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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of the Texas Nonprofit Council to assist |
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with faith-based and community-based initiatives. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 535.055, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 535.055. TEXAS NONPROFIT COUNCIL [TASK FORCE ON
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IMPROVING RELATIONS WITH NONPROFITS]. (a) The Texas Nonprofit |
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Council [interagency coordinating group task force] is established |
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to help direct the interagency coordinating group in carrying out |
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the group's duties under this section. The commission shall |
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provide administrative support to the council [task force]. |
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(b) The executive commissioner, in consultation with the |
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presiding officer of the interagency coordinating group, shall |
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appoint as members of the council two representatives [task force
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one representative] from each of the following groups and entities: |
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(1) [a] statewide nonprofit organizations |
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[organization]; |
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(2) local governments; |
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(3) faith-based groups; |
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(4) community-based groups; |
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(5) consultants to nonprofit corporations; and |
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(6) [experts in grant writing; and
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[(7) a] statewide associations [association] of |
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nonprofit organizations. |
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(c) The council [In addition to the interagency
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coordinating group's other duties, the interagency coordinating
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group], in coordination with the interagency coordinating group |
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[task force], shall: |
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(1) make recommendations [develop and implement a
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plan] for improving contracting relationships between state |
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agencies and faith- and community-based organizations; |
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(2) develop best practices for cooperating and |
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collaborating with faith- and community-based organizations; |
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(3) identify and address duplication of services |
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provided by the state and faith- and community-based organizations; |
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and |
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(4) identify and address gaps in state services that |
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faith- and community-based organizations could fill. |
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(c-1) The council shall elect a chair or chairs and |
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secretary from among its members and shall assist the executive |
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commissioner in identifying individuals to fill vacant council |
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positions that arise. |
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(c-2) Council members serve three-year terms. The terms |
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expire on October 1 of every third year. A council member shall |
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serve a maximum of two consecutive terms. |
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(d) The council [task force] shall prepare a biennial report |
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detailing the council's work, including [describing actions taken
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or not taken by the interagency coordinating group under this
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section and include] in the report any recommendations relating to |
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legislation necessary to address an issue identified [by the group] |
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under this section. The council [task force] shall present the |
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report to the House Committee on Human Services or its successor, |
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the House Committee on Public Health or its successor, and the |
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Senate Health and Human Services Committee or its successor not |
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later than December 1 of each even-numbered year [September 1,
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2012]. |
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(e) Chapter 2110 does not apply to the Texas Nonprofit |
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Council. |
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(f) The council is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset |
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Act), but is not abolished under that chapter. The council shall be |
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reviewed during the period in which state agencies abolished in |
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2019 and every 12th year after 2019 are reviewed. [This section
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expires September 1, 2013.] |
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SECTION 2. Not later than October 1, 2013, and by October 1 |
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every three years thereafter, the executive commissioner of the |
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Health and Human Services Commission shall appoint members to the |
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Texas Nonprofit Council in accordance with Section 535.055, |
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Government Code, as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect August 31, 2013. |
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