BILL ANALYSIS

H.B. 432

By: Riddle

State Affairs

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

Currently, the Health and Human Services Commission administers a program that awards grants to public and nonprofit organizations that provide assistance to domestic victims of human trafficking. This program is not considered an eligible charitable organization for purposes of the state employee charitable campaign. H.B. 432 seeks to include this grant program for domestic victims of human trafficking among the charitable organizations eligible to participate in the state employee charitable campaign.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.

ANALYSIS

H.B. 432 amends the Government Code to specify that the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), for the sole purpose of administering the program that awards grants to public and nonprofit organizations that provide assistance to domestic victims of trafficking, is considered an eligible charitable organization entitled to participate in the state employee charitable campaign. The bill entitles a state employee to authorize a deduction for contributions to HHSC for the purposes of administering the grant program as a charitable contribution and authorizes HHSC to use these contributions.

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2013.