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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to required reports and other documents prepared by state |
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agencies and institutions of higher education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 15.006, Agriculture Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 15.006. BIENNIAL [ANNUAL] REPORT. The department [and
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the Texas Department of Health] shall [jointly] prepare a biennial |
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[an annual] report concerning the special nutrition program and |
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submit a copy of the report to the governor, lieutenant governor, |
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and speaker of the house of representatives. The report must |
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include information on the condition of the program, persons |
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served, amount of food coupons redeemed, and funds received and |
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expended. |
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SECTION 2. Section 102.167(e), Agriculture Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(e) Not later than December 1 [the 30th day] before the |
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first day of each regular session of the legislature, the |
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department shall submit to the governor a full report of |
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transactions under this subchapter during the preceding biennium. |
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The report must include a complete statement of receipts and |
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expenditures under this subchapter during the biennium. |
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SECTION 3. Section 201.028, Agriculture Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 201.028. ANNUAL [SEMIANNUAL] REPORT. Not later than |
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January 1 [and July 1] of each year, the state board shall prepare |
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and deliver to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the |
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speaker of the house of representatives a report relating to the |
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status of the budget areas of responsibility assigned to the board, |
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including outreach programs, grants made and received, federal |
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funding applied for and received, special projects, and oversight |
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of water conservation district activities. |
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SECTION 4. Article 59.11, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Art. 59.11. REPORT OF SEIZED AND FORFEITED AIRCRAFT. Not |
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later than the 10th day after the last day of each quarter of the |
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fiscal year, the Department of Public Safety shall report to the |
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Texas Department of Transportation [State Aircraft Pooling Board]: |
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(1) a description of each aircraft that the Department |
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of Public Safety [department] has received by forfeiture under this |
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chapter during the preceding quarter and the purposes for which the |
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Department of Public Safety [department] intends to use the |
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aircraft; and |
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(2) a description of each aircraft the Department of |
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Public Safety [department] knows to have been seized under this |
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chapter during the preceding quarter and the purposes for which the |
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Department of Public Safety [department] would use the aircraft if |
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it were forfeited to the Department of Public Safety [department]. |
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SECTION 5. Article 60.02(j), Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(j) At least once during each five-year period the council |
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shall coordinate an examination of the records and operations of |
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the criminal justice information system to ensure the accuracy and |
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completeness of information in the system and to ensure the |
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promptness of information reporting. The state auditor, or other |
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appropriate entity selected by the council, shall conduct the |
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examination with the cooperation of the council, the Department of |
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Public Safety, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The |
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Department of Public Safety, the council, and the Texas Department |
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of Criminal Justice may examine the records of the agencies |
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required to report information to the Department of Public Safety |
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or the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The examining entity |
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shall submit to the legislature and the council a report that |
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summarizes the findings of each examination and contains |
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recommendations for improving the system. Not later than the first |
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anniversary after the date the examining entity submits its report, |
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the Department of Public Safety shall report to the Legislative |
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Budget Board, the governor, [the state auditor,] and the council on |
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the department's progress in implementing the examining entity's |
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recommendations, including for each recommendation not implemented |
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the reason for not implementing the recommendation. The Department |
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of Public Safety shall submit a similar report each year following |
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the submission of the first report until each of the examining |
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entity's recommendations is implemented. |
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SECTION 6. Section 32.157(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) After the expiration of the project, the agency may |
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review the project based on the annual reports the agency receives |
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from the board of trustees of participating school districts. The |
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agency may include the review of the project in the comprehensive |
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biennial [annual] report required under Section 39.332 that |
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includes [covers] the 2012-2013 school year. |
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SECTION 7. Section 39.027(e), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(e) The commissioner shall develop an assessment system |
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that shall be used for evaluating the academic progress, including |
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reading proficiency in English, of all students of limited English |
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proficiency, as defined by Section 29.052. A student who is exempt |
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from the administration of an assessment instrument under |
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Subsection (a)(1) or (2) who achieves reading proficiency in |
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English as determined by the assessment system developed under this |
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subsection shall be administered the assessment instruments |
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described by Sections 39.023(a) and (c). The performance under the |
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assessment system developed under this subsection of students to |
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whom Subsection (a)(1) or (2) applies shall be included in the |
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indicator systems under Section 39.301, as applicable, the |
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performance report under Section 39.306, and the comprehensive |
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biennial [annual] report under Section 39.332. This information |
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shall be provided in a manner that is disaggregated by the bilingual |
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education or special language program, if any, in which the student |
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is enrolled. |
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SECTION 8. The heading to Section 39.332, Education Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 39.332. COMPREHENSIVE BIENNIAL [ANNUAL] REPORT. |
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SECTION 9. Section 39.332(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, |
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the agency shall prepare and deliver to the governor, the |
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lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, |
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each member of the legislature, the Legislative Budget Board, and |
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the clerks of the standing committees of the senate and house of |
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representatives with primary jurisdiction over the public school |
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system a comprehensive report covering the two preceding school |
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years [year] and containing the information described by Subsection |
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(b). |
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SECTION 10. Section 39.333, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 39.333. REGIONAL AND DISTRICT LEVEL REPORT. As part of |
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the comprehensive biennial report under Section 39.332, the [The] |
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agency shall submit [prepare and deliver to the governor, the
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lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives,
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each member of the legislature, the Legislative Budget Board, and
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the clerks of the standing committees of the senate and house of
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representatives with primary jurisdiction over the public school
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system] a regional and district level report covering the preceding |
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two school years and containing: |
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(1) a summary of school district compliance with the |
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student/teacher ratios and class-size limitations prescribed by |
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Sections 25.111 and 25.112, including: |
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(A) the number of campuses and classes at each |
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campus granted an exception from Section 25.112; and |
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(B) for each campus granted an exception from |
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Section 25.112, a statement of whether the campus has been awarded a |
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distinction designation under Subchapter G or has been identified |
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as an unacceptable campus under Subchapter E; |
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(2) a summary of the exemptions and waivers granted to |
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campuses and school districts under Section 7.056 or 39.232 and a |
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review of the effectiveness of each campus or district following |
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deregulation; |
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(3) an evaluation of the performance of the system of |
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regional education service centers based on the indicators adopted |
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under Section 8.101 and client satisfaction with services provided |
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under Subchapter B, Chapter 8; |
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(4) an evaluation of accelerated instruction programs |
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offered under Section 28.006, including an assessment of the |
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quality of such programs and the performance of students enrolled |
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in such programs; and |
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(5) the number of classes at each campus that are |
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currently being taught by individuals who are not certified in the |
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content areas of their respective classes. |
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SECTION 11. Section 51.406, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c) A rule or policy of a state agency, including the Texas |
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Higher Education Coordinating Board, in effect on June 1, 2011, |
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that requires reporting by a university system or an institution of |
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higher education has no effect on or after September 1, 2013, unless |
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the rule or policy is affirmatively and formally readopted before |
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that date by formal administrative rule published in the Texas |
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Register and adopted in compliance with Chapter 2001, Government |
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Code. This subsection does not apply to: |
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(1) a rule or policy for which the authorizing statute |
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is listed in Subsection (b); |
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(2) a rule or policy for which the authorizing statute |
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is repealed on or before September 1, 2013, by legislation enacted |
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by the legislature that becomes law; or |
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(3) a report required under any of the following |
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provisions [laws]: |
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(A) Article 59.06(g)(1), Code of Criminal |
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Procedure; |
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(B) Section 51.005; |
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(C) Section 51.0051; |
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(D) [(B)] Section 51.3062; |
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(E) [(C)] Section 51.402; |
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(F) [(D)] Section 56.039; |
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(G) [(E)] Section 61.051(k); |
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(H) [(F)] Section 61.059; |
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(I) [or
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[(G)] Section 62.095(b); |
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(J) Section 62.098; |
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(K) Section 411.187(b), Government Code; |
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(L) Subchapter C, Chapter 606, Government Code; |
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(M) Subchapter E, Chapter 815, Government Code; |
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or |
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(N) Chapter 1551, Insurance Code. |
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(d) This section does not apply to a request for information |
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by the state auditor. |
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SECTION 12. Section 51.752(g), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(g) Not later than December 1 of each year, the [The] |
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committee shall report to the Legislative Budget Board, [at least
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once a year. The committee shall also report to] the governor, the |
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State Board of Education, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating |
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Board, and the legislature [before the convening of each regular
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session]. |
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SECTION 13. Section 54.633(j), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(j) The board may contract with an independent certified |
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public accountant to annually audit the direct-support |
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organization under rules adopted by the board. The board shall |
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submit the audit to the comptroller, governor, lieutenant governor, |
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speaker of the house of representatives, Legislative Budget Board, |
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Legislative Audit Committee, [state auditor,] and Texas Higher |
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Education Coordinating Board. The comptroller [or state auditor] |
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may require the direct-support organization or independent |
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certified public accountant to provide additional information |
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relating to the operation of the organization. |
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SECTION 14. Sections 54.642(a) and (c), Education Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Not later than December 1 of each year, the board shall |
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submit to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house |
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of representatives, Legislative Budget Board, Legislative Audit |
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Committee, [state auditor,] and Texas Higher Education |
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Coordinating Board a report including: |
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(1) the board's fiscal transactions during the |
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preceding fiscal year; |
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(2) the market and book value of the fund as of the end |
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of the preceding fiscal year; |
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(3) the asset allocations of the fund expressed in |
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percentages of stocks, fixed income, cash, or other financial |
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investments; |
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(4) the rate of return on the investment of the fund's |
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assets during the preceding fiscal year; and |
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(5) an actuarial valuation of the assets and |
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liabilities of the program, including the extent to which the |
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program's liabilities are unfunded. |
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(c) The [Not later than December 1 of each year, the] board |
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shall include in the report described by Subsection (a): |
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(1) [provide to the Texas Higher Education
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Coordinating Board] complete prepaid tuition contract sales |
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information, including projected enrollments of beneficiaries at |
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institutions of higher education; and |
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(2) the information maintained by the board under |
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Section 54.777. |
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SECTION 15. The heading to Section 54.777, Education Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 54.777. INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR ANNUAL REPORT |
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[REPORTS]. |
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SECTION 16. Section 54.777(a), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The [Not later than December 1 of each year, the] board |
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shall maintain the following information for the purpose of |
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inclusion in the annual report under Section 54.642 [submit to the
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governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of
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representatives, Legislative Budget Board, Legislative Audit
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Committee, state auditor, and Texas Higher Education Coordinating
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Board a report including]: |
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(1) the fiscal transactions of the board and the plan |
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manager under this subchapter during the preceding fiscal year; |
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(2) the market and book value of the fund as of the end |
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of the preceding fiscal year; |
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(3) the asset allocations of the fund expressed in |
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percentages of stocks, fixed income, cash, or other financial |
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investments; |
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(4) the rate of return on the investment of the fund's |
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assets during the preceding fiscal year; and |
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(5) an actuarial valuation of the assets and |
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liabilities of the program, including the extent to which the |
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program's liabilities are unfunded. |
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SECTION 17. Section 61.051(i), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(i) The board shall develop and periodically revise a |
