82R10542 CAE-D
 
  By: Davis of Dallas H.B. No. 2864
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the disclosure required by an officer of the executive
  branch on the nomination of an appointed officer.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Chapter 652, Government Code, is amended by
  adding Subchapter C to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER C. DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIP
         Sec. 652.051.  DEFINITION. In this section, "appointed
  officer" means:
               (1)  the secretary of state;
               (2)  an individual appointed with the advice and
  consent of the senate to the governing board of a state-supported
  institution of higher education; or
               (3)  an officer of a state agency who is appointed for a
  term of office specified by the Texas Constitution or a statute of
  this state.
         Sec. 652.052.  DISCLOSURE REQUIRED. (a) An officer of the
  executive branch who nominates a person for a position as an
  appointed officer must file a statement with the Texas Ethics
  Commission and, if confirmation by the senate is required, with the
  presiding officer of the standing committee of the senate with
  primary jurisdiction over nominations, disclosing any direct or
  indirect financial relationship between the officer and the
  nominated person.  For purposes of this subsection, a direct or
  indirect financial relationship includes engaging in a business
  transaction or professional activity with the nominated person
  either personally or through a business entity or association.
         (b)  The disclosure required by Subsection (a) must be filed
  not later than the 30th day after the date the nomination is made
  or, if confirmation by the senate is required, before the first
  committee hearing on the confirmation, whichever date is earlier.
         Sec. 652.053.  RULES. The Texas Ethics Commission may adopt
  rules as necessary regarding the disclosure statement to be filed
  with the commission.
         SECTION 2.  Subchapter C, Chapter 652, Government Code, as
  added by this Act, applies only to a nomination made on or after the
  effective date of this Act. A nomination made before the effective
  date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the
  nomination was made, and that law is continued in effect for that
  purpose.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.