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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the elimination of certain required reports prepared by |
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state agencies and institutions of higher education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 201.023(b), Agriculture Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The financial transactions of the state board are |
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subject to audit by the state auditor in accordance with Chapter |
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321, Government Code. [The board shall file annually with the
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governor and the presiding officer of each house of the legislature
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a complete and detailed written report that accounts for all funds
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received and disbursed by the board during the preceding year. The
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form of the annual report and the time for the report shall be
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prescribed in the General Appropriations Act.] |
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SECTION 2. Section 21.040, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 21.040. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD. The board |
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shall: |
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(1) supervise the executive director's performance; |
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(2) approve an operating budget for the board and make |
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a request for appropriations; |
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(3) appoint the members of any advisory committee to |
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the board; |
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(4) for each class of educator certificate, appoint an |
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advisory committee composed of members of that class to recommend |
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standards for that class to the board; |
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(5) provide to its members and employees, as often as |
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necessary, information regarding their qualifications for office |
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or employment under this chapter and their responsibilities under |
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applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state officers |
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or employees; |
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(6) develop and implement policies that clearly define |
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the respective responsibilities of the board and the board's staff; |
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and |
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(7) [file annually with the governor and the presiding
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officer of each house of the legislature a complete and detailed
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written report, in the form and within the time provided by the
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General Appropriations Act, accounting for all funds received and
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disbursed by the board during the preceding fiscal year; and
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[(8)] execute interagency contracts to perform |
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routine administrative functions. |
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SECTION 3. Section 30A.054, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 30A.054. REPORTS. [(a) The commissioner shall
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prepare a report for each fiscal year documenting activities of the
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state virtual school network in accordance with this chapter.
Not
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later than January 31 of each year, the commissioner shall file the
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report for the preceding fiscal year with the governor, the
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lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of
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representatives.
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[(b)] To the extent permitted under the Family Educational |
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Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g),[:
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[(1)
the report under Subsection (a) must include the
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results of assessment instruments administered to students
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enrolled in electronic courses under this chapter; and
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[(2)] the commissioner shall make information |
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relating to the performance of students enrolled in electronic |
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courses under this chapter available to school districts, |
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open-enrollment charter schools, and the public. |
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SECTION 4. Section 411.0098(c), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) The department and the Texas Department of |
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Transportation shall[:
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[(1)] update and revise the procedures established |
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under this section as necessary[; and
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[(2)
file not later than January 15 of each
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odd-numbered year with the presiding officer of each house of the
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legislature a report that describes the procedures established
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under this section and their implementation]. |
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SECTION 5. Section 441.013(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The commission shall make a biennial report to the |
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governor that includes: |
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(1) a comprehensive view of the operation of the |
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commission in discharging the duties imposed by this subchapter; |
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(2) a review of the library conditions in this state; |
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(3) [an itemized statement of the commission's
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expenditures;
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[(4)] any recommendations suggested by the experience |
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of the commission; |
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[(5)
careful estimates of money necessary for carrying
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out this subchapter;] and |
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(4) [(6)] a review of commission activities under |
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Subtitle C, Title 6, Local Government Code, and Subchapters J and L. |
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SECTION 6. The heading to Section 442.010, Government Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 442.010. AUDITS[; ANNUAL REPORT]. |
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SECTION 7. Section 501.007, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 501.007. INMATE CLAIMS FOR LOST OR DAMAGED PROPERTY. |
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The department may pay from the miscellaneous funds appropriated to |
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the division claims made by inmates housed in facilities operated |
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by the department for property lost or damaged by the division. The |
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department shall maintain a record of all transactions made under |
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this section [and shall send a copy of that record to the state
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auditor at least annually]. The record must show the amount of each |
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claim paid, the identity of each claimant, and the purpose for which |
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each claim was made. The department may not pay under this section |
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more than $500 on a claim. |
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SECTION 8. Section 508.036(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The board shall: |
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(1) adopt rules relating to the decision-making |
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processes used by the board and parole panels; |
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(2) prepare information of public interest describing |
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the functions of the board and make the information available to the |
