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Amend HB 2197 on third reading by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Subchapter A, Chapter 467, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 467.0021 to read as follows:
Sec. 467.0021. LEGISLATIVE REVIEW. (a) The Legislative Committee to Review the Texas Lottery and Texas Lottery Commission is composed of 10 members as follows:
(1) five members of the senate appointed by the lieutenant governor; and
(2) five members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(b) The lieutenant governor and speaker shall each name a co-chair of the committee from the members appointed by each officer.
(c) The committee shall study the process of winding up the state lottery, including:
(1) potential time frames for phasing out the state lottery;
(2) potential consequences of the winding up process;
(3) potential consequences of the absence of the lottery on the state budget and the programs affected; and
(4) any other concerns related to winding up the state lottery.
(d) The committee has all the powers provided by resolution adopted by the 82nd or 83rd Legislature for a joint interim study committee.
(e) The committee shall make any finding and recommendations the committee determines appropriate and shall report its finding and recommendations to the legislature. The committee shall make its initial report not later than December 1, 2014, and may make any supplemental reports the committee considers appropriate.
(f) This section expires September 1, 2015.