limits, deductibles, and losses incurred under
10-27 that coverage.
11-1 SECTION 1.07. Section 412.051, Labor Code, is amended to
11-2 read as follows:
11-3 Sec. 412.051. DUTIES OF STATE AGENCIES; INSURANCE REPORTING
11-4 REQUIREMENTS. (a) Each state agency [subject to this chapter]
11-5 shall actively manage the risks of that agency by:
11-6 (1) developing, implementing, and maintaining programs
11-7 designed to assist employees who sustain compensable injuries to
11-8 return to work; and
11-9 (2) cooperating with the office and the Texas
11-10 Department of Insurance in the purchase of property, casualty, and
11-11 liability lines of insurance coverage.
11-12 (b) In addition to the report required under Section
11-13 412.053, each state agency that intends to purchase property,
11-14 casualty, or liability insurance coverage in a manner other than
11-15 through the services provided by the office shall report the
11-16 intended purchase to the office in the manner prescribed by the
11-17 office. The state agency shall report the intended purchase not
11-18 later than the 30th day before the date on which the purchase of
11-19 the coverage is scheduled to occur. The office may require a state
11-20 agency to submit copies of insurance forms, policies, and other
11-21 relevant information.
11-22 SECTION 1.08. Section 412.053(b), Labor Code, is amended to
11-23 read as follows:
11-24 (b) The information shall be reported not later than the
11-25 60th day before the last day [on or before 60 days after the close]
11-26 of each fiscal year.
11-27 SECTION 1.09. Subchapter E, Chapter 21, Insurance Code, is
12-1 amended by adding Article 21.49-15A to read as follows:
12-2 Art. 21.49-15A. INSURER REPORT TO STATE OFFICE OF RISK
12-3 MANAGEMENT
12-4 Sec. 1. DEFINITIONS. In this article:
12-5 (1) "Insurer" means an insurance company,
12-6 inter-insurance exchange, mutual or reciprocal association, county
12-7 mutual insurance company, Lloyd's plan, or other entity that is
12-8 authorized by the Texas Department of Insurance to engage in the
12-9 business of insurance in this state.
12-10 (2) "Office" means the State Office of Risk
12-11 Management.
12-12 (3) "State agency" has the meaning assigned by Section
12-13 412.001, Labor Code.
12-14 Sec. 2. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. (a) Each insurer that
12-15 enters into an insurance policy or other contract or agreement with
12-16 a state agency for the purchase of property, casualty, or liability
12-17 insurance coverage by the state agency, including a policy,
12-18 contract, or agreement subject to competitive bidding requirements,
12-19 shall report the intended sale to the office in the manner
12-20 prescribed by that office.
12-21 (b) The insurer shall report the intended sale not later
12-22 than the 30th day before the date the sale of the insurance
12-23 coverage is scheduled to occur.
12-24 (c) The office may require an insurer to submit copies of
12-25 insurance forms, policies, and other relevant information.
12-26 (d) The office shall adopt rules as necessary to implement
12-27 this article. In adopting those rules, the office shall consult
13-1 with the commissioner.
13-2 (e) Failure by an insurer to comply with the reporting
13-3 requirements adopted under this article constitutes grounds for the
13-4 imposition of sanctions against that insurer under Chapter 82.
13-5 SECTION 1.10. Section 653.002, Government Code, is amended
13-6 to read as follows:
13-7 Sec. 653.002. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. The intent of the
13-8 legislature in enacting this chapter is to limit the purchase of
13-9 surety bonds by state agencies in order that the state, to the
13-10 greatest extent practicable, shall self-insure for such purposes.
13-11 This chapter does not affect the purchase by a state agency of any
13-12 form of insurance other than a surety bond [prescribe:]
13-13 [(1) uniform standards for the bonding of officers and
13-14 employees of state agencies to provide protection against loss; and]
13-15 [(2) a uniform bond to cover those officers and
13-16 employees].