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public and appropriate state agencies; |
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(3) comply with federal and state laws related to |
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program and facility accessibility; |
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[(4)
prepare annually a complete and detailed written
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report that meets the reporting requirements applicable to
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financial reporting provided in the General Appropriations Act and
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accounts for all funds received and disbursed by the board during
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the preceding fiscal year;] and |
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(4) [(5)] develop and implement policies that provide |
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the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the board |
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and to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the board, with |
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the exception of an individual parole determination or clemency |
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recommendation. |
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SECTION 9. Section 751.005(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The office shall: |
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(1) help coordinate state and federal programs dealing |
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with the same subject; |
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(2) inform the governor and the legislature of federal |
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programs that may be carried out in the state or that affect state |
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programs; |
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(3) provide federal agencies and the United States |
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Congress with information about state policy and state conditions |
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on matters that concern the federal government; |
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(4) provide the legislature with information useful in |
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measuring the effect of federal actions on the state and local |
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programs; |
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(5) prepare and supply to the governor and all members |
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of the legislature an annual report that: |
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(A) describes the office's operations; |
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(B) contains the office's priorities and |
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strategies for the following year; |
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(C) details projects and legislation pursued by |
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the office; |
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(D) discusses issues in the following |
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congressional session of interest to this state; and |
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(E) contains an analysis of federal funds |
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availability and formulae; |
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(6) [prepare annually a complete and detailed written
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report accounting for all funds received and disbursed by the
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office during the preceding fiscal year;
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[(7)] notify the governor, the lieutenant governor, |
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the speaker of the house of representatives, and the legislative |
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standing committees in each house with primary jurisdiction over |
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intergovernmental affairs of federal activities relevant to the |
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state and inform the Texas congressional delegation of state |
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activities; |
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(7) [(8)] conduct frequent conference calls with the |
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lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives |
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or their designees regarding state-federal relations and programs; |
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(8) [(9)] respond to requests for information from the |
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legislature, the United States Congress, and federal agencies; |
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(9) [(10)] coordinate with the Legislative Budget |
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Board regarding the effects of federal funding on the state budget; |
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and |
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(10) [(11)] report to, and on request send appropriate |
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representatives to appear before, the legislative standing |
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committees in each house with primary jurisdiction over |
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intergovernmental affairs. |
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SECTION 10. Section 22.005(d), Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) With the approval of the comptroller, the department |
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shall establish an internal accounting system, and the department's |
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expenditures shall be allocated to the various funds according to |
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the system. At the end of each fiscal biennium the department shall |
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return [report to the comptroller] the amount of the unencumbered |
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balances in each of the department's operating funds that belongs |
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to the children's assistance fund and the medical assistance fund[,
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and those unencumbered balances shall be returned] to the |
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appropriate special fund. |
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SECTION 11. Section 131.005, Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 131.005. REPORTING AND ACCOUNTING SYSTEM. Each health |
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and human services agency that provides, purchases, or otherwise |
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funds transportation services for clients shall: |
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(1) comply with the standardized system of reporting |
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and accounting established by the office under Section |
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131.003(a)(3); and |
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(2) make any changes to agency data collection systems |
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that are necessary to enable the agency to comply with the |
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standardized system[; and
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[(3)
not later than August 31 of each year, submit to
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the office a report relating to transportation services that
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complies with the standardized system]. |
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SECTION 12. Section 131.006, Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 131.006. IMPLEMENTATION OF STATEWIDE COORDINATION |
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PLAN. In order to implement the statewide coordination plan |
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created by the office under Section 131.003(a)(2), the office |
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shall: |
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(1) review rules, policies, contracts, grants, and |
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funding mechanisms relating to transportation services of each |
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health and human services agency that provides, purchases, or |
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otherwise funds transportation services for clients to determine |
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whether the rules, policies, contracts, grants, and funding |
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mechanisms are consistent with the plan; and |
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(2) make recommendations for revisions to rules, |
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policies, contracts, grants, and funding mechanisms determined |
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under Subdivision (1) to be inconsistent with the plan[; and
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[(3)
not later than September 30 of each even-numbered
