78R6071 MCK-D


By:  Hunter                                                       H.B. No. 1745


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the designation of the poet laureate, state musician, and state artists. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 1(d), Article 6139k, Revised Statutes, as added by Chapter 1412, Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, is amended to read as follows: (d) The individuals designated as poet laureate, as state musician, and as state artists keep the designation for two years [one year] from the date of the designation ceremony. SECTION 2. Section 2, Article 6139k, Revised Statutes, as added by Chapter 1412, Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, is amended by amending Subsections (a), (b), and (d) and adding Subsections (e) and (f) to read as follows: (a) The Texas poet laureate, state musician, and state artist committee consists of the following seven members: (1) one member of the public appointed by the governor; (2) two [three] members of the public appointed by the lieutenant governor; [and] (3) one senator appointed by the lieutenant governor; (4) two [three] members of the public appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; and (5) the chair of the house committee that has primary jurisdiction over arts and cultural matters. (b) The [One member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives must be the] chair of the house committee that has primary jurisdiction over arts and cultural matters [who] serves on the committee as an additional duty of the chairmanship. (d) The presiding officer of the committee serves a two-year term that expires on October 1 of each odd-numbered year. The position of presiding officer must alternate between the senator and the member of the house of representatives on the committee [The members of the committee shall select a presiding officer from the members of the committee]. (e) The committee shall meet in November of each even–numbered year to decide who to designate as the poet laureate, state musician, and state artists. In January of each odd-numbered year, the committee shall designate the poet laureate, state musician, and state artists. (f) The presiding officer of the committee shall call the meetings of the committee. SECTION 3. Section 3, Article 6139k, Revised Statutes, as added by Chapter 1412, Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, is amended by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: (d) Not later than September 30 of each even-numbered year, the [The] Texas Commission on the Arts shall submit to the Texas poet laureate, state musician, and state artist committee a list of not more than 10 individuals who are worthy of being designated as the poet laureate, a list of not more than 10 individuals who are worthy of being designated as the state musician, a list of not more than 10 individuals who are worthy of being designated as the state artist for two-dimensional media, and a list of not more than 10 individuals who are worthy of being designated as the state artist for three-dimensional media. (e) The commission shall adopt rules relating to the solicitation, acceptance, and processing of nominations for the poet laureate, state musician, and state artists under this section. SECTION 4. Article 6139k, Revised Statutes, as added by Chapter 1412, Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, is amended by adding Section 5 to read as follows: Sec. 5. RESOLUTION NAMING POET LAUREATE, STATE MUSICIAN, AND STATE ARTISTS. Not later than February 1 of each odd-numbered year, the presiding officer of the Texas poet laureate, state musician, and state artist committee shall draft a concurrent resolution for consideration by the legislature that acknowledges the naming of the poet laureate, state musician, and state artists. SECTION 5. (a) This Act takes effect October 1, 2003. (b) On the effective date of this Act, the term of each member of the Texas poet laureate, state musician, and state artist committee expires. As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Act, the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint the members of the Texas poet laureate, state musician, and state artist committee that meet the requirements of Section 2, Article 6139k, Revised Statutes, as added by Chapter 1412, Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, as amended by this Act. (c) The house member of the Texas poet laureate, state musician, and state artist committee serves as presiding officer of the committee until October 1, 2005.
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1
Amend H.B. No. 1745 as follows: (1) On page 2, line 6, between "(d)" and "The" insert "The member of the house of representatives on the committee serves as presiding officer of the committee." (2) On page 2, lines 7-9, strike ". The position of presiding officer must alternate between the senator and the member of the house of representatives on the committee". (3) On page 4, strike lines 2-4. Hilderbran