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long-range statewide plan to provide information and guidance to |
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policy makers to ensure that institutions of higher education meet |
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the current and future needs of each region of this state for higher |
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education services and that adequate higher education services at |
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all levels are reasonably and equally available to the residents of |
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each region of this state. The board in developing the plan shall |
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examine existing undergraduate, graduate, professional, and |
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research programs provided by institutions of higher education and |
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identify the geographic areas of this state that, as a result of |
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current population or projected population growth, distance from |
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other educational resources, economic trends, or other factors, |
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have or are reasonably likely to have in the future significantly |
|
greater need for higher education services than the services |
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currently provided in the area by existing institutions of higher |
|
education. The board shall also consider the higher education |
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services provided by private and independent institutions of higher |
|
education in developing the plan. The board shall identify as |
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specifically as practicable the programs or fields of study for |
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which an area has or is projected to have a significant unmet need |
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for services. In determining the need for higher education |
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[educational] services in an area, the board shall consider the |
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educational attainment of the current population and the extent to |
|
which residents from the area attend institutions of higher |
|
education outside of the area or do not attend institutions of |
|
higher education. The board shall include in the plan specific |
|
recommendations, including alternative recommendations, for |
|
administrative or legislative action to address an area's unmet |
|
need for higher education [educational] services as efficiently as |
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possible. Not later than November 1 of each even-numbered year, the |
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board shall deliver to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the |
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speaker of the house of representatives, and the legislature a |
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report of the current long-range plan developed under this section. |
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SECTION 18. Section 61.063, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.063. LISTING AND CERTIFICATION OF JUNIOR COLLEGES. |
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The commissioner of higher education shall file with [the state
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auditor and] the state comptroller on or before October 1 of each |
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year a list of the public junior colleges in this state. The |
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commissioner shall certify the names of those colleges that have |
|
complied with the standards, rules, and regulations prescribed by |
|
the board. Only those colleges which are so certified shall be |
|
eligible for and may receive any appropriation made by the |
|
legislature to public junior colleges. |
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SECTION 19. Section 96.652(e), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(e) The Crime Victims' Institute shall prepare a complete |
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annual financial report as prescribed by Section 2101.011, |
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Government Code [file annually with the governor and the presiding
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officer of each house of the legislature a complete and detailed
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written report accounting for all funds received and disbursed by
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the institute during the preceding year. The form of the annual
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report and the reporting time shall be as provided by the General
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Appropriations Act. The Crime Victims' Institute shall determine
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the format and contents of the report and may have copies of the
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report printed for distribution as the institute considers
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appropriate]. |
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SECTION 20. Section 151.008, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 151.008. STRATEGIC PLAN [BIENNIAL REPORTING]. The |
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[(a)
Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, each
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member of the] institute shall develop [provide] a long-term |
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strategic plan that includes [for that member to:
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[(1)
each member of the governing board of the
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institute;
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[(2)
each member of the legislature whose district
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includes any portion of a county where the Border Health Institute
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is established or operating; and
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[(3) the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
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[(b)
The long-term strategic plan for each member must
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include] a statement of the institute's [member's] goals and |
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objectives for: |
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(1) providing health care services to persons living |
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in the border region; |
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(2) providing health care education to persons living |
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in the border region; and |
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(3) conducting research into issues affecting public |
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health in the border region, including research related to: |
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(A) diabetes; |
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(B) health issues of particular concern to |
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persons of Hispanic descent; |
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(C) infectious diseases; |
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(D) emerging infections; |
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(E) trauma care; |
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(F) environmental health; and |
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(G) children's health. |
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SECTION 21. Section 264.608(a), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Not later than December 1 of each year [Before each
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regular session of the legislature], the attorney general shall |
|
publish a report that: |
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(1) summarizes reports from volunteer advocate |
|
programs under contract with the attorney general; |
|
(2) analyzes the effectiveness of the contracts made |
|
by the attorney general under this chapter; and |
|
(3) provides information on: |
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(A) the expenditure of funds under this chapter; |
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(B) services provided and the number of children |
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for whom the services were provided; and |
|
(C) any other information relating to the |
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services provided by the volunteer advocate programs under this |
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chapter. |
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SECTION 22. Section 81.023(b), Government Code, is amended |
|
to read as follows: |
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(b) The state bar shall file annually with the supreme |
|
court, the governor, and the presiding officer of each house of the |
|
legislature a copy of the annual financial report prepared by the |
|
state bar under Section 2101.011 [complete and detailed written
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report accounting for all funds received and disbursed by the state
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bar during the preceding fiscal year. The annual report must be in
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the form and reported in the time provided by the General
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Appropriations Act]. |
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SECTION 23. Section 82.035(b), Government Code, is amended |
|
to read as follows: |
|
(b) The board shall file annually with the supreme court, |
|
the governor, and the presiding officer of each house of the |
|
legislature a copy of the annual financial report prepared by the |
|
board under Section 2101.011 [complete and detailed written report
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accounting for all funds received or disbursed by the board during
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the preceding fiscal year. The annual report must be in the form
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and reported in the time provided by the General Appropriations
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Act]. |
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SECTION 24. Section 322.011(c), Government Code, is amended |
|
to read as follows: |
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(c) As soon as practicable after completion of the audit or |
|
evaluation under Subsection (a) [On the third Tuesday of each
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January in which the legislature meets in regular session], the |
|
board shall make a performance report to the governor and the |
|
legislature. |
|
SECTION 25. Section 324.008(d), Government Code, is amended |
|
to read as follows: |
|
(d) The governing body of a state agency, as defined by |
|
Sections 2151.002(1) and (3) [2151.002(2)(A) and (C)], shall |
|
deliver to the library and the Texas State Library and Archives |
|
Commission immediately after transcription a certified copy of the |
|
minutes of any meeting of the governing body. Any changes or |
|
corrections to the minutes shall also be delivered to the library |
|
and the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. |
|
SECTION 26. Section 403.021(b), Government Code, is amended |
|
to read as follows: |
|
(b) A state agency that expends appropriated funds shall |
|
report into the uniform statewide accounting system all payables |
|
and binding encumbrances by appropriation account for the first |
|
three quarters of the current appropriation year within 30 days |
|
after the close of each quarter. A state agency shall report |
|
payables and binding encumbrances for all appropriation years |
|
annually to the comptroller[, the state auditor,] and the |
|
Legislative Budget Board no later than October 30 of each year. |
|
SECTION 27. Section 403.1041(g), Government Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(g) Before December 1 of each year the comptroller shall |
|