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year, submit a report by electronic mail and by hand delivery to the
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governor, the secretary of state, the Legislative Budget Board, and
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the commissioner relating to the results of the review conducted by
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the office under this section]. |
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SECTION 13. Section 1660.055(b), Insurance Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The advisory committee shall: |
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(1) recommend specific provisions that could be |
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included in a department-issued request for information relating to |
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electronic data exchange, including identification card programs; |
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and |
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(2) provide those recommendations to the commissioner |
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not later than four months after the date on which the committee is |
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appointed[; and
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[(3)
issue a final report to the commissioner
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containing the committee's recommendations for implementation by
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December 1, 2008]. |
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SECTION 14. Section 161.173(c), Natural Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The Veterans Land Board shall not invest more than $50 |
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million in revenue bonds issued under Chapter 164 [and shall report
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to the governor, the senate committee on finance, and the house of
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representatives committee on appropriations on or before December
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1, 2000, regarding the status of its investment in such revenue
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bonds and all related debt service]. |
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SECTION 15. Section 201.053(b), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The chair shall: |
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(1) preside over commission meetings, make rulings on |
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motions and points of order, and determine the order of business; |
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(2) represent the department in dealing with the |
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governor; |
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(3) [report to the governor on the state of affairs of
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the department at least quarterly;
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[(4)] report to the commission the governor's |
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suggestions for department operations; |
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(4) [(5)
report to the governor on efforts, including
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legislative requirements, to maximize the efficiency of department
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operations through the use of private enterprise;
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[(6)
periodically review the department's
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organizational structure and submit recommendations for structural
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changes to the governor, the commission, and the Legislative Budget
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Board;
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[(7)] designate one or more employees of the |
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department as a civil rights division of the department and receive |
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regular reports from the division on the department's efforts to |
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comply with civil rights legislation and administrative rules; |
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(5) [(8)] create subcommittees, appoint commissioners |
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to subcommittees, and receive the reports of subcommittees to the |
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commission as a whole; |
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(6) [(9)] appoint a commissioner to act in the chair's |
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absence; and |
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(7) [(10)] serve as the departmental liaison with the |
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governor and the Office of State-Federal Relations to maximize |
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federal funding for transportation. |
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SECTION 16. The following provisions are repealed: |
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(1) Section 12.014, Agriculture Code; |
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(2) Section 12.029(c), Agriculture Code; |
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(3) Section 12.038(f), Agriculture Code; |
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(4) Section 131.005(b), Agriculture Code; |
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(5) Section 161.032, Agriculture Code; |
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(6) Section 5.09, Alcoholic Beverage Code; |
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(7) Section 7.055(b)(8), Education Code; |
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(8) Section 21.357(d), Education Code; |
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(9) Section 29.087(m), Education Code; |
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(10) Section 39.335, Education Code; |
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(11) Section 44.042(d), Education Code; |
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(12) Section 51.216, Education Code; |
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(13) Section 51.504, Education Code; |
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(14) Section 51.917(e), Education Code; |
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(15) Section 56.206(c), Education Code; |
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(16) Section 61.051(r), Education Code; |
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(17) Section 61.069, Education Code; |
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(18) Section 61.087(c), Education Code; |
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(19) Section 61.806(f), Education Code; |
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(20) Sections 61.823(e) and (f), Education Code; |
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(21) Section 86.52(m), Education Code; |
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(22) Sections 130.0033(d) and (e), Education Code; |
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(23) Section 130.152, Education Code; |
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(24) Section 143.006, Education Code; |
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(25) Section 236.002(e), Family Code; |
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(26) Section 320.003, Government Code; |
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(27) Section 320.004, Government Code; |
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(28) Section 411.0097(d), Government Code, as added by |
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Chapter 693 (S.B. 293), Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2005; |
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(29) Section 411.013(d), Government Code; |
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(30) Section 413.013, Government Code; |
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(31) Section 413.015, Government Code; |
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(32) Sections 413.016(b), (c), (d), and (e), |
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Government Code; |
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(33) Section 413.022(b), Government Code; |
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(34) Section 419.010, Government Code; |
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(35) Section 434.013(b), Government Code; |
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(36) Section 441.013(c), Government Code; |
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(37) Section 441.154(n), Government Code; |
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(38) Section 442.005(d), Government Code; |
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(39) Section 442.010(b), Government Code; |
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(40) Section 443.0051(c), Government Code; |
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(41) Section 443.0135(e), Government Code; |
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(42) Section 444.025(h), Government Code; |
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(43) Section 448.011, Government Code; |
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(44) Section 481.011, Government Code; |
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(45) Section 481.168, Government Code; |
