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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of guidelines for the Office of the State |
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Demographer to encourage the inclusion of a broad variety of |
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racial/ethnic groups in estimates and projections. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 468.004, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 468.004. POWERS AND DUTIES. The state demographer |
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shall: |
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(1) disseminate demographic and related socioeconomic |
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data to the public, with emphasis on data that may be useful to |
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public policymakers; |
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(2) provide annual population estimates for all |
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counties and municipalities in the state; |
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(3) provide biennial population projections for the |
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state and all counties of the state; |
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(4) adhere to current standards of practice when |
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determining which racial/ethnic groups to include in estimates and |
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projections; |
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(5) provide information by request which justifies the |
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omission of any particular racial/ethnic group from estimates and |
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projections, including limitations of data and methodology; |
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(6) [(4)] provide information to the legislature |
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relating to the impact that demographic and socioeconomic changes |
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in the population of the state have on the demand for state |
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services; and |
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(7) [(5)] evaluate the type and quality of data needed |
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to: |
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(A) adequately monitor demographic and |
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socioeconomic changes in the population of the state; and |
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(B) assess the effectiveness of delivery of state |
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services. |
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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, 2011. |