prepare a written report regarding the account during the fiscal |
|
year ending on the preceding August 31. Not later than January 1 of |
|
each year the comptroller shall distribute the report to the |
|
advisory committee, the governor, the lieutenant governor, [the
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|
state auditor,] the attorney general, and the Legislative Budget |
|
Board. The comptroller shall furnish a copy of the report to any |
|
member of the legislature or other interested person on request. |
|
The report must include: |
|
(1) statements of assets and a schedule of changes in |
|
book value of the investments from the account; |
|
(2) a summary of the gains, losses, and income from |
|
investments on August 31; |
|
(3) an itemized list of the securities held for the |
|
account on August 31; and |
|
(4) any other information needed to clearly indicate |
|
the nature and extent of the investments made of the account and the |
|
income realized from the components of the account. |
|
SECTION 28. Section 411.0097(d), Government Code, as added |
|
by Chapter 693 (S.B. 293), Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular |
|
Session, 2005, is amended to read as follows: |
|
(d) The department, in conjunction with the border commerce |
|
coordinator, shall develop short-range and long-range plans, |
|
including recommendations to increase bilateral relations with |
|
Mexico and expedite trade by mitigating delays in border crossing |
|
inspections for northbound truck traffic. In developing the plans, |
|
the department and coordinator shall consider information obtained |
|
from any meetings under Subsection (a). The department shall |
|
update the plan biennially [and submit the updated plan to the
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lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives,
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and each other member of the legislature on or before December 1 of
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each even-numbered year]. |
|
SECTION 29. Section 419.008(e), Government Code, is amended |
|
to read as follows: |
|
(e) Not later than January 1 of each odd-numbered year, the |
|
[The] commission shall report to the governor [annually] and to the |
|
legislature [at each regular session] on the commission's |
|
activities. The commission may make recommendations in those |
|
reports on matters under its jurisdiction. The commission may make |
|
other reports in its discretion. |
|
SECTION 30. Section 420.009, Government Code, is amended to |
|
read as follows: |
|
Sec. 420.009. REPORT. The attorney general shall publish a |
|
report on the service not later than December 10 of each |
|
[even-numbered] year. The report must summarize reports from |
|
programs receiving grants from the attorney general, analyze the |
|
effectiveness of the grants, and include information on the |
|
expenditure of funds authorized by this chapter, the services |
|
provided, the number of persons receiving services, and any other |
|
information relating to the provision of sexual assault services. |
|
A copy of the report shall be submitted to the governor, lieutenant |
|
governor, speaker of the house of representatives, Legislative |
|
Budget Board, Senate Committee on Health and Human Services or its |
|
successor committee, and House Committee on Human Services or its |
|
successor committee. |
|
SECTION 31. Section 431.030(b), Government Code, is amended |
|
to read as follows: |
|
(b) Not later than August 1 of the year in which the |
|
Commissioner of the General Land Office submits a report as |
|
provided by Section 31.157, Natural Resources Code, the adjutant |
|
general shall submit a preliminary report of the report required |
|
under Subsection (a) to the Commissioner of the General Land Office |
|
identifying the real property used for military purposes. Not |
|
later than September 1 of the year in which the Commissioner of the |
|
General Land Office submits a report as provided by Section 31.157, |
|
Natural Resources Code, the adjutant general shall submit the |
|
report as required by Subsection (a) to: |
|
(1) the governor; |
|
(2) the presiding officer of each house of the |
|
legislature; and |
|
(3) [the Legislative Budget Board; and
|
|
[(4)] the Governor's Office of Budget, Planning, and |
|
Policy [governor's budget office]. |
|
SECTION 32. Section 431.034(a), Government Code, is amended |
|
to read as follows: |
|
(a) The adjutant general annually shall report to the |
|
governor. The report shall be delivered to the legislature. The |
|
report must include: |
|
(1) [a complete and detailed written statement
|
|
accounting for all funds received and disbursed by the department
|
|
during the preceding fiscal year that meets the reporting
|
|
requirements applicable to financial reporting provided in the
|
|
General Appropriations Act;
|
|
[(2)] an account, to the extent of the adjutant |
|
general's knowledge, of all arms, ammunition, and other military |
|
property owned by or in possession of the state, the source from |
|
which it was received, to whom it is issued, and its present |
|
condition; |
|
(2) [(3)] a statement of the number, condition, and |
|
organization of the Texas National Guard and reserve militia; |
|
(3) [(4)] suggestions that the adjutant general |
|
considers important to the military interests and conditions of the |
|
state and the perfection of its military organization; |
|
(4) [(5)] a list and description of all Texas National |
|
Guard missions that are in progress at the time the report is |
|
prepared; and |
|
(5) [(6)] a statement of department plans to obtain |
|
and maintain future Texas National Guard missions, including |
|
proposed missions that are consistent with the United States |
|
Department of Defense's war-fighting strategies, including |
|
strategies used in the war on terrorism. |
|
SECTION 33. Section 531.0141(b), Government Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(b) To assist the secretary of state in preparing the report |
|
required under Section 405.021, the commission, on an annual [a
|
|
quarterly] basis, shall provide a report to the secretary of state |
|
detailing any projects funded by the commission that provide |
|
assistance to colonias. The secretary of state may prescribe the |
|
date on which the report required under this section is due. |
|
SECTION 34. Section 531.02492(b), Government Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(b) The commission shall electronically publish on the |
|
commission's Internet website [prepare and deliver] a biennial |
|
report and, on or before the date the report is due, shall notify |
|
[to] the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the |
|
house of representatives, the comptroller, the Legislative Budget |
|
Board, and the appropriate legislative committees that the report |
|
is available on the commission's Internet website. The report must |
|
address [on] the efforts of the health and human services agencies |
|
to provide health and human services to children younger than six |
|
years of age. The report may contain recommendations by the |
|
commission to better coordinate state agency programs relating to |
|
the delivery of health and human services to children younger than |
|
six years of age and may propose joint agency collaborative |
|
programs. |
|
SECTION 35. Section 531.03131, Government Code, is amended |
|
by amending Subsection (f) and adding Subsection (g) to read as |
|
follows: |
|
(f) Not later than December 1 [the last day] of [the month
|
|
following] each year [calendar quarter], the commission shall file |
|
with the legislature a report regarding the use of the Internet site |
|
in the provision and delivery of child-care and education services |
|
during the reporting period. The report must include: |
|
(1) the number of referrals made to Head Start or Early |
|
Head Start offices or centers; |
|
(2) the number of referrals made to local workforce |
|
development centers; and |
|
(3) the number of referrals made to each school |
|
district. |
|
(g) The report required under Subsection (f) may be made in |
|
conjunction with any other report the commission is required to |
|
submit to the legislature. |
|
SECTION 36. The heading to Section 531.042, Government |
|
Code, is amended to read as follows: |
|
Sec. 531.042. INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE REGARDING CARE AND |
|
SUPPORT OPTIONS[; REPORTS]. |
|
SECTION 37. Section 531.103(c), Government Code, is amended |
|
to read as follows: |
|
(c) The commission and the office of the attorney general |
|
shall jointly prepare and submit an annual [a semiannual] report to |
|
the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of |
|
representatives [, and comptroller] concerning the activities of |
|
those agencies in detecting and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse |
|
under the state Medicaid program or other program administered by |
|
the commission or a health and human services agency. The report |
|
may be consolidated with any other report relating to the same |
|
subject matter the commission or office of the attorney general is |
|
required to submit under other law. |
|
SECTION 38. Section 531.108(e), Government Code, is amended |
|
to read as follows: |
|
(e) The commission shall submit to the governor and |
|
Legislative Budget Board an annual [a semiannual] report on the |
|
results of computerized matching of commission information with |
|
information from neighboring states, if any, and information from |
|
the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The report may be |
|
consolidated with any other report relating to the same subject |
|
matter the commission is required to submit under other law. |
|
SECTION 39. Section 614.102(e), Government Code, is amended |
|
to read as follows: |
|
(e) The director shall prepare an annual written report on |
|
the activity, status, and effectiveness of the fund and shall |
|
submit the report to the lieutenant governor and[,] the speaker of |
|
the house of representatives [, and the comptroller] before |
|
November 1 of each year. |
|
SECTION 40. Section 661.202(j), Government Code, is amended |
|
to read as follows: |
|
(j) A state agency shall maintain [file] a written statement |
|
[with the state auditor] covering the policies and procedures for |
|
an extension of leave under Subsection (i) and shall make the |
|
statement available to all agency employees. The state agency shall |
|
provide a copy of the statement to the state auditor on request. |
|
SECTION 41. Section 663.052(a), Government Code, is amended |
|
to read as follows: |
|
(a) The commission shall report to the legislature not later |
|
than December 1 of each even-numbered year [legislative session]. |
|
SECTION 42. Sections 772.009(f) and (g), Government Code, |
|
are amended to read as follows: |
|
(f) Each state agency shall designate an employee on the |
|
management or senior staff level to serve as the agency's federal |
|
funds coordinator. An agency may not create a staff position for a |
|
federal funds coordinator. The coordinator's duties are additional |
|
duties of an employee of the agency. Each federal funds coordinator |
|
shall: |
|
(1) oversee and coordinate the agency's efforts in |
|
acquiring discretionary federal funds; |
|
(2) send the grant writing team an annual [a
|
|
quarterly] report listing the grants for which the agency has |
|
applied and the catalogue of federal domestic assistance number and |
|
giving a short description of the grant; and |
|
(3) notify the grant writing team of an award or denial |
|
of a federal grant to the agency. |
|
(g) Each state agency other than an [or] institution of |
|
higher education shall file an annual report with the grant writing |
|
team concerning the agency's efforts in acquiring available |
|
discretionary federal funds during the preceding state fiscal year. |
|
The grant writing team shall establish guidelines for information |
|
included in the annual report required by this section. The grant |
|
writing team shall evaluate the effectiveness of each agency in |
|
acquiring discretionary federal funds and shall report the |
|
evaluation to the governor and the Legislative Budget Board. |
|
SECTION 43. Section 802.301, Government Code, is amended by |
|
adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: |
|
(h) The board shall provide to the Legislative Budget Board |
|
a copy of any actuarial impact statement required under this |
|
section. |
|
SECTION 44. Sections 825.108(c) and (d), Government Code, |
|
are amended to read as follows: |
|
(c) A copy of the report required by Subsection (a) must be |
|
filed with the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of |
|
the house of representatives, the State Pension Review Board, and |
|
