By:  Goolsby                                                      H.B. No. 101


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the compensation and duties of Texas Lottery Commission members. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 467.027(a), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) A commission member is [not] entitled to compensation in an amount not to exceed $150,000 per year for serving on the commission. SECTION 2. Section 467.101, Government Code, is amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: (d) Each commission member is considered a full-time employee of this state and shall devote the member's full time to the commission's duties. SECTION 3. (a) In addition to other amounts appropriated to the Texas Lottery Commission, $450,000, plus an additional amount necessary to fund benefits associated with state employment, is appropriated out of the state lottery account to the Texas Lottery Commission for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2005, to pay annual compensation in the amount of $150,000 to each commission member. (b) In addition to other amounts appropriated to the Texas Lottery Commission, $450,000, plus an additional amount necessary to fund benefits associated with state employment, is appropriated out of the state lottery account to the Texas Lottery Commission for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2006, to pay annual compensation in the amount of $150,000 to each commission member. (c) Funds appropriated to the Texas Lottery Commission under this section may not be used to pay a commission member compensation in a monthly amount that exceeds one-twelfth of the amount of annual compensation provided by Section 467.027, Government Code, as amended by this Act. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the legislative session.