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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to grants made by the Texas Commission on the Arts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 444.024, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 444.024. GRANTS. (a) The commission may make grants |
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for any purpose consistent with the purposes of this chapter. |
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(b) An applicant for a grant of money from the commission |
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shall specify in the grant application a minimum and maximum amount |
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of money requested. |
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(c) [(b)] Before making a grant of money of $500 or more, |
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the commission shall submit the grant application to a panel of |
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commission consultants for its recommendations, including a[. The
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panel shall include in its recommendations its] determination of |
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the reasonableness of the proposed amounts of funding. |
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(d) The commission must approve a grant of $500 or more. The |
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commission by rule may delegate the authority to approve a grant of |
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less than $500 to the executive director. The commission shall |
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review a grant approved by the executive director at the |
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commission's next regular meeting after the approval. |
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(e) [(c)] The commission by rule shall adopt equitable |
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procedures for the distribution of grants to recipients who reflect |
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the geographical, cultural, and ethnic diversity of the state's |
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population. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |