Suspending limitations on conference committee
jurisdiction, S.B. No. 1000
By: West S.R. No. 1029
SENATE RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 78th
Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, That Senate Rule 12.03 be
suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the
conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on
Senate Bill No. 1000, relating to a statistical or demographic
analysis conducted by the Texas Legislative Council for a state
agency and to information collected by the council in the course
of performing the analysis, to consider and take action on the
following matters:
(1) Senate Rule 12.03(2) is suspended to permit the
committee to omit the section of the bill that adds Section
2113.108, Government Code, which reads as follows:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 2113, Government Code,
is amended by adding Section 2113.108 to read as follows:
Sec. 2113.108. CERTAIN STUDIES INVOLVING STATISTICAL OR
DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS. (a) A state agency may not use
appropriated money to contract with a consultant or other
nongovernmental entity to perform or assist the agency in
performing a statistical or demographic analysis of information
collected by or for the agency in the course of conducting a study
that the agency is required to conduct under state law unless the
agency first contacts the Texas Legislative Council to determine
whether the resources of the council are available to perform or
assist the agency in performing that analysis. For purposes of
this section, performing a statistical or demographic analysis
of information in the course of conducting a study includes
designing the analysis and collecting the information required
for purposes of the study.
(b) If the Texas Legislative Council determines that
council resources are available to perform or assist the state
agency in performing all or part of the statistical or
demographic analysis, the agency must contract with the council
to perform or assist the agency in performing that analysis to
the extent that the council determines that council resources are
available to the agency.
Explanation: It is necessary to omit the text to ensure
that under the bill state agencies may, but are not required to,
contract with the Texas Legislative Council to perform certain
statistical or demographic analyses.
(2) Senate Rule 12.03(1) is suspended to permit the
committee to alter text in proposed Section 323.020, Government
Code, so that Section 323.020(b) reads as follows:
(b) At the request of a state agency, the council may
determine whether and the extent to which council resources are
available to contract or otherwise agree with the agency to
perform a statistical or demographic analysis of information for
the agency or to assist the agency in performing the analysis. A
reference in this section to performing an analysis includes
assisting an agency to perform the analysis.
Explanation: It is necessary to alter the text to remove
references to the omitted Section 2113.108 and to clarify that
references to performing an analysis include references to
assisting an agency to perform an analysis.
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on June 1, 2003, by the
following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate