LOCAL AND UNCONTESTED BILLS

The following bills have been certified for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar to be held Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 8:00 AM.

Memorializing the U.S. Congress to maintain the Federal Family Education Loan Program.

Relating to the review of information technology systems used by a state agency for compatibility with open standards.

Relating to the regulation of certain insurers.

Relating to the waiver of sovereign immunity from certain suits by certain municipalities.

Relating to persons eligible to be appointed as a receiver for certain mineral interests.

Relating to consideration of mitigating factors in determining appropriate disciplinary action to be taken against a public school student.

Relating to requirements for expedited credentialing of certain physicians by managed care plans.

Relating to the use of auction proceeds from the sale of certain abandoned motor vehicles to compensate certain property owners.

Relating to the removal of an appointed emergency services district board member by a county commissioners court.

Relating to civil liability for the trafficking of persons.

Relating to the impoundment of certain motor vehicles involved in the commission of the offense of racing on a highway.

Relating to expansion of the electronic eligibility information pilot project operated by the Health and Human Services Commission.

Relating to the establishment of the Legislative Committee on Aging and other initiatives relating to the aging population of this state.

Relating to the authority of the Texas Education Agency to seek, accept, determine eligibility for, and distribute grants available for the benefit of public education.

Relating to the participation of this state in the Southern High-Speed Rail Compact.

Relating to certain services provided by the office of injured employee counsel under the workers' compensation program of this state.

Relating to the provision of services to certain individuals with developmental disabilities by a state school or state center.

Relating to eligibility for assignment as a visiting judge.

Relating to the disposition of property alleged to have been illegally acquired and to the use of the photographic evidence of that property in a criminal action.

Relating to the abolition of the Texas Incentive and Productivity Commission and the state employee incentive program.

Relating to the Sweeny Hospital District.

Relating to providing municipalities and counties access to criminal history record information for sexually oriented business license applicants.

Relating to a criminal history evaluation letter determining occupational license eligibility.

Relating to the appeal of ad valorem tax determinations.

Relating to notice provided to certain victims or witnesses regarding certain inmates or defendants who are electronically monitored.

Relating to the course levels offered by the University of Houston-Victoria.

Relating to information required on pharmacy benefit cards.

Relating to the appointment of election judges.

Relating to the eligibility of certain peace officers and firefighters for legislative leave.

Relating to the court-ordered administration of psychoactive medication to certain criminal defendants.

Relating to requiring the posting of notice of voter complaint information at a polling place.

Relating to the information about certain candidates required to be filed with the secretary of state.

Relating to the use of a tanning facility device by a minor.

Relating to the requirements for voter registration.

Relating to procedures concerning verification of certain information submitted in a voter registration application.

Relating to the contents of an application for probate of a written will.

Relating to leave for certain state employees who volunteer or participate in training for Court Appointed Special Advocates.

Relating to the operation and regulation of charitable bingo and the use of bingo proceeds.

Relating to the addition of territory to and the amount of production fees imposed by the Trinity Glen Rose Groundwater Conservation District.

Relating to the appointment of additional official court reporters for the district courts in Nueces County.

Relating to the rules governing a motion for new trial in juvenile cases.

Relating to a recognition week to celebrate Texas native plants.

Relating to review of certain license examinations for insurance agents.

Relating to the Internet broadcasting of Public Utility Commission of Texas and ERCOT public hearings and meetings.

Relating to the designation or appointment of registered agents for service of process, notice, or demand on certain entities or associations.

Relating to the disposition of cash in possession of a deceased pauper.

Relating to changing the name of the South Texas Health Care System to the Rio Grande State Center.

Relating to authorizing the conveyance of certain state real property from the Department of State Health Services to Hidalgo County for the provision of outpatient health care services or another public purpose.

Relating to the performance of pharmacy services in certain rural areas.

Relating to the compensation of certain court administrators.

Relating to the payment for an appearance as a witness for certain peace officers and firefighters.

Relating to the liability of volunteer audiologists and speech-language pathologists who provide certain speech, language, and hearing evaluations.

Relating to the definition of sight order for purposes of prosecuting certain criminal offenses.

Relating to electric service reliability measures.

Relating to the powers of a sheriff's department civil service commission in certain counties regarding an appeal of a disciplinary action.

Relating to the timing of a referendum election to continue a fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services district.

Relating to possession by certain alcoholic beverage permit holders of certain alcoholic beverages for cooking purposes.

Relating to the abolition of the Texas cultural endowment fund.

Relating to the use of state hotel occupancy tax revenue to clean and maintain beaches in certain municipalities.

Relating to regulating employment at or by certain facilities serving the elderly or persons with disabilities and to certain acts committed against those individuals.

Relating to the urban land bank demonstration program in certain municipalities.

Relating to the punishment for the offense of prohibited sexual conduct.

Relating to requirements for county mutual insurance companies.

Relating to the administration of programs by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs in response to or in preparation for a natural disaster.

Relating to taking a deposition of an elderly or disabled victim of or witness to an offense.

Relating to the adoption of a nonsubstantive revision of provisions of the Texas Probate Code relating to decedents' estates and the redesignation of certain other provisions of the Texas Probate Code, including conforming amendments and repeals.

Relating to certain requirements applicable to certain public contracts.

Relating to a preference in state purchasing for certain media-related services offered by businesses based in Texas.

Relating to the use of a description of employment in determining the safety and appropriateness of a return to employment by an injured employee.

Relating to the rights and duties of the parties to a motor vehicle retail installment contract or a conditional delivery agreement involving the sale or conditional delivery of a motor vehicle; providing an administrative penalty.

Relating to the regulation of stipulated premium insurance companies.

Relating to digital or electronic signatures and witness signatures on advance directives.

Relating to the nonsubstantive revision of certain local laws concerning special districts, including conforming amendments.

Relating to a program to designate historic roads and highways in this state.

Relating to the quasi-judicial enforcement of certain health and safety ordinances.

Relating to indigent health care services that may be provided by a county.

Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Department of Aging and Disability Services to the Veterans' Land Board.

Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain persons involved in residential mortgage lending; providing a penalty.

Relating to the regulation of certain mortgage banker employees who are residential mortgage loan originators; providing penalties.

Relating to the salary of a Duval County Juvenile Board member.

Relating to the administration, powers, duties, operation, and financing of the East Williamson County Multi-Institution Teaching Center.

Relating to the salary of a Starr County Juvenile Board member.

Relating to contracts by governmental entities for professional services relating to geoscience and landscape architecture.

Relating to the expansion of the boundaries of the Cibolo Creek Municipal Authority.

Relating to the powers and duties of the Reagan Hospital District.

Relating to the mandatory testing of persons suspected of exposing employees of a juvenile probation department to certain diseases.

Relating to a comprehensive schedule of public school reporting requirements.

Relating to the use by a metropolitan rapid transit authority of the construction manager-at-risk method for the construction, rehabilitation, alteration, or repair of a facility.

Relating to the administration and powers of a coordinated county transportation authority.

Relating to the transfer of municipal property to economic development corporations by certain municipalities.

Relating to the sale or purchase of certain parts of game animals or birds.

Relating to the use by certain municipalities of hotel occupancy tax revenue for the construction of a recreational venue near hotels.

Relating to the eligibility of certain nonprofit wildlife conservation associations to conduct charitable raffles.

Relating to authorizing the transfer of certain abandoned or forfeited property to groundwater conservation districts.

Relating to taking or attempting to take a weapon from a commissioned security officer.

Relating to telephone or electronic mail notification to a respondent of a complaint filed with the Texas Ethics Commission.

Relating to the payment of temporary housing costs for certain individuals who are released or are eligible for release on parole or to mandatory supervision.

Relating to a disease surveillance program for elk; providing a penalty.

Relating to plan qualification provisions for and certain health insurance deductions under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

Relating to the collection, dissemination, and correction of certain judicial determinations for a federal firearm background check.

Relating to a temporary faculty license for chiropractic faculty.

Relating to the selection, duties, and compensation of a presiding criminal judge in Travis County.

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Nursery and Floral Advisory Council and the promotion of Texas nursery and floral industries.

Relating to acknowledgements required of a purchaser of residential real property in connection with the receipt of a seller's disclosure notice regarding the property.

Relating to designating October as Hydrocephalus Awareness Month.

Relating to the authority of a county clerk to electronically send certain financial statement forms.

Relating to covenants not to compete by physicians.

Relating to deadlines regarding certain preauthorization requests affecting workers' compensation health care networks.

Relating to filing fees for civil actions or proceedings in a district, county, justice, or small claims court.

Relating to a policy regarding the receipt of books by mail by an inmate in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Relating to the regulation of the practice of dental assistants, including the delegation of certain dental acts.

Relating to the documents that are required for the transfer of a defendant from a county to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Relating to exemptions from the requirement to hold a license to practice physical therapy.

Relating to criminal history checks for employees of, and applicants for employment at, special care facilities.

Relating to the conditions of bond for a defendant charged with committing certain offenses against a child and to the denial of bail pending trial with respect to certain defendants who violate those conditions.

Relating to regulation of prepaid funeral benefits.

Relating to the public awareness campaign promoting higher education and to additional financial aid for higher education.

Relating to the per diem for members of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.

Relating to the authority of the governor or a political subdivision to suspend statutory or local deadlines during a disaster.

Relating to the powers of certain development corporations related to Hurricane Ike disaster relief and to the validation of certain governmental acts or proceedings of counties affected by Hurricane Ike.

Relating to the qualifications to be a veterans county service officer.

Relating to testing liquefied petroleum gas systems in certain school facilities.

Relating to a title insurance company affidavit as a release of lien.

Relating to the funding of the statewide wildfire protection plan at the Texas Forest Service.

Relating to the period during which a judicial candidate or officeholder may accept political contributions.

Relating to the creation of the Bureau for Economic Development of the Border Region.

Relating to sealing court records containing medical information for children who are victims of certain offenses.

Relating to certification of an educator in Texas who is certified in another state or country.

Relating to retrospective utilization review and utilization review to determine the experimental or investigational nature of a health care service.

Relating to access to certain criminal history record information maintained by the Department of Public Safety.

Relating to the licensing of certain nurses who will practice in border counties.

Relating to the registration with the Texas Department of Insurance of certain contract examiners.

Relating to revenue sources for certain venue projects.

Relating to the authority of the Baytown Municipal Development District to use sales tax revenue to promote new or expanded business development.

Relating to a study regarding insurance coverage of prescription drugs provided under a health benefit plan.

Relating to continuity of care services or mental health commitment proceedings for youth with mental illness or mental retardation who are transferred, discharged, or paroled from the Texas Youth Commission.

Relating to crime victim information in a criminal judgment.

Relating to "Welcome to Texas" signs on highways entering Texas and to the placement of Texas flags at international ports-of-entry.

Relating to annuities registered under the Securities Act of 1933.

Relating to contracts awarded through competitive bidding by certain port and harbor facilities.

Relating to regulation of certain areas bordering on Falcon Lake and the Rio Grande River.

Relating to the Jim Solis Outpatient Clinic.

Relating to the operation of the Bexar County Juvenile Board.

Relating to the creation of the Trinity River West Municipal Management District; providing the authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.

Relating to the powers and duties of the Sienna Plantation Management District; providing authority to impose a fee or issue bonds.

Relating to the authority of the Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 21 to extend the time limit for holding a confirmation and initial directors' election and to divide into two districts.

Relating to the minimum salary that must be paid to county court at law judges in Hidalgo County.

Relating to the creation of the Kaufman County Parks Improvement District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; providing penalties.

Designating Paluxysaurus jonesi as the official Lone Star State Dinosaur, replacing Brachiosaur Sauropod, Pleurocoelus.

Designating the American quarter horse as the official State Horse of Texas.

Designating the Burton Cotton Gin & Museum as the official Cotton Gin Museum of Texas.

Memorializing Congress to refine Department of Homeland Security policy to consider risk levels as well as population size in assessing the financial needs of first responders in border communities along the international boundary created by the Rio Grande.