1-1 By: Lucio S.B. No. 304
1-2 (In the Senate - Filed February 21, 2001; February 22, 2001,
1-3 read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs;
1-4 March 14, 2001, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 8,
1-5 Nays 0; March 14, 2001, sent to printer.)
1-6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-7 AN ACT
1-8 relating to the continuation and functions of the State Aircraft
1-9 Pooling Board.
1-10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-11 SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 2205, Government Code, is
1-12 amended by adding new Sections 2205.017 and 2205.018 and by
1-13 redesignating existing Section 2205.017 as Section 2205.019 and
1-14 amending the redesignated section to read as follows:
1-15 Sec. 2205.017. INFORMATION ON COMPLAINTS. (a) The board
1-16 shall maintain a file on each written complaint filed with the
1-17 board. The file must include:
1-18 (1) the name of the person who filed the complaint;
1-19 (2) the date the complaint is received by the board;
1-20 (3) the subject matter of the complaint;
1-21 (4) the name of each person contacted in relation to
1-22 the complaint;
1-23 (5) a summary of the results of the review or
1-24 investigation of the complaint; and
1-25 (6) an explanation of the reason the file was closed,
1-26 if the board closed the file without taking action other than to
1-27 investigate the complaint.
1-28 (b) The board shall provide to the person filing the
1-29 complaint and to each person who is a subject of the complaint a
1-30 copy of the board's policies and procedures relating to complaint
1-31 investigation and resolution.
1-32 (c) The board, at least quarterly until final disposition of
1-33 the complaint, shall notify the person filing the complaint and
1-34 each person who is a subject of the complaint of the status of the
1-35 investigation unless the notice would jeopardize an undercover
1-36 investigation.
1-37 Sec. 2205.018. STATE EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PROGRAM. The
1-38 executive director or the executive director's designee shall
1-39 provide to employees of the board information and training on the
1-40 benefits and methods of participation in the State Employee
1-41 Incentive Program.
1-42 Sec. 2205.019. SUNSET PROVISION. The State Aircraft Pooling
1-43 Board is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless
1-44 continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the board is
1-45 abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2013 [2001].
1-46 SECTION 2. Section 2205.032, Government Code, is amended by
1-47 adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
1-48 (c) As part of the strategic plan that the board develops
1-49 and submits under Chapter 2056, the board shall develop a
1-50 long-range plan for its pool of aircraft. The board shall include
1-51 appropriate portions of the long-range plan in its legislative
1-52 appropriations request. The long-range plan must include estimates
1-53 of future aircraft replacement needs and other fleet management
1-54 needs, including any projected need to increase or decrease the
1-55 number of aircraft in the pool. In developing the long-range plan,
1-56 the board shall consider at a minimum for each aircraft in the
1-57 pool:
1-58 (1) how much the aircraft is used and the purposes for
1-59 which it is used;
1-60 (2) the cost of operating the aircraft and the revenue
1-61 generated by the aircraft; and
1-62 (3) the demand for the aircraft or for that type of
1-63 aircraft.
1-64 SECTION 3. Subchapter B, Chapter 2205, Government Code, is
2-1 amended by adding Section 2205.047 to read as follows:
2-2 Sec. 2205.047. INFORMATION POSTED ON THE INTERNET. The
2-3 board shall post information related to travel and other services
2-4 provided by the board on an Internet site maintained by or for the
2-5 board. The site must be generally accessible to state agencies,
2-6 persons who use the board's services, and, to the extent
2-7 appropriate, the general public.
2-8 SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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