By: Lucio S.B. No. 304
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the continuation and functions of the State Aircraft
1-3 Pooling Board.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 2205, Government Code, is
1-6 amended by adding new Sections 2205.017 and 2205.018 and by
1-7 redesignating existing Section 2205.017 as Section 2205.019 and
1-8 amending the redesignated section to read as follows:
1-9 Sec. 2205.017. INFORMATION ON COMPLAINTS. (a) The board
1-10 shall maintain a file on each written complaint filed with the
1-11 board. The file must include:
1-12 (1) the name of the person who filed the complaint;
1-13 (2) the date the complaint is received by the board;
1-14 (3) the subject matter of the complaint;
1-15 (4) the name of each person contacted in relation to
1-16 the complaint;
1-17 (5) a summary of the results of the review or
1-18 investigation of the complaint; and
1-19 (6) an explanation of the reason the file was closed,
1-20 if the board closed the file without taking action other than to
1-21 investigate the complaint.
1-22 (b) The board shall provide to the person filing the
1-23 complaint and to each person who is a subject of the complaint a
1-24 copy of the board's policies and procedures relating to complaint
1-25 investigation and resolution.
2-1 (c) The board, at least quarterly until final disposition of
2-2 the complaint, shall notify the person filing the complaint and
2-3 each person who is a subject of the complaint of the status of the
2-4 investigation unless the notice would jeopardize an undercover
2-5 investigation.
2-6 Sec. 2205.018. STATE EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PROGRAM. The
2-7 executive director or the executive director's designee shall
2-8 provide to employees of the board information and training on the
2-9 benefits and methods of participation in the State Employee
2-10 Incentive Program.
2-11 Sec. 2205.019. SUNSET PROVISION. The State Aircraft Pooling
2-12 Board is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless
2-13 continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the board is
2-14 abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2013 [2001].
2-15 SECTION 2. Section 2205.032, Government Code, is amended by
2-16 adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
2-17 (c) As part of the strategic plan that the board develops
2-18 and submits under Chapter 2056, the board shall develop a
2-19 long-range plan for its pool of aircraft. The board shall include
2-20 appropriate portions of the long-range plan in its legislative
2-21 appropriations request. The long-range plan must include estimates
2-22 of future aircraft replacement needs and other fleet management
2-23 needs, including any projected need to increase or decrease the
2-24 number of aircraft in the pool. In developing the long-range plan,
2-25 the board shall consider at a minimum for each aircraft in the
2-26 pool:
3-1 (1) how much the aircraft is used and the purposes for
3-2 which it is used;
3-3 (2) the cost of operating the aircraft and the revenue
3-4 generated by the aircraft; and
3-5 (3) the demand for the aircraft or for that type of
3-6 aircraft.
3-7 SECTION 3. Subchapter B, Chapter 2205, Government Code, is
3-8 amended by adding Section 2205.047 to read as follows:
3-9 Sec. 2205.047. INFORMATION POSTED ON THE INTERNET. The
3-10 board shall post information related to travel and other services
3-11 provided by the board on an Internet site maintained by or for the
3-12 board. The site must be generally accessible to state agencies,
3-13 persons who use the board's services, and, to the extent
3-14 appropriate, the general public.
3-15 SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.