the legislative audit committee [, and the state auditor] no later |
|
than December 15 of each year. |
|
(d) A copy of the report required by Subsection (b) must be |
|
filed with the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of |
|
the house of representatives, the State Pension Review Board, and |
|
the legislative audit committee [, and the state auditor] no later |
|
than March 1 of each year. |
|
SECTION 45. Section 825.407(e), Government Code, is amended |
|
to read as follows: |
|
(e) After the end of each fiscal year, the retirement system |
|
shall report to the comptroller of public accounts [and the State
|
|
Auditor] the name of any general academic teaching institution and |
|
any medical and dental unit delinquent in the reimbursement of |
|
contributions under this section for the preceding fiscal year and |
|
the amount by which each reported institution or unit is |
|
delinquent. |
|
SECTION 46. Section 1231.086(b), Government Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(b) On November 15 of each year, the board shall send to the |
|
lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house, and each member of |
|
the legislature[, and the joint committee] a report of the |
|
information received under this subchapter for the fiscal year |
|
ending August 31 of that year. |
|
SECTION 47. Section 2054.1015(d), Government Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(d) A state agency shall notify the department and[,] the |
|
Legislative Budget Board[, and the state auditor's office] if the |
|
agency makes a substantive change to a planned procurement schedule |
|
for commodity items. |
|
SECTION 48. Subchapter F, Chapter 2054, Government Code, is |
|
amended by adding Section 2054.1211 to read as follows: |
|
Sec. 2054.1211. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF INSTITUTIONS OF |
|
HIGHER EDUCATION. The department and the Information Technology |
|
Council for Higher Education established under Section 2054.121(b) |
|
shall review all plans and reports required of institutions of |
|
higher education under this chapter. After September 1, 2014, an |
|
institution of higher education is not required to prepare or |
|
submit a plan or report generally required of a state agency under |
|
this chapter except to the extent expressly provided by a rule |
|
adopted by the department on or after September 1, 2013. |
|
SECTION 49. Section 2102.0091, Government Code, is amended |
|
by amending Subsections (a) and (c) and adding Subsection (d) to |
|
read as follows: |
|
(a) A state agency shall file with the Sunset Advisory |
|
Commission, the Governor's Office of Budget, Planning, and Policy |
|
[budget division of the governor's office], the state auditor, and |
|
the Legislative Budget Board a copy of each report submitted to the |
|
state agency's governing board or the administrator of the state |
|
agency if the state agency does not have a governing board by the |
|
agency's internal auditor. |
|
(c) In addition to the requirements of Subsection (a), a |
|
state agency shall file with the Governor's Office of Budget, |
|
Planning, and Policy [budget division of the governor's office], |
|
the state auditor, and the Legislative Budget Board any action plan |
|
or other response issued by the state agency's governing board or |
|
the administrator of the state agency if the state agency does not |
|
have a governing board in response to the report of the state |
|
agency's internal auditor. |
|
(d) If the state agency does not file the report as required |
|
by this section, the Legislative Budget Board or the Governor's |
|
Office of Budget, Planning, and Policy may take appropriate action |
|
to compel the filing of the report. |
|
SECTION 50. Section 2165.055, Government Code, is amended |
|
to read as follows: |
|
Sec. 2165.055. REPORT ABOUT IMPROVEMENTS AND REPAIRS. Not |
|
later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the [The] |
|
commission [biennially on December 1st] shall report to the |
|
governor: |
|
(1) all improvements and repairs that have been made, |
|
with an itemized account of receipts and expenditures; and |
|
(2) the condition of all property under its control, |
|
with an estimate of needed improvements and repairs. |
|
SECTION 51. Sections 2165.1061(f) and (h), Government Code, |
|
are amended to read as follows: |
|
(f) The commission shall conduct a study of the commission's |
|
efforts to colocate administrative office space at least once each |
|
fiscal biennium and shall include the findings of the study in the |
|
commission's master facilities plan required under Section |
|
2166.102 [report the findings to the Governor's Office of Budget
|
|
and Planning, the Legislative Budget Board, and the comptroller not
|
|
later than July 1 of each even-numbered year]. |
|
(h) In addition to the requirements of Subsection (f), not |
|
later than July 1 of each even-numbered year, the commission shall |
|
complete a study on the amount of each state agency's |
|
administrative office space in Travis County to identify locations |
|
that exceed the space limitations prescribed by Section 2165.104(c) |
|
and include the findings of the study in the commission's master |
|
facilities plan required under Section 2166.102 [report the
|
|
findings to the Governor's Office of Budget and Planning, the
|
|
Legislative Budget Board, and the comptroller]. The findings |
|
[report] shall include: |
|
(1) the location of office space that exceeds the |
|
space limitations prescribed by Section 2165.104(c); |
|
(2) the amount of excess space; |
|
(3) the cost of the excess space; |
|
(4) the expiration dates of any leases covering the |
|
excess space; |
|
(5) the amount of exempt and nonexempt space under |
|
Section 2165.104(c); and |
|
(6) recommendations for the most cost-effective |
|
method by which a state agency could comply with the requirements of |
|
Section 2165.104(c), including recommendations that identify the |
|
amount and cost of office space that could be reduced or eliminated, |
|
state the moving costs and expenses associated with reductions in |
|
space, and state the earliest date by which the space reductions |
|
could be feasibly achieved. |
|
SECTION 52. Sections 2166.101(d) and (e), Government Code, |
|
are amended to read as follows: |
|
(d) The commission shall summarize its findings on the |
|
status of state-owned buildings and current information on |
|
construction costs and include the summary in the commission's |
|
master facilities plan required under Section 2166.102 [in a report
|
|
it shall make available to the governor, the legislature, and the
|
|
state's budget offices]. |
|
(e) State agencies, departments, and institutions shall |
|
cooperate with the commission in providing any [the] information |
|
needed by the commission to comply with this section [necessary for
|
|
the report]. |
|
SECTION 53. The heading to Section 2166.103, Government |
|
Code, is amended to read as follows: |
|
Sec. 2166.103. FINDINGS ON [BIENNIAL REPORT ON] SPACE |
|
NEEDS. |
|
SECTION 54. Section 2166.103(b), Government Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(b) The [Before each legislative session, the] commission |
|
shall identify [send to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the
|
|
speaker of the house of representatives, and the Legislative Budget
|
|
Board a report identifying] counties in which more than 50,000 |
|
square feet of usable office space is needed and make [the
|
|
commission's] recommendations for meeting that need. The |
|
commission may recommend leasing or purchasing and renovating one |
|
or more existing buildings or constructing one or more buildings. |
|
The commission shall include the commission's findings and |
|
recommendations in the commission's master facilities plan |
|
required under Section 2166.102. |
|
SECTION 55. The heading to Section 2166.104, Government |
|
Code, is amended to read as follows: |
|
Sec. 2166.104. SUMMARY OF [BIENNIAL REPORT ON] REQUESTED |
|
PROJECTS. |
|
SECTION 56. Sections 2166.104(a), (b), and (d), Government |
|
Code, are amended to read as follows: |
|
(a) The [On or before a date specified by the state's budget
|
|
agencies in each year immediately preceding a regular session of
|
|
the legislature, the] commission shall compile a list of and |
|
summarize [send to the budget agencies a report listing] all |
|
projects requested under Subchapter D. The commission shall |
|
include the summary in the commission's master facilities plan |
|
required under Section 2166.102. |
|
(b) The summary [report] must include [contain]: |
|
(1) a brief and specific justification prepared by the |
|
using agency for each project; |
|
(2) a summary of the project analysis or, if the |
|
analysis was not made, a statement briefly describing the method |
|
used to estimate costs for the project; |
|
(3) a project cost estimate developed in accordance |
|
with Subchapter D, detailed enough to allow the budget agencies, |
|
the governor, and the legislature the widest possible latitude in |
|
developing policy regarding each project request; |
|
(4) an estimate, prepared by the commission with the |
|
cooperation of both the using agency and any private design |
|
professional retained, of the annual cost of maintaining the |
|
completed project, including the estimated cost of utility |
|
services; and |
|
(5) an estimate, prepared by the using agency, of the |
|
annual cost of staffing and operating the completed project, |
|
excluding maintenance cost. |
|
(d) If a using agency requests three or more projects, it |
|
shall designate its priority rating for each project. The budget |
|
agencies shall, with the commission's cooperation, develop |
|
detailed instructions to implement the priority system required by |
|
this subsection. The commission's summary [report] must show the |
|
designated priority of each project to which a priority rating has |
|
been assigned. |
|
SECTION 57. Subchapter I, Chapter 2166, Government Code, is |
|
amended by adding Section 2166.409 to read as follows: |
|
Sec. 2166.409. STATE AGENCY ENERGY SAVINGS PROGRAM. (a) |
|
Each state agency shall develop a plan for conserving energy that |
|
includes a percentage goal for reducing the agency's use of |
|
electricity, gasoline, and natural gas. |
|
(b) Each state agency shall file a quarterly report with the |
|
governor and the Legislative Budget Board listing the goals |
|
identified in the agency's energy conservation plan and a |
|
description of the progress made by the agency in meeting those |
|
goals. The report must include ideas for additional energy savings |
|
developed by the agency. |
|
(c) Each state agency shall make the report required under |
|
Subsection (b) available to the public by posting the report in a |
|
conspicuous place on the agency's Internet website. |
|
SECTION 58. Section 2205.039(c), Government Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(c) A state agency other than the Texas Department of |
|
Transportation [board] shall send the agency's travel logs to the |
|
department on an annual basis. An agency is not required to file a |
|
travel log with the department if the agency did not operate an |
|
aircraft during the period covered by the travel log [board each
|
|
month in which the agency operates an aircraft]. |
|
SECTION 59. Section 2262.052(b), Government Code, as |
|
amended by Chapters 309 (H.B. 3042) and 785 (S.B. 19), Acts of the |
|
78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, is reenacted to read as |
|
follows: |
|
(b) Subject to the legislative audit committee's approval |
|
of including the work described by this subsection in the audit plan |
|
under Section 321.013(c), the state auditor may: |
|
(1) periodically monitor compliance with this |
|
section; |
|
(2) report any noncompliance to: |
|
(A) the governor; |
|
(B) the lieutenant governor; |
|
(C) the speaker of the house of representatives; |
|
and |
|
(D) the team; and |
|
(3) assist, in coordination with the attorney general |
|
and the comptroller, a noncomplying state agency to comply with |
|
this section. |
|
SECTION 60. Section 2306.0721(c), Government Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(c) The plan must include: |
|
(1) an estimate and analysis of the housing needs of |
|
the following populations in each uniform state service region: |
|
(A) individuals and families of moderate, low, |
|
very low, and extremely low income; |
|
(B) individuals with special needs; and |
|
(C) homeless individuals; |
|
(2) a proposal to use all available housing resources |
|
to address the housing needs of the populations described by |
|
Subdivision (1) by establishing funding levels for all |
|
housing-related programs; |
|
(3) an estimate of the number of federally assisted |
|
housing units available for individuals and families of low and |
|