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(46) Section 492.011, Government Code; |
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(47) Section 511.015(b), Government Code; |
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(48) Section 531.0243, Government Code; |
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(49) Section 531.0273(b), Government Code; |
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(50) Section 531.029, Government Code; |
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(51) Section 531.110(f), Government Code; |
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(52) Section 531.204, Government Code; |
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(53) Section 552.274(b), Government Code, as amended |
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by Chapters 329 (S.B. 727) and 716 (S.B. 452), Acts of the 79th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2005; |
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(54) Section 751.005(d), Government Code; |
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(55) Section 752.006, Government Code; |
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(56) Section 782.014, Government Code; |
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(57) Section 801.203(b), Government Code; |
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(58) Section 1231.086(a), Government Code; |
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(59) Section 1232.069, Government Code; |
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(60) Section 2054.034(b), Government Code; |
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(61) Section 2112.005, Government Code; |
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(62) Section 2152.062, Government Code; |
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(63) Section 2152.063, Government Code; |
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(64) Sections 2161.121(d) and (e), Government Code; |
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(65) Section 2171.101(d), Government Code; |
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(66) Section 2203.001, Government Code; |
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(67) Section 2205.016, Government Code; |
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(68) Section 2306.759, Government Code; |
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(69) Section 11.017(a), Health and Safety Code; |
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(70) Section 62.104(e), Health and Safety Code; |
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(71) Section 93.006, Health and Safety Code; |
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(72) Section 103.018, Health and Safety Code; |
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(73) Section 165.034, Health and Safety Code; |
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(74) Section 427.006, Health and Safety Code; |
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(75) Section 532.017, Health and Safety Code; |
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(76) Section 533.0354(d), Health and Safety Code; |
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(77) Section 533.049(b), Health and Safety Code; |
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(78) Section 533.050(b), Health and Safety Code; |
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(79) Section 691.008(c), Health and Safety Code; |
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(80) Section 1001.031, Health and Safety Code; |
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(81) Sections 21.011(b) and (c), Human Resources Code; |
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(82) Section 31.0325(d), Human Resources Code; |
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(83) Section 32.0246(e), Human Resources Code; |
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(84) Section 32.055(d), Human Resources Code; |
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(85) Section 33.0022, Human Resources Code; |
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(86) Section 40.0325(c), Human Resources Code; |
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(87) Section 40.0565, Human Resources Code; |
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(88) Section 61.033, Human Resources Code; |
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(89) Section 73.022(f), Human Resources Code; |
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(90) Section 81.006(d), Human Resources Code; |
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(91) Section 91.019, Human Resources Code; |
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(92) Section 91.053(c), Human Resources Code; |
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(93) Sections 101.008(a) and (c), Human Resources |
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Code; |
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(94) Section 111.021(b), Human Resources Code; |
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(95) Section 117.031, Human Resources Code; |
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(96) Section 141.024(b), Human Resources Code; |
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(97) Section 141.086(i), Human Resources Code; |
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(98) Section 161.031, Human Resources Code; |
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(99) Section 402.070, Labor Code; |
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(100) Section 409.012(f), Labor Code; |
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(101) Section 31.059(c), Natural Resources Code; |
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(102) Section 31.060, Natural Resources Code; |
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(103) Section 32.024, Natural Resources Code; |
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(104) Section 34.0191, Natural Resources Code; |
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(105) Section 81.055(a), Natural Resources Code; |
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(106) Section 161.027, Natural Resources Code; |
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(107) Section 161.131(b), Natural Resources Code; |
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(108) Section 161.132(b), Natural Resources Code; |
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(109) Section 153.055, Occupations Code; |
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(110) Section 202.159, Occupations Code; |
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(111) Sections 203.154(a) and (b), Occupations Code; |
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(112) Section 205.105, Occupations Code; |
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(113) Section 206.102, Occupations Code; |
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(114) Section 301.165, Occupations Code; |
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(115) Section 351.164, Occupations Code; |
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(116) Section 451.107, Occupations Code; |
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(117) Section 452.159(a), Occupations Code; |
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(118) Section 453.109, Occupations Code; |
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(119) Section 501.159, Occupations Code; |
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(120) Section 502.160, Occupations Code; |
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(121) Section 505.208, Occupations Code; |
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(122) Section 554.013, Occupations Code; |
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(123) Section 605.156, Occupations Code; |
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(124) Section 651.161, Occupations Code; |
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(125) Sections 651.162(a) and (c), Occupations Code; |
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(126) Section 701.158, Occupations Code; |
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(127) Section 901.164, Occupations Code; |
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(128) Section 1701.158, Occupations Code; |
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(129) Section 12.021, Parks and Wildlife Code; |
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(130) Section 201.107, Transportation Code; |
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(131) Section 201.403(c), Transportation Code; |
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(132) Section 13.063(a), Utilities Code; |
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(133) Section 39.902(b), Utilities Code; |
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(134) Section 163.002, Utilities Code; |
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(135) Section 5.178(d), Water Code; |
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(136) Section 26.561(a), Water Code; and |
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(137) Section 2.17, Texas Racing Act (Article 179e, |
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Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes). |
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SECTION 17. This Act takes effect immediately if it |
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receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each |
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house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. |
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If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate |
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effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |