SRC-JLB H.B. 3045 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 3045
78R10867 MTB-DBy: Cook, Robby (Shapleigh)
Government Organization
5/22/2003
Engrossed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, the Texas Building and Procurement Commission (TBPC) has
planning and oversight responsibilities for assigning and allocating space
to all agencies under Articles I, II, V, VI, and VIII of the General
Appropriations Act.  TBPC evaluates and makes a decision on all requests
for allocation, relinquishment, or modifications to state leased or owned
facilities.  However, some believe that the amount of space that agencies
have been provided is in excess of the true needs of the agencies and its
employees.  H.B. 3045 decreases the amount of space that may be allocated
to a state agency facility to an average of 135 square feet per agency
employee. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to
a state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 2165.104(c), Government Code, to prohibit the
Texas Building and Procurement Commission (TBPC), to the extent possible
without sacrificing critical public or client services, from allocating
usable office space, as defined by TBPC, to a state agency under Article
I, II, V, VI, VII, or VIII of the General Appropriations Act or to the
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the Texas Education Agency, the
State Board for Educator Certification, the Telecommunications
Infrastructure Fund Board, or the Office of Court Administration of the
Texas Judicial System in an amount that exceeds an average of 135, rather
than 153, square feet per agency employee for each agency site.  Provides
that this subsection does not apply to certain agency sites. 

SECTION 2.  Provides that this Act applies only to a lease for usable
office space entered into or renewed on or after September 1, 2003.
Requires a lease entered into or renewed before September 1, 2003, to be
reviewed by TBPC as the lease comes up for renewal to determine whether it
would be cost-effective to bring the lease into compliance with Section
2165.104(c), Government Code, as amended by this Act. 
 
SECTION 3.  Effective date:  September 1, 2003.