13-17 SECTION 1.11. Section 653.003, Government Code, is amended
13-18 to read as follows:
13-19 Sec. 653.003. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
13-20 (1) "Surety bond [Bond]" means any bond, including a
13-21 bond for a notary public under Section 406.010, that obligates [an
13-22 agreement obligating an insurance company, as] a surety[,] to pay
13-23 within certain limits a loss caused by a:
13-24 (A) dishonest act of an officer or employee of a
13-25 state agency; or
13-26 (B) failure of an officer or employee of a state
13-27 agency to faithfully perform a duty of the officer's or employee's
14-1 office or position.
14-2 (2) "Office" means the State Office of Risk Management
14-3 ["Faithful performance blanket position bond" means a bond that:]
14-4 [(A) covers all positions in a state agency; and]
14-5 [(B) is conditioned on the faithful performance
14-6 of the officers' and employees' duties].
14-7 (3) ["Honesty blanket position bond" means a bond that
14-8 covers all positions in a state agency for a specific amount for
14-9 each position.]
14-10 [(4) "Position schedule honesty bond" means a bond
14-11 that covers, for a specific amount for each position, the honesty
14-12 of an employee of a state agency who occupies and performs the
14-13 duties of a position listed in a schedule attached to the bond.]
14-14 [(5) "Specific excess indemnity" means additional bond
14-15 coverage that exceeds the coverage specified in a faithful
14-16 performance blanket position bond, honesty blanket position bond,
14-17 or position schedule honesty bond.]
14-18 [(6)] "State agency" means a state department,
14-19 commission, board, institution, court, or institution of higher
14-20 education. The term also includes a soil conservation district of
14-21 the state but does not include any other political subdivision of
14-22 the state.
14-23 SECTION 1.12. Section 653.004, Government Code, is amended
14-24 to read as follows:
14-25 Sec. 653.004. AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE BONDS. (a)
14-26 Notwithstanding any other law that authorizes or requires a state
14-27 officer or employee to obtain a surety bond, [The head of] a state
15-1 agency may purchase a surety bond for a state officer or employee
15-2 only if [contract for]:
15-3 (1) required by the constitution of the state or by
15-4 federal law or regulation [a position schedule honesty bond
15-5 covering not more than 10 offices or positions of the state
15-6 agency]; [or]
15-7 (2) required by court order; or
15-8 (3) approved by the office [a blanket position bond
15-9 for more than two offices or positions of the state agency].
15-10 (b) The office may approve the purchase of a surety bond if:
15-11 (1) the office finds that the surety bond is warranted
15-12 by a substantial or unusual risk of loss; or
15-13 (2) the office otherwise determines that the purchase
15-14 of a surety bond is necessary to protect the interests of the state
15-15 [head of a state agency may not contract for coverage of the same
15-16 office or position under more than one type of bond, other than for
15-17 specific excess indemnity authorized under Subsection (c)].
15-18 [(c) The head of a state agency, other than the comptroller,
15-19 may contract for specific excess indemnity coverage in addition to
15-20 a blanket bond. The comptroller may contract for:]
15-21 [(1) specific excess indemnity coverage in addition to
15-22 an honesty blanket position bond or to a position schedule honesty
15-23 bond; and]
15-24 [(2) a faithful performance blanket position bond.]
15-25 [(d) A bond covers the office or position rather than the
15-26 officer or employee in the office or position.]
15-27 SECTION 1.13. Section 653.005, Government Code, is amended
16-1 to read as follows:
16-2 Sec. 653.005. SCOPE AND AMOUNT OF BOND COVERAGE. Unless the
16-3 amount of bond coverage is established as provided by Subsections
16-4 (a)(1) and (a)(2) of Section 653.004, the office [(a) The head of
16-5 a state agency] shall determine the necessary scope and amount of
16-6 bond coverage for a state [the] agency [within the maximum bond
16-7 coverage limit].
16-8 [(b) The maximum bond coverage on a state officer or
16-9 employee, including specific excess indemnity coverage, may not
16-10 exceed $10,000 unless the state auditor recommends and approves
16-11 specific excess indemnity coverage of more than $10,000 as
16-12 necessary to protect the state.]