very low income and individuals with special needs in each uniform |
|
state service region; |
|
(4) a description of state programs that govern the |
|
use of all available housing resources; |
|
(5) a resource allocation plan that targets all |
|
available housing resources to individuals and families of low and |
|
very low income and individuals with special needs in each uniform |
|
state service region; |
|
(6) a description of the department's efforts to |
|
monitor and analyze the unused or underused federal resources of |
|
other state agencies for housing-related services and services for |
|
homeless individuals and the department's recommendations to |
|
ensure the full use by the state of all available federal resources |
|
for those services in each uniform state service region; |
|
(7) strategies to provide housing for individuals and |
|
families with special needs in each uniform state service region; |
|
(8) a description of the department's efforts to |
|
encourage in each uniform state service region the construction of |
|
housing units that incorporate energy efficient construction and |
|
appliances; |
|
(9) an estimate and analysis of the housing supply in |
|
each uniform state service region; |
|
(10) an inventory of all publicly and, where possible, |
|
privately funded housing resources, including public housing |
|
authorities, housing finance corporations, community housing |
|
development organizations, and community action agencies; |
|
(11) strategies for meeting rural housing needs; |
|
(12) a biennial action plan for colonias that: |
|
(A) addresses current policy goals for colonia |
|
programs, strategies to meet the policy goals, and the projected |
|
outcomes with respect to the policy goals; and |
|
(B) includes information on the demand for |
|
contract-for-deed conversions, services from self-help centers, |
|
consumer education, and other colonia resident services in counties |
|
some part of which is within 150 miles of the international border |
|
of this state; and |
|
(13) a summary of public comments received at a |
|
hearing under this chapter or from another source that concern the |
|
demand for colonia resident services described by Subdivision |
|
(12)[; and
|
|
[(14)
any other housing-related information that the
|
|
state is required to include in the one-year action plan of the
|
|
consolidated plan submitted annually to the United States
|
|
Department of Housing and Urban Development]. |
|
SECTION 61. Section 2306.559(a), Government Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(a) The corporation shall file an annual report of the |
|
financial activity of the corporation with the department. The |
|
corporation's board of directors shall submit the report to the |
|
governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of |
|
representatives, and comptroller[, and Legislative Budget Board]. |
|
SECTION 62. Section 2306.560(a), Government Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(a) The corporation shall hire an independent certified |
|
public accountant to audit the corporation's books and accounts for |
|
each fiscal year. The corporation shall file a copy of the audit |
|
with the department and shall submit the audit report to the |
|
governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of |
|
representatives, comptroller, Bond Review Board, and State |
|
Auditor's Office [, and Legislative Budget Board] not later than |
|
the 30th day after the submission date established in the General |
|
Appropriations Act for the annual financial report. |
|
SECTION 63. Section 103.013, Health and Safety Code, is |
|
amended by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: |
|
(g) The report required under Subsection (f) may be |
|
published electronically on a state agency's Internet website. A |
|
state agency that electronically publishes a report under this |
|
subsection shall notify each agency entitled to receive a copy of |
|
the report that the report is available on the agency's Internet |
|
website on or before the date the report is due. |
|
SECTION 64. Section 161.0211(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(b) The department may conduct those investigations to |
|
determine the nature and extent of the disease or environmental |
|
exposure believed to be harmful to the public health. Any findings |
|
or determinations from such investigations that relate to |
|
environmental exposures believed to be harmful to the public shall |
|
be reported in writing to the Texas [Natural Resource Conservation] |
|
Commission on Environmental Quality, and the two agencies shall |
|
coordinate corrective measures as appropriate. The department |
|
shall use generally accepted methods of epidemiology or toxicology |
|
in the conduct of an investigation. |
|
SECTION 65. Subchapter Q, Chapter 361, Health and Safety |
|
Code, is amended by adding Section 361.5061 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 361.5061. PLANNING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS: |
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INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. An institution of higher |
|
education that is required to develop a source reduction and waste |
|
minimization plan under this subchapter for more than one facility |
|
may: |
|
(1) develop and submit one plan that covers all of the |
|
facilities; and |
|
(2) submit one annual report and one executive summary |
|
under Section 361.506 that covers all of the facilities. |
|
SECTION 66. Section 534.068, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsections (a-1) and (g) to read as follows: |
|
(a-1) The audit required under Subsection (a) may be |
|
published electronically on an authority's Internet website. An |
|
authority that electronically publishes an audit under this |
|
subsection shall notify the department that the audit is available |
|
on the authority's Internet website on or before the date the audit |
|
is due. |
|
(g) The report required under Subsection (f) may be |
|
published electronically on the department's Internet website. The |
|
department shall notify each entity entitled to receive a copy of |
|
the report that the report is available on the department's |
|
Internet website on or before the date the report is due. |
|
SECTION 67. Section 22.0251(b), Human Resources Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(b) The department shall submit to the governor and[,] the |
|
Legislative Budget Board an annual[, and the Health and Human
|
|
Services Commission a semiannual] report detailing the |
|
department's progress in reaching its goals under Subsection |
|
(a)(2). The report may be consolidated with any other report |
|
relating to the same subject that the department is required to |
|
submit under other law. |
|
SECTION 68. Section 22.0252(b), Human Resources Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(b) The department shall submit to the governor and[,] the |
|
Legislative Budget Board an annual[, and the Health and Human
|
|
Services Commission a semiannual] report on the operation and |
|
success of the telephone collection program. The report may be |
|
consolidated with any other report relating to the same subject |
|
that the department is required to submit under other law. |
|
SECTION 69. Section 22.0292(d), Human Resources Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(d) The department shall submit to the governor and[,] the |
|
Legislative Budget Board an annual[, and the Health and Human
|
|
Services Commission a semiannual] report on the operation and |
|
success of the information matching system required by this |
|
section. The report may be consolidated with any other report |
|
relating to the same subject matter the department is required to |
|
submit under other law. |
|
SECTION 70. Section 51.006, Human Resources Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
Sec. 51.006. REPORT. (a) Not later than November 1 of each |
|
even-numbered year, the department shall publish a report that |
|
summarizes reports from family violence centers under contract with |
|
the department and that analyzes the effectiveness of the contracts |
|
authorized by this chapter. The reports must include information |
|
on the expenditure of funds authorized under this chapter, the |
|
services provided, the number of persons for whom a service was |
|
provided, and any other information relating to the provision of |
|
family violence services. The report may be combined with the |
|
report required by Section 21.011. Copies of the report shall be |
|
submitted to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of |
|
the house of representatives, the Legislative Budget Board, and the |
|
standing committees of the senate and house of representatives |
|
having primary jurisdiction over the department. |
|
(b) The report required under Subsection (a) may be |
|
published electronically on the department's Internet website. The |
|
department shall notify each agency entitled to receive a copy of |
|
the report that the report is available on the department's |
|
Internet website on or before the date the report is due. |
|
SECTION 71. Section 114.008(a), Human Resources Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(a) The agencies represented on the council and the public |
|
members shall report to the council any requirements identified by |
|
the agency or person to provide additional or improved services to |
|
persons with autism or other pervasive developmental |
|
disorders. Not later than November 1 of each even-numbered year, |
|
the council shall prepare and deliver to the executive commissioner |
|
of the Health and Human Services Commission, the governor, the |
|
lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of |
|
representatives a report summarizing the recommendations. |
|
SECTION 72. Section 122.022, Human Resources Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
Sec. 122.022. REPORTS. (a) On or before November 1 of each |
|
year, the council shall file with the governor and the presiding |
|
officer of each house of the legislature a copy of the annual |
|
financial report prepared by the council under Section 2101.011, |
|
Government Code [complete and detailed written report accounting
|
|
for all funds received and disbursed by the council during the
|
|
preceding year. The annual report must meet the reporting
|
|
requirements applicable to financial reporting provided in the
|
|
General Appropriations Act]. |
|
(b) As part of the report filed under Subsection (a), the |
|
council shall provide [The report submitted under this section must
|
|
include]: |
|
(1) the number of persons with disabilities, according |
|
to their type of disability, who are employed in community |
|
rehabilitation programs participating in the programs established |
|
by this chapter or who are employed by businesses or workshops that |
|
receive supportive employment from community rehabilitation |
|
programs; |
|
(2) the amount of annual wages paid to a person |
|
participating in the program; |
|
(3) a summary of the sale of products offered by a |
|
community rehabilitation program; |
|
(4) a list of products and services offered by a |
|
community rehabilitation program; |
|
(5) the geographic distribution of the community |
|
rehabilitation programs; |
|
(6) the number of nondisabled workers who are employed |
|
in community rehabilitation programs under this chapter; and |
|
(7) the average and range of weekly earnings for |
|
disabled and nondisabled workers who are employed in community |
|
rehabilitation programs under this chapter. |
|
SECTION 73. Section 134.0041(g), Human Resources Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(g) A state agency or medical school affected by the plan |
|
shall use the plan as the basis for its request for appropriations |
|
during the next biennium unless the agency or school disagrees with |
|
the plan. If the agency or school disagrees with the plan or |
|
intends to deviate from the plan in its budget request, the agency |
|
or school shall submit to the council[, Legislative Budget Board,] |
|
and the Governor's Office of Budget, Planning, and Policy |
|
[governor's budget office] a written explanation of each |
|
disagreement or deviation and the reason for the disagreement or |
|
deviation. The state agency or medical school must submit the |
|
written explanation not later than November 1 of the year in which |
|
the plan is prepared. |
|
SECTION 74. Section 32.021(a), Insurance Code, is amended |
|
to read as follows: |
|
(a) The department shall file annually with the governor and |
|
the presiding officer of each house of the legislature a complete |
|
and detailed written report that includes: |
|
(1) [an accounting of all funds received and disbursed
|
|
by the department during the preceding fiscal year;
|
|
[(2)] a description of the commissioner's official |
|
acts; |
|
(2) [(3)] a description of the condition of companies |
|
doing business in this state; and |
|
(3) [(4)] other information that exhibits the affairs |
|
of the department. |
|
SECTION 75. Section 21.003(d), Labor Code, is amended to |
|
read as follows: |
|
(d) The commission at least annually shall make a |
|
comprehensive written report on the commission's activities to the |
|
governor and to the legislature. |
|
SECTION 76. Section 21.552(b), Labor Code, is amended to |
|
read as follows: |
|
(b) Each year the commission shall compile equal employment |
|
opportunity information reported to the commission by a state |
|
agency. The information must include: |
|
(1) the total number of employees of the agency and the |
|
total number of new employees hired since the date of the last |
|
report made by the agency; |
|
(2) the total number of employees of the agency listed |
|
by racial and ethnic group and the percentage of the total number of |
|
agency employees for each racial and ethnic group, including a |
|
distinction for those categories between the total number of |
|
employees and the total number of employees hired since the date of |
|
the last report made by the agency; |
|
(3) the total number of male employees and the total |
|
number of female employees of the agency, including a distinction |
|
for those categories between the total number of employees and the |
|
total number of employees hired since the date of the last report |
|
made by the agency; |
|
(4) the total number of male employees and the total |
|
number of female employees of the agency for each racial and ethnic |
|
group, including a distinction for those categories between the |
|
total number of employees and the total number of employees hired |
|
since the date of the last report made by the agency; and |
|
(5) [the total number of disabled employees of the
|
|
agency, including a distinction for that category between the total
|
|
number of employees and the total number of employees hired since
|
|
the date of the last report made by the agency; and
|
|
[(6)] the total number of employees of the agency |
|
listed by job classification and the total number of employees for |
|
each sex and [,] racial and ethnic group[, and disability] listed by |
|
job classification, including a distinction for those categories |
|
between the total number of employees and the total number of |
|
employees hired since the date of the last report made by the |
|
agency. |
|
SECTION 77. The heading to Section 21.553, Labor Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
Sec. 21.553. COOPERATION WITH COMPTROLLER AND UNIFORM |
|
STATEWIDE ACCOUNTING SYSTEM; REPORT [TO LEGISLATURE]. |
|
SECTION 78. Section 21.553(b), Labor Code, is amended to |
|
read as follows: |
|
(b) The commission shall conduct an analysis of the |
|
information reported to the commission under this subchapter and |
|
report the results of that analysis to the legislature, the |
|
Legislative Budget Board, and the governor not later than January 1 |
|
of each odd-numbered year [the fifth day of each regular session of
|
|
the legislature]. The report required under this subsection must |
|
be written in plain language. |
|
SECTION 79. The heading to Section 412.051, Labor Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
Sec. 412.051. DUTIES OF STATE AGENCIES; INSURANCE |
|
NOTIFICATION [REPORTING] REQUIREMENTS. |
|
SECTION 80. Section 412.051(b), Labor Code, is amended to |
|
read as follows: |
|
(b) Subject to Section 412.011 [In addition to the report
|
|
required under Section 412.053], each state agency that intends to |
|
purchase property, casualty, or liability insurance coverage in a |
|
manner other than through the services provided by the office shall |
|
notify the office of [report] the intended purchase [to the office] |
|
in the manner prescribed by the office. The state agency shall |
|
notify the office of [report] the intended purchase not later than |
|
the 30th day before the date on which the purchase of the coverage |
|
is scheduled to occur. The office may require a state agency to |
|
submit copies of insurance forms, policies, and other relevant |
|
information. |
|
SECTION 81. Section 506.002(b), Labor Code, is amended to |
|
read as follows: |
|
(b) The workers' compensation division of the office of the |
|
attorney general shall send to the comptroller [and the state
|
|
auditor] a copy of each statement of amounts due from an agency or |
|
other instrumentality of state government that, with funds that are |
|
held outside the state treasury, reimburses the general revenue |
|
fund for workers' compensation payments made out of the general |
|
revenue fund. |
|
SECTION 82. The heading to Section 91.1135, Natural |
|
Resources Code, is amended to read as follows: |
|
Sec. 91.1135. OIL AND GAS REGULATION AND [OIL-FIELD] |
|
CLEANUP FUND ADVISORY COMMITTEE. |
|
SECTION 83. Sections 91.1135(a), (d), (e), (f), and (g), |
|
Natural Resources Code, are amended to read as follows: |
|
(a) In this section, "committee" means the Oil and Gas |
|
Regulation and [Oil-Field] Cleanup Fund Advisory Committee. |
|
(d) The committee shall: |
|
(1) meet at least quarterly with the commission; |
|
(2) receive information about rules proposed by the |
|
commission relating to the oil and gas regulation and [oil-field] |
|
cleanup fund; |
|
(3) review recommendations for legislation proposed |
|
by the commission; and |
|
(4) monitor the effectiveness of the oil and gas |
|
regulation and [oil-field] cleanup fund. |
|
(e) The commission shall provide quarterly reports to the |
|
committee and the Legislative Budget Board that include: |
|
(1) the following information with respect to the |
|
period since the last report was provided as well as cumulatively: |
|
(A) the amount of money deposited in the oil and |
|
gas regulation and [oil-field] cleanup fund; |
|
(B) the amount of money spent from the fund; |
|
(C) the balance of the fund; |
|
(D) the number of wells plugged with money from |
|
the fund; |
|
(E) the number of sites remediated with money |
|
from the fund; and |
|
(F) the number of wells abandoned; and |
|
(2) any additional information or data requested in |
|
writing by the committee. |
|
(f) The committee may: |
|
(1) submit to the commission comments of the committee |
|
regarding proposed rules relating to the oil and gas regulation and |
|
[oil-field] cleanup fund; and |
|
(2) request reports and other information from the |
|
commission as necessary to implement this section. |
|
(g) Not later than November 15 of each even-numbered year, |
|
the committee shall report to the governor, lieutenant governor, |
|
and speaker of the house of representatives on the committee's |
|
activities. The report must include: |
|
(1) an analysis of any problems with the |
|
administration of the oil and gas regulation and [oil-field] |
|
cleanup fund; and |
|
(2) recommendations for any legislation needed to |
|
address any problems identified with the administration of the fund |
|
or otherwise needed to further the purposes of the fund. |
|
SECTION 84. Section 141.079, Natural Resources Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
Sec. 141.079. REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. Not later than |
|
January 1 of each odd-numbered year [During the first 30 days of
|
|
each regular session of the legislature], the commissioner shall |
|
report to the legislature on the status of the exploration, |
|
development, and production of geothermal energy and associated |
|
resources under the land governed by this subchapter. |
|
SECTION 85. Section 161.2111, Natural Resources Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
Sec. 161.2111. REPORT TO BOND REVIEW BOARD. With respect to |
|
purchases made under this chapter, the Veterans' Land Board shall |
|
file annually [semiannually] with the Bond Review Board a report on |
|
the performance of loans made by the Veterans' Land Board in |
|
connection with the purchases. The Bond Review Board shall review |
|
the reports filed by the Veterans' Land Board under this section to |
|
assess the performance of loans made under this chapter. The filing |
|
dates and the contents of the reports must comply with any rules |
|
adopted by the Bond Review Board. |
|
SECTION 86. Section 162.003(e), Natural Resources Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(e) With respect to loans made under the program, the |
|
Veterans' Land Board shall file annually [semiannually] with the |
|
Bond Review Board a report on the performance of the loans. The |
|
Bond Review Board shall review the reports filed by the Veterans' |
|
Land Board under this subsection to assess the performance of loans |
|
made under the program. The filing dates and the contents of the |
|
reports must comply with any rules adopted by the Bond Review Board. |
|
SECTION 87. Section 651.162, Occupations Code, is amended |
|
to read as follows: |
|
Sec. 651.162. BIENNIAL REPORT [ANNUAL REPORTS]. |
|
[(b)] The commission shall file biennially [annually] with |
|
the governor a written description of the activities of the |
|
commission during the two preceding fiscal years [year]. |
|
SECTION 88. Section 201.207(d), Transportation Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(d) The department, in conjunction with the border commerce |
|
coordinator, shall develop short-range and long-range plans, |
|
including recommendations to increase bilateral relations with |
|
Mexico and expedite trade by mitigating delays in border crossing |
|
inspections for northbound truck traffic. In developing the |
|
plans, the department and coordinator shall consider information |
|
obtained from any meetings under Subsection (a). The department |
|
shall update the plan biennially [and submit the updated plan to the
|
|
lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives,
|
|
and each other member of the legislature on or before December 1 of
|
|
each even-numbered year]. |
|
SECTION 89. Section 201.806(a), Transportation Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(a) The department shall: |
|
(1) tabulate and analyze the vehicle accident reports |
|
it receives; and |
|
(2) annually or more frequently publish statistical |
|
information derived from the accident reports as to the number, |
|
cause, and location of highway accidents, including information |
|
regarding the number of: |
|
(A) accidents involving injury to, death of, or |
|
property damage to a bicyclist or pedestrian; and |
|
(B) fatalities caused by a bridge collapse, as |
|
defined by Section 550.081[; and
|
|
[(3)
not later than December 15 of each even-numbered
|
|
year provide to the governor and the legislature:
|
|
[(A)
an abstract of the statistical information
|
|
for the biennium ending on the preceding August 31; and
|
|
[(B)
a report with the department's conclusions,
|
|
findings, and recommendations for decreasing highway accidents and
|
|
increasing highway and bridge safety]. |
|
SECTION 90. Section 228.012(c), Transportation Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(c) Not later than January 1 of each odd-numbered year, the |
|
department shall submit to the Legislative Budget Board and the |
|
Governor's Office of Budget, Planning, and Policy[, in the format
|
|
prescribed by the Legislative Budget Board,] a report on cash |
|
balances in the subaccounts created under this section and |
|
expenditures made with money in those subaccounts. The report must |
|
be in the form prescribed by the Legislative Budget Board. |
|
SECTION 91. Section 456.008(a), Transportation Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(a) Not later than January 1 of each year, the [The] |
|
commission by rule shall prepare and issue to the legislature a |
|
report on [the performance of] public transportation providers in |
|
this state that received state or federal funding during the |
|
previous 12-month period. A [The commission shall issue a] report |
|
under this section must: |
|
(1) detail the performance of the transportation |
|
providers during the preceding state fiscal year; and |
|
(2) include, as to each transportation provider, |
|
monthly data on industry utilized standards that best reflect |
|
ridership, mileage, revenue by source, and service effectiveness |
|
[at least once each state fiscal year]. |
|
SECTION 92. Section 12.203, Utilities Code, is amended to |
|
read as follows: |
|
Sec. 12.203. BIENNIAL [ANNUAL] REPORT. Not later than |
|
December 1 of each [(a) The commission shall prepare annually a
|
|
complete and detailed written report accounting for all funds
|
|
received and disbursed by the commission during the preceding
|
|
fiscal year. The annual report must meet the reporting
|
|
requirements applicable to financial reporting in the General
|
|
Appropriations Act.
