SRC-TJG H.B. 3124 78(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research CenterH.B. 3124
78R7546 KKA-FBy: Truitt (Zaffirini)
Finance
5/21/2003
Engrossed

DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Under current law, the Texas Rehabilitation Commission offers numerous
rehabilitative programs to assist persons to rejoin the workforce.  The
current budget shortfall is endangering some of the services TRC offers
and the amount of federal dollars it is able to draw on.  H.B. 3124
authorizes TRC to transfer the provision of transition planning into the
agency's vocational rehabilitation program. 

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 111.052, Human Resources Code, to authorize the
Texas Rehabilitation Commission, in carrying out the purposes of this
chapter, to take certain actions. Makes conforming changes.   

SECTION 2.  Repealer: Sections 111.002(7) (regarding the definition of
extended rehabilitation services program), 111.0525(a) (regarding
coordination of state agencies in providing extended rehabilitation
services to certain individuals), and 111.073 (Transition Planning), Human
Resources Code.   

SECTION 3.  Effective date: September 1, 2003.