16-13 SECTION 1.14. Chapter 653, Government Code, is amended by
16-14 adding Section 653.012 to read as follows:
16-15 Sec. 653.012. QUALIFICATION FOR OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT.
16-16 Notwithstanding any other law that requires a state officer or
16-17 employee to obtain a surety bond, a state officer or employee
16-18 otherwise qualified to hold office, employment, or to serve as a
16-19 notary public shall not be disqualified because a surety bond has
16-20 not been obtained for such officer or employee.
16-21 SECTION 1.15. A person serving as a member of the risk
16-22 management board on the effective date of this Act is entitled to
16-23 serve until the expiration of the term for which the member was
16-24 appointed. On the expiration of that term, the governor shall
16-25 appoint a member who meets the qualifications established by
16-26 Section 412.021, Labor Code, as amended by this Act.
17-1 ARTICLE 2. EFFECT OF USE OF LEAVE ON INCOME BENEFITS
17-2 SECTION 2.01. Subchapter C, Chapter 505, Labor Code, is
17-3 amended by adding Section 505.060 to read as follows:
17-4 Sec. 505.060. EFFECT OF SICK LEAVE; ANNUAL LEAVE. (a) An
17-5 employee may elect to use accrued sick leave before receiving
17-6 income benefits. If an employee elects to use sick leave, the
17-7 employee is not entitled to income benefits under this chapter
17-8 until the employee has exhausted the employee's accrued sick leave.
17-9 (b) An employee may elect to use all or any number of weeks
17-10 of accrued annual leave after the employee's accrued sick leave is
17-11 exhausted. If an employee elects to use annual leave, the employee
17-12 is not entitled to income benefits under this chapter until the
17-13 elected number of weeks of leave have been exhausted.
17-14 ARTICLE 3. TRANSITION; EFFECTIVE DATE
17-15 SECTION 3.01. (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b),
17-16 (c), and (d) of this section, this Act takes effect September 1,
17-17 2002.
17-18 (b) Not later than December 1, 2002, the risk management
17-19 board shall adopt rules to implement:
17-20 (1) the changes in law made by the amendments made by
17-21 this Act to Chapter 412, Labor Code; and
17-22 (2) Article 21.49-15A, Insurance Code, as added by
17-23 this Act.
17-24 (c) An insurer is not required to comply with the reporting
17-25 requirements adopted under Article 21.49-15A, Insurance Code, as
17-26 added by this Act, until January 1, 2002. Article 21.49-15A,
17-27 Insurance Code, as added by this Act, applies only to an insurance
18-1 policy, contract, or agreement delivered, issued for delivery, or
18-2 renewed on or after January 1, 2002. A policy, contract, or
18-3 agreement delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed before January
18-4 1, 2002, is governed by the law as it existed immediately before
18-5 the effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect
18-6 for that purpose.
18-7 (d) Section 505.060, Labor Code, as added by this Act,
18-8 applies only to a claim for workers' compensation benefits based on
18-9 a compensable injury that occurs on or after the effective date of
18-10 this Act. A claim based on a compensable injury that occurs before
18-11 that date is governed by the law in effect on the date the
18-12 compensable injury occurred, and the former law is continued in
18-13 effect for that purpose.
18-14 (e) The changes made by this Act to Chapter 653, Government
18-15 Code, shall not apply to payments made under an agreement to
18-16 purchase a surety bond entered into by a state agency before the
18-17 effective date of this Act.
_______________________________ _______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1203 was passed by the House on May
11, 2001, by a non-record vote; that the House refused to concur in
Senate amendments to H.B. No. 1203 on May 23, 2001, and requested
the appointment of a conference committee to consider the
differences between the two houses; and that the House adopted the
conference committee report on H.B. No. 1203 on May 27, 2001, by a
non-record vote.
_______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1203 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, on May 21, 2001, by a viva-voce vote; at the request of
the House, the Senate appointed a conference committee to consider
the differences between the two houses; and that the Senate adopted
the conference committee report on H.B. No. 1203 on May 27, 2001,
by a viva-voce vote.
_______________________________
Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________________
Date
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Governor