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SECTION 1. DEFINITION.
In this Act,
"commission" means the Texas 2036 Commission.
SECTION 2. COMMISSION.
(a) The Texas 2036 Commission
is created.
(b) The commission is
composed of 12 members. The executive
director of the Texas Historical Commission, the president general of the
Daughters of the Republic of Texas, and the chair of the board of directors
of the State Fair of Texas are members of the commission. The governor, the
lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives shall
each appoint one member to the commission. The county judges of Bexar,
Dallas, El Paso, Harris, Tarrant, and Travis Counties shall each appoint
one member to the commission.
(c) Appointed members of the
commission serve for two years and may be reappointed.
(d) Appointments to the
commission shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability,
sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointee.
(e) A vacancy in an appointed
office of the commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original
appointment.
SECTION 3. OFFICERS. The
commission shall elect one of its members to serve as chair for a term of
two years. The chair is entitled to vote on all matters before the
commission.
SECTION 4. COMPENSATION. A
member of the commission serves without compensation but is entitled to
reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing
functions as a member of the commission, subject to any applicable
limitation on reimbursement provided by the General Appropriations Act.
SECTION 5. MEETINGS. The
commission shall meet at the call of the chair and as provided by
commission rule.
SECTION 6. POWERS AND DUTIES
OF COMMISSION. (a) The commission may adopt rules as necessary for its
procedures.
(b)
The commission shall plan and coordinate state and local activities related
to the celebration of the state's bicentennial.
(c)
The commission may encourage individuals, private organizations, and local
governmental bodies to organize appropriate activities and may gather and
disseminate information to the public relating to those activities.
(d)
The commission may solicit and accept gifts and grants from any source to
be used by the commission in performing its functions under this Act.
SECTION
7. COMMISSION REPORTS. (a) Before each regular session of the legislature,
the commission shall report to the legislature on its activities during the
preceding two-year period. The report must include an accounting, verified
by a certified public accountant, of the money raised and spent by the
commission during the period covered by the report.
(b)
As soon after March 2, 2036, as the commission determines that it has completed
its work and has satisfied its financial obligations, but not later than
December 31, 2036, the commission shall file with the legislature and the
secretary of state a final report verified by a certified public accountant
that shows:
(1)
the total amount of contributions received by the commission during the
commission's existence;
(2)
the total amount of expenditures made by the commission; and
(3)
the total amount of money remaining in the commission's possession.
(c)
On the date on which the commission files its final report, the commission
shall deliver to the comptroller of public accounts all unexpended and
unobligated money that the commission possesses. The comptroller shall
deposit the money to the credit of the general revenue fund.
SECTION 8. EXPIRATION. This Act
expires and the commission is abolished January 1, 2037.
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SECTION 1. Subtitle F, Title
4, Government Code, is amended by adding Chapter 490F to read as follows:
CHAPTER 490F. TEXAS 2036
COMMISSION
Sec. 490F.001. DEFINITION.
In this chapter, "commission" means the Texas 2036 Commission.
Sec. 490F.002. CREATION OF
COMMISSION; COMPOSITION. (a) The Texas 2036 Commission is created.
(b) The commission is
composed of the following members:
(1) the presiding officer of each legislative standing committee with
primary jurisdiction over higher education;
(2) the commissioner of higher education;
(3) the chair of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board;
(4) the chair of the Texas Workforce Commission;
(5) the chair of a governing board of an institution of higher
education appointed by the governor;
(6) a trustee of a public junior college district appointed by the
governor;
(7) two persons possessing experience in the field of higher
education appointed by the lieutenant governor; and
(8) two persons appointed by the speaker of the house of
representatives, one of whom must possess experience in the field of higher
education.
(c) Appointed members of
the commission serve for two years and may be reappointed.
(d) Appointments to the
commission shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability,
sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointee.
(e) A vacancy in an
appointed office of the commission shall be filled in the same manner as
the original appointment.
Sec. 490F.003. OFFICERS. The
commission shall elect one of its members to serve as chair for a term of
two years. The chair is entitled to vote on all matters before the
commission.
Sec. 490F.004. COMPENSATION.
A member of the commission serves without compensation but is entitled to
reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing
functions as a member of the commission, subject to any applicable
limitation on reimbursement provided by the General Appropriations Act.
Sec. 490F.005. MEETINGS. The
commission shall meet at the call of the chair and as provided by
commission rule.
Sec. 490F.006. POWERS AND
DUTIES OF COMMISSION. (a) The commission may adopt rules as necessary for
its procedures.
(b) The commission, with an emphasis on the changing demographics of
this state, shall:
(1) assess and identify future higher education and workforce needs
in the state and the state's ability to meet those needs; and
(2) develop recommendations for meeting those needs by the state's
bicentennial in 2036, including recommendations for achieving the following
goals by that date:
(A) attaining a state workforce in which at least 60 percent of its
workers hold a postsecondary credential, certificate, or degree of value in
the workplace;
(B) increasing by at least three the number of institutions of higher
education designated as research institutions under the Texas Higher
Education Coordinating Board's accountability system;
(C) ensuring the alignment of workforce development with higher
education in this state;
(D) increasing the college-attending population in this state to a
level that is comparable to the best performing states on that measure;
(E) improving the affordability of higher education in this state
while maintaining excellence; and
(F) ensuring the global competitiveness of the state workforce.
Sec. 490F.007. REPORTS. Not later than January 1 of each odd-numbered
year, the commission shall report to the legislature its assessment of the
state's ability to meet the future higher education and workforce needs of
this state and its recommendations for meeting those needs, including by
achieving the goals prescribed by Section 490F.006(b)(2).
Sec. 490F.008. EXPIRATION.
This chapter expires and the commission is abolished January 1, 2037.
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