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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to obsolete or redundant reporting requirements |
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applicable to health and human services agencies. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 531, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 531.0145 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 531.0145. OBSOLETE OR REDUNDANT REPORTING |
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REQUIREMENTS. (a) Not later than December 1, 2009, the executive |
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commissioner shall: |
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(1) examine the health and human services agency |
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reporting requirements established by a state statute enacted |
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before January 1, 2007, and not amended since that date, and |
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identify each reporting requirement that: |
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(A) is not necessary to accomplish the objectives |
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of the statute that contains the reporting requirement; |
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(B) is redundant of other statutory reporting |
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requirements; or |
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(C) is required under statute to be provided at a |
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frequency for which data is not available; |
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(2) provide to the governor, the lieutenant governor, |
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the speaker of the house of representatives, the chairs of the |
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Senate Health and Human Services Committee, House Human Services |
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Committee, and House Public Health Committee, or those committees' |
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successors, the state auditor's office, the Legislative Budget |
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Board, the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, and the |
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Sunset Advisory Commission an initial report that includes: |
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(A) each statutory reporting requirement for |
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which the executive commissioner made the determination described |
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by Subdivision (1); and |
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(B) the justification for the executive |
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commissioner's determination for each reporting requirement; |
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(3) publish a copy of the initial report in the Texas |
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Register; and |
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(4) post a copy of the initial report on the |
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commission's Internet website. |
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(b) Not later than the 60th day after the date the executive |
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commissioner issues the initial report under Subsection (a)(2), the |
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executive commissioner shall hold a public hearing on the report. |
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(c) The executive commissioner may not include in the |
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initial report issued under Subsection (a)(2) a reporting |
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requirement that: |
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(1) is required by federal law; or |
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(2) applies to another state agency in addition to a |
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health and human services agency. |
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(d) Not later than the 60th day after the date the executive |
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commissioner issues the initial report under Subsection (a)(2), the |
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governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of |
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representatives, the chairs of the Senate Health and Human Services |
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Committee, House Human Services Committee, and House Public Health |
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Committee, or those committees' successors, or any other person may |
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submit to the executive commissioner any comments on the reporting |
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requirements identified by the executive commissioner, including |
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comments indicating the person believes a specific reporting |
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requirement is necessary and should continue to be provided as |
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required under statute. |
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(e) Not later than May 1, 2010, and after considering the |
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comments provided under Subsection (d), the executive commissioner |
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shall: |
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(1) issue a final report listing the reporting |
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requirements the executive commissioner determines: |
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(A) are not necessary to accomplish the |
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objectives of the statute that contains the reporting requirement; |
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(B) are redundant of other statutory reporting |
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requirements; or |
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(C) are required under statute to be provided at |
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a frequency for which data is not available and the frequency at |
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which the reporting requirement is to be fulfilled; |
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(2) provide to the governor, the lieutenant governor, |
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the speaker of the house of representatives, the chairs of the |
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Senate Health and Human Services Committee, House Human Services |
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Committee, and House Public Health Committee, or those committees' |
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successors, the state auditor's office, the Legislative Budget |
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Board, the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, and the |
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Sunset Advisory Commission a list of each statutory reporting |
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requirement for which the executive commissioner made the |
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determination described by Subdivision (1) and the justification |
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for the executive commissioner's determination; and |
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(3) publish in the Texas Register and post on the |
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commission's Internet website a list of each statutory reporting |
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requirement for which the executive commissioner made the |
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determination described by Subdivision (1). |
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(f) For each reporting requirement included in the final |
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report under Subsection (e)(1), the 82nd Legislature shall consider |
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repealing the reporting requirement or amending a statute to |
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decrease the frequency of the reporting requirement. |
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(g) On or after the date the executive commissioner issues |
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the final report under Subsection (e)(1) and until August 31, 2011, |
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a health and human services agency: |
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(1) is not required to comply with a reporting |
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requirement that is included in the list of reporting requirements |
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for which the executive commissioner made the determination under |
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Subsection (e)(1) that the report is no longer required, but shall |
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continue to gather the data required for the reporting requirement; |
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and |
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(2) shall, for any reporting requirement for which the |
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frequency is modified by the executive commissioner under the |
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determination under Subsection (e)(1)(C), comply with the |
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frequency requirements established by the executive commissioner. |
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(h) After September 1, 2011, a health and human services |
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agency shall comply with a reporting requirement as provided by |
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statute. |
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(i) This section expires September 1, 2012. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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