|
|
[(b) In the annual report issued in the] year preceding the |
|
convening of each regular session of the legislature, the |
|
commission shall prepare a written report that includes [make] |
|
suggestions regarding modification and improvement of the |
|
commission's statutory authority and for the improvement of utility |
|
regulation in general that the commission considers appropriate for |
|
protecting and furthering the interest of the public. |
|
SECTION 93. Section 51(c), Chapter 1406 (S.B. 758), Acts of |
|
the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, is amended to read as |
|
follows: |
|
(c) The recommendations for expanding and improving |
|
provider capabilities under Subdivision (8), Subsection (b) of this |
|
section, must include provisions for start-up funding for providers |
|
to build necessary capacity in the state, partnerships with |
|
community leaders to identify local resources to support building |
|
capacity, and the development of pilot projects to procure regional |
|
capacity development. [Beginning September 1, 2007, at the end of
|
|
each fiscal year, the Department of Family and Protective Services
|
|
shall prepare a progress report that details the department's
|
|
activities in implementing the recommendations described in
|
|
Subdivision (8), Subsection (b) of this section. The progress
|
|
report must include regional data regarding the number of children
|
|
in state conservatorship who are placed in their home region
|
|
separated into classifications based on levels of care. The
|
|
Department of Family and Protective Services shall submit the
|
|
periodic progress reports required by this subsection to:
|
|
[(1) the governor;
|
|
[(2) the lieutenant governor;
|
|
[(3) the speaker of the house of representatives;
|
|
[(4)
appropriate oversight committees of the
|
|
legislature;
|
|
[(5) the Legislative Budget Board; and
|
|
[(6) the state auditor.] |
|
SECTION 94. Section 1(c), Chapter 413 (H.B. 1966), Acts of |
|
the 81st Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, is amended to read as |
|
follows: |
|
(c) Not later than December 1 of each year [, 2009], the |
|
Health and Human Services Commission shall submit an annual |
|
[initial] report to the governor and the Legislative Budget Board |
|
regarding [detailing] the e-prescribing implementation plan |
|
developed under this section. The report must include the |
|
projected expenditures and cost savings anticipated for the plan |
|
during the state fiscal year and the total expenditures associated |
|
with and cost savings realized from the plan to date. This |
|
subsection expires January 1, 2015. |
|
SECTION 95. Section 34, Chapter 1409 (H.B. 4586), Acts of |
|
the 81st Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, is amended by adding |
|
Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
|
(d) After an agency or institution that receives money |
|
available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has |
|
spent all the money received under that Act and completed all |
|
projects related to that Act, the agency or institution is no longer |
|
required to submit reports related to the agency's receipt of that |
|
money to the Legislative Budget Board. |
|
SECTION 96. (a) This section applies to: |
|
(1) a municipality with a population of more than |
|
50,000; and |
|
(2) a county in which there are more than 50 operating |
|
traffic-control signals. |
|
(b) Not later than September 1, 2014, the governing body of |
|
each municipality and each county described by Subsection (a) of |
|
this section shall prepare and submit a report to the legislature |
|
and to the Texas A&M Transportation Institute on the status of the |
|
municipality's or county's current traffic-control signal system |
|
and primary arterial street operation. |
|
(c) The report required under this section must include: |
|
(1) the municipality's or county's current practices |
|
relating to primary arterial streets and the performance of primary |
|
arterial streets, including the average speed, travel time, crash |
|
and delay rates at intersections, and estimated fuel consumption |
|
and vehicle emissions relating to those streets; |
|
(2) a list of the nontraditional strategies employed |
|
by the municipality or county to design and operate highway |
|
intersections, if any, including single point urban interchanges, |
|
diverging diamonds, and continuous left turn treatments; |
|
(3) a summary of the municipality's or county's |
|
current practices relating to: |
|
(A) traffic management; |
|
(B) traffic monitoring and data collection; and |
|
(C) traffic signal timing, operation, and |
|
maintenance; and |
|
(4) the amount of money spent and the number of people |
|
employed by the municipality or county in the preceding state |
|
fiscal year for purposes of managing and maintaining the |
|
municipality's or county's current traffic-control signal system |
|
and primary arterial street operation. |
|
SECTION 97. The Department of Information Resources and the |
|
Information Technology Council for Higher Education shall complete |
|
the review required under Section 2054.1211, Government Code, as |
|
added by this Act, not later than March 1, 2014. |
|
SECTION 98. The following provisions are repealed: |
|
(1) Section 22.004(e), Education Code; |
|
(2) Sections 29.160(e) and (f), Education Code; |
|
(3) Subchapter L, Chapter 51, Education Code; |
|
(4) Sections 54.777(b) and (c), Education Code; |
|
(5) Section 61.0761(d), Education Code; |
|
(6) Section 74.004(d), Education Code; |
|
(7) Section 152.005, Education Code; |
|
(8) Section 152.006, Education Code; |
|
(9) Section 59.012, Family Code; |
|
(10) Section 264.759, Family Code; |
|
(11) Section 21.007(d), Government Code; |
|
(12) Section 21.008(e), Government Code; |
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(13) Section 411.0097(c), Government Code, as added by |
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Chapter 556 (H.B. 1239), Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2005; |
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(14) Section 499.028, Government Code; |
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(15) Section 531.02415(e), Government Code; |
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(16) Section 531.042(d), Government Code; |
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(17) Section 531.073(i), Government Code; |
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(18) Section 531.0731, Government Code; |
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(19) Section 825.510, Government Code; |
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(20) Section 825.518, Government Code; |
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(21) Section 2155.448(c), Government Code; |
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(22) Sections 2161.121(d) and (e), Government Code; |
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(23) Section 2165.2035(e), Government Code; |
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(24) Section 2306.560(d), Government Code; |
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(25) Section 101.0061(f), Human Resources Code; |
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(26) Section 221.012(b), Human Resources Code; |
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(27) Section 1575.170(c), Insurance Code; |
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(28) Section 205.019(b), Labor Code; |
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(29) Section 201.103(c), Transportation Code; |
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(30) Section 201.608(c), Transportation Code; |
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(31) Section 222.103(e), Transportation Code; |
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(32) Section 6.156(b), Water Code; |
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(33) Section 26.051, Water Code; |
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(34) Section 26.561, Water Code; |
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(35) Section 21A(g), Texas Local Fire Fighters |
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Retirement Act (Article 6243e, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes); |
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(36) Section 1(d), Chapter 413 (H.B. 1966), Acts of |
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the 81st Legislature, Regular Session, 2009; and |
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(37) Section 46, Chapter 1130 (H.B. 2086), Acts of the |
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81st Legislature, Regular Session, 2009. |
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SECTION 99. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |