78R8971 T

By:  Flores                                                       H.B. No. 2933



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the transfer of the Commission on Human Rights to the 
Attorney General.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Sections 461.001, 461.003, 461.057, 461.058, and 
461.059, Government Code are amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 461.001.  Definitions.                                                    
		(3)  Attorney General means the Texas Attorney General.                
		(4)  Office of Attorney General means the Texas 
Attorney General.    
	Sec. 461.003.  Transfer of the Commission.                              
	(a)  The commission shall be transferred to the office of the 
Attorney General.
	(b)  The commission shall exercise its duties and powers 
under the direction of the Attorney General.

SUBCHAPTER B.  ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION
	Sec. 461.057.  General Administrative Powers.                                  
	The commission may with approval by the Attorney General.               
	Sec. 461.058.  Personnel Matters.                                              
	(a)  The executive director, with approval of the office of 
the Attorney General, or person designated by the executive 
director shall develop an intraagency career ladder program.  The 
program shall require intraagency posting of all nonentry level 
positions concurrently with any public posting.
	(b)  The executive director, with approval of the office of 
the Attorney General, or the person designated by the executive 
director shall develop a system of annual performance evaluations.  
All merit pay for commission employees must be based on the system 
established under this subsection.
	(c)  The executive director of the commission or the 
executive director's designee shall provide to the Attorney 
General, members of the commission and to the commission employees, 
as often as necessary, information regarding the requirements for 
office or employment under this chapter, including information 
regarding a person's responsibilities under applicable laws 
relating to standards of conduct for state officers or employees.
	Sec. 461.059.  Equal Employment Opportunity Statement.                         
	(a)  The executive director, with approval of the Attorney 
General, or the person designated by the executive director shall 
prepare and maintain a written policy statement to assure 
implementation of a program of equal employment opportunity under 
which all personnel transactions are made without regard to race, 
color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin.