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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain reports, communications, publications, and |
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other documents involving the attorney general. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (c), Section 61.0815, Education Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The [attorney general and the] president of each |
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institution of higher education shall collect all necessary data |
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for inclusion in the report required by this section. |
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SECTION 2. Subsection (a), Section 231.005, Family Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The Title IV-D agency shall report to the legislature |
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each biennium on: |
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(1) the effectiveness of the agency's child support |
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enforcement activity in reducing the state's public assistance |
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obligations; and |
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(2) the use and effectiveness of all enforcement tools |
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authorized by state or federal law or otherwise available to the |
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agency[; and
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[(3)
the progress and impact of the Title IV-D agency's
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efforts to use private contractors to perform Title IV-D program
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functions]. |
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SECTION 3. Section 41.002, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 41.002. NOTIFICATION OF ADDRESS. Each district and |
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county attorney shall notify the [attorney general and] comptroller |
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of his post office address as soon as practicable after his election |
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and qualification. |
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SECTION 4. Subsections (a) and (c), Section 242.005, Health |
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and Safety Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The department [and the attorney general each] shall |
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prepare annually a full report of the operation and administration |
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of the department's [their respective] responsibilities under this |
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chapter, including recommendations and suggestions considered |
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advisable. |
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(c) The department [and the attorney general] shall submit |
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the required report [reports] to the governor and the legislature |
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not later than October 1 of each year. |
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SECTION 5. Subsection (c), Section 247.050, Health and |
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Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The department [and the attorney general] shall file a |
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copy of the quarterly reports required by this section with the |
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substantive committees of each house of the legislature with |
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jurisdiction over regulation of assisted living facilities. |
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SECTION 6. Subsection (b), Section 311.016, Tax Code, as |
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amended by Chapters 977 (H.B. 1820) and 1094 (H.B. 2120), Acts of |
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the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005, is reenacted and |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The municipality or county shall send a copy of a report |
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made under this section to[:
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[(1) the attorney general; and
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[(2)] the comptroller. |
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SECTION 7. The following provisions are repealed: |
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(1) Subsection (e), Section 236.002, Family Code; |
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(2) Section 402.034, Government Code; |
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(3) Section 481.168, Government Code; |
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(4) Section 2107.005, Government Code; |
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(5) Subsection (b), Section 247.050, Health and Safety |
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Code; |
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(6) Section 240.903, Local Government Code; and |
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(7) Section 395.082, Local Government Code. |
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SECTION 8. 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. |