C.S.H.B. 1998 78(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


C.S.H.B. 1998
By: Gutierrez
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Committee Report (Substituted)



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) was established in 1935 as
the state regulatory agency covering all phases of the alcoholic beverage
industry in the State of Texas. The duties of the Commission include
regulating sales, taxation, importation, manufacturing, transporting, and
advertising of alcoholic beverages. The daily activities are governed by
an administrator, unlike common practice at other state agencies which
refers to such a title as executive director. By definition, an executive
director manages the affairs of the department under the direction of the
governing board. In contrast, an administrator is one to assist an
executive or a department head of staff with administrative duties for the
agency or a particular division of a department. 

This bill would change the titles of the heads of the staff of the Texas
Alcoholic Beverage Commission to executive director and deputy executive
director. 


RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any
additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or
institution. 


ANALYSIS

Amends Section 5.11, Alcoholic Beverage Code by changing "administrator"
title to "executive director." Any reference to this code in other law to
the administrator of the commission means the executive director. 

Amends Section 5.13, Alcoholic Beverage Code by changing "assistant
administrator" to "deputy executive director." 


EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2003.


COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE

CSHB 1998 modifies the original by changing the title in Section 5.13,
Alcoholic Beverage Code to replace "assistant" executive director to
"deputy" executive director. The substitute makes the same changes
throughout the bill.