1-1     By:  Wilson, Burnam, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Cain)   H.B. No. 2061
 1-2           (In the Senate - Received from the House May 7, 2001;
 1-3     May 7, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on
 1-4     Administration; May 11, 2001, reported favorably by the following
 1-5     vote:  Yeas 3, Nays 0; May 11, 2001, sent to printer.)
 1-6                            A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-7                                   AN ACT
 1-8     relating to establishing a historical representation advisory
 1-9     committee.
1-10           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-11           SECTION 1. Chapter 443, Government Code, is amended by adding
1-12     Section 443.0081 to read as follows:
1-13           Sec. 443.0081.  HISTORICAL REPRESENTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
1-14     (a)  To ensure that the diverse history of Texas is accurately
1-15     represented in the Capitol Complex and on other land owned by the
1-16     state, the historical representation advisory committee shall
1-17     provide guidance to the board, the Texas Historical Commission, and
1-18     the General Services Commission on the addition of monuments to the
1-19     Capitol Complex and other land owned by the state.
1-20           (b)  The advisory committee consists of the following 12
1-21     members:
1-22                 (1)  four members appointed by the governor;
1-23                 (2)  four members appointed by the lieutenant governor;
1-24     and
1-25                 (3)  four members appointed by the speaker of the house
1-26     of representatives.
1-27           (c)  In making appointments under this section, the governor,
1-28     the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of
1-29     representatives shall attempt to include African American Texans,
1-30     Hispanic American Texans, Native American Texans, female Texans,
1-31     and Texans exemplifying rural heritage.
1-32           (d)  The governor shall designate the presiding officer of
1-33     the committee from among the members of the committee.  The
1-34     presiding officer serves a term of two years.  The presiding
1-35     officer shall serve as the liaison between the committee and the
1-36     General Services Commission.
1-37           (e)  A member of the advisory committee serves at the
1-38     pleasure of the appointing officer and serves without compensation
1-39     or reimbursement of expenses.
1-40           (f)  The advisory committee shall conduct meetings the
1-41     committee considers necessary to provide guidance under this
1-42     section.  The board shall provide necessary administrative support
1-43     to the advisory committee.
1-44           (g)  The advisory committee shall develop its own bylaws
1-45     under which it shall operate.
1-46           (h)  Chapter 2110 does not apply to the advisory committee.
1-47           (i)  The advisory committee is subject to the open meetings
1-48     law, Chapter 551.
1-49           (j)  The advisory committee is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas
1-50     Sunset Act).  Unless continued in existence as provided by that
1-51     chapter, the advisory committee is abolished September 1, 2013.
1-52           (k)  The advisory committee shall:
1-53                 (1)  collect information relating to each monument in
1-54     the Capitol Complex and on other land owned by the state; and
1-55                 (2)  in cooperation with the chair of the history
1-56     department at Prairie View A&M University, at The University of
1-57     Texas at Austin, or at any other land grant university in the
1-58     state, as determined by the committee, develop a plan that ensures
1-59     the:
1-60                       (A)  historical accuracy of any proposed
1-61     monument;
1-62                       (B)  equitable representation of the military
1-63     service of all Texans; and
1-64                       (C)  equitable representation of African slaves,
 2-1     African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, women in
 2-2     Texas history, and Texans exemplifying rural heritage in monuments
 2-3     in the Capitol Complex and on other land owned by the state.
 2-4           (l)  In this section, "monument" has the meaning assigned by
 2-5     Section 443.015, as added by Chapter 1141, Acts of the 75th
 2-6     Legislature, Regular Session, 1997.
 2-7           SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2002, the governor, the
 2-8     lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of
 2-9     representatives shall make appointments to the historical
2-10     representation advisory committee under Section 443.0081,
2-11     Government Code, as added by this Act.
2-12           SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
2-13     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
2-14     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
2-15     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
2-16     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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