84R4534 TSR-D

By: Burkett H.B. No. 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the abolishment of the Texas Council on Purchasing from People with Disabilities and the transfer of its functions to the comptroller of public accounts.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Sections 2155.138(a) and (b), Government Code, are amended to read as follows:

(a) The competitive bidding provisions of this chapter do not apply to a state purchase of goods or services that:

(1) are made or provided by blind or visually impaired persons;

(2) are offered for sale to a state agency through efforts made under Chapter 122, Human Resources Code [law by the Texas Council on Purchasing from People with Disabilities];

(3) meet state specifications for quantity, quality, delivery, and life cycle costs; and

(4) cost not more than the fair market price of similar items.

(b) The comptroller [council] shall test the goods and services to the extent necessary to ensure quality. The comptroller [council] may enter into a contract with a private or public entity to assist with testing.

SECTION 2. The heading to Chapter 122, Human Resources Code, is amended to read as follows:

CHAPTER 122. [TEXAS COUNCIL ON] PURCHASING FROM PEOPLE WITH

DISABILITIES

SECTION 3. Section 122.0057, Human Resources Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 122.0057. ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) The comptroller shall [council may] establish an advisory committee to assist the comptroller in establishing:

(1) performance goals for the program administered under this chapter; and

(2) criteria for certifying a community rehabilitation program for participation in the program administered under this chapter [if the council considers the committee necessary. The membership of the committee is determined by the council].

(b) The advisory committee consists of nine members appointed by the comptroller as follows:

(1) two representatives from community rehabilitation programs that participate in the program administered under this chapter;

(2) three representatives from organizations that advocate for persons with disabilities;

(3) one representative from a state agency that provides vocational rehabilitation services to persons with disabilities; and

(4) three persons with disabilities, one of whom is employed by a community rehabilitation program that participates in the program administered under this chapter [The council shall specify the purpose and duties of the advisory committee, which must include:

[(1) reviewing the effectiveness of the program administered under this chapter; and

[(2) recommending procedures to create higher skilled and higher paying employment opportunities].

(c) Members of the [an] advisory committee serve at the will of the comptroller [council. The council may dissolve an advisory committee when appropriate].

(d) The comptroller shall appoint a presiding officer from among the advisory committee members [The council shall make reasonable attempts to have balanced representation on all advisory committees, including attempting to seek representation from:

[(1) the Lighthouse for the Blind community rehabilitation programs;

[(2) the Goodwill community rehabilitation programs;

[(3) the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation community rehabilitation program;

[(4) other community rehabilitation programs;

[(5) representatives from central nonprofit agencies;

[(6) representatives of disability advocacy groups;

[(7) government purchasing agents with knowledge of this chapter;

[(8) private industry representatives with knowledge of this chapter; and

[(9) private citizens who have a disability and have knowledge of the sale of products and services].

(e) The members of the advisory committee serve staggered four-year terms, with the terms of either four or five members expiring February 1 of each odd-numbered year. A member may not serve more than two terms.

(f) A vacancy on the committee shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for that position.

(g) The advisory committee shall meet at the call of the presiding officer.

(h) The advisory committee shall:

(1) establish specific objectives for the program administered under this chapter that are appropriate given the program's status as one of several employment-related services this state offers to persons with disabilities;

(2) develop performance measures that may be used by the comptroller to evaluate whether the program is meeting the objectives established under Subdivision (1); and

(3) recommend criteria for certifying community rehabilitation programs for participation in the program.

(i) In developing the performance measures under Subsection (h), the advisory committee must consider the following factors as applicable to the program administered under this chapter:

(1) the percentage of total sales revenue attributable to the program:

(A) paid in wages to persons with disabilities; and

(B) spent on direct training and professional development services for persons with disabilities;

(2) the average hourly wage earned by a person participating in the program;

(3) the average annual salary earned by a person participating in the program;

(4) the number of persons with disabilities participating in the program paid less than minimum wage;

(5) the average number of hours worked each week by a person with a disability who participates in the program;

(6) the percentage of persons with disabilities who participate in the program and who are placed into competitive positions, including competitive management or administrative positions within community rehabilitation programs; and

(7) the percentage of work performed by persons with disabilities who participate in the program that is purely repackaging labor.

(j) The advisory committee shall meet at the call of the presiding officer at least once each fiscal year to review and, if necessary, recommend changes to program objectives, performance measures, and criteria established under Subsection (h).

(k) The advisory committee shall provide input to the comptroller in adopting rules applicable to the program administered under this chapter relating to the employment-first policies described by Sections 531.02447 and 531.02448, Government Code.

(l) The advisory committee may request administrative support from the comptroller. The comptroller shall provide the requested assistance.

(m) The advisory committee is not subject to Chapter 2110, Government Code.

SECTION 4. Chapter 122, Human Resources Code, is amended by adding Section 122.0058 to read as follows:

Sec. 122.0058. APPLICATION OF OPEN MEETINGS LAW, OPEN RECORDS LAW, AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE LAW TO ADVISORY COMMITTEE. The advisory committee established under Section 122.0057 is subject to the requirements of the open meetings law, Chapter 551, Government Code, the open records law, Chapter 552, Government Code, and Chapter 2001, Government Code.

SECTION 5. Sections 122.007(a), (c), (d), and (e), Human Resources Code, are amended to read as follows:

(a) The comptroller [council] shall determine the fair market price of all products and services manufactured or provided by persons with disabilities and offered for sale to the various agencies and departments of the state and its political subdivisions by a community rehabilitation program participating in the program administered under this chapter. The comptroller [council] shall ensure that the products and services offered for sale offer the best value for the state or a political subdivision.

(c) The comptroller [council] shall revise the prices periodically to reflect changing market conditions.

(d) Before offering for sale products and services manufactured or provided by persons with disabilities to state agencies and political subdivisions, the comptroller [council] shall test the goods and services in accordance with Section 2155.069, Government Code, to the extent necessary to ensure quality. The comptroller [council] may enter into a contract with a private or public entity to assist with testing. The comptroller [commission] shall make awards under this section based on proposed goods and services meeting formal state specifications developed by the comptroller [commission] or meeting commercial specifications approved by the comptroller [commission].

(e) Requisitions for products and services required by state agencies are processed by the comptroller [commission] according to rules established by the comptroller [commission].

SECTION 6. Section 122.008, Human Resources Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 122.008. PROCUREMENT AT DETERMINED PRICE. A suitable product or service that meets applicable specifications established by the state or its political subdivisions and that is available within the time specified must be procured from a community rehabilitation program at the price determined by the comptroller [council] to be the fair market price under Section 122.007.

SECTION 7. Sections 122.009(a) and (b), Human Resources Code, are amended to read as follows:

(a) The records of the comptroller [council] and of a central nonprofit agency shall, to the extent that the records pertain specifically to state purchases of the products and services of persons with disabilities, be made available upon request to the inspection of representatives of the state auditor, the governor's budget office, or the Legislative Budget Board. The inspection of the records shall be conducted with due regard to the privacy rights of persons with disabilities. A document that is available for inspection under this subsection is an open record for purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code.

(b) The comptroller shall maintain [commission is the depository for] all records concerning the comptroller's [council's] operations under this chapter.

SECTION 8. Sections 122.0095(a), (d), and (e), Human Resources Code, are amended to read as follows:

(a) Each state agency that purchases products or services through a program under this chapter shall:

(1) designate an agency employee to ensure that the agency complies with this chapter; and

(2) report to the comptroller [commission and the council] the purchase of products or services available from a central nonprofit agency or community rehabilitation program under this chapter, but purchased from another business that is not a central nonprofit agency or community rehabilitation program under this chapter.

(d) The comptroller [commission] shall post the reports required by Subsection (a)(2) on the comptroller's [commission's] website.

(e) The comptroller [council] shall review and analyze the information contained in the reports under this section and Sections 122.012 and 122.016[. The commission shall assist the council in reviewing and analyzing the reports] in order to improve state agency compliance with this chapter.

SECTION 9. Section 122.010, Human Resources Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 122.010. COOPERATION WITH DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE. The comptroller [council] may cooperate with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to accomplish the purposes of this chapter and to contribute to the economy of state government. The comptroller [council] and the department may enter into contractual agreements, cooperative working relationships, or other arrangements necessary for effective coordination and the realization of the objectives of both entities.

SECTION 10. Section 122.011, Human Resources Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 122.011. CORRELATION WITH RELATED FEDERAL PROGRAMS. The comptroller [council] may adopt procedures, practices, and standards used for federal programs similar to the state program established in this chapter.

SECTION 11. Section 122.012, Human Resources Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 122.012. DUTIES OF COMPTROLLER [COMMISSION]; INTERAGENCY COOPERATION. (a) The comptroller [commission] shall perform the comptroller's duties under this chapter with assistance from the advisory committee established under Section 122.0057 [provide legal and other necessary support to the council] in accordance with legislative appropriation[. The commission shall assign an upper-level management employee to ensure that the commission meets the requirements of this chapter].

(b) State agencies responsible for the provision of rehabilitation and related services to persons with disabilities shall cooperate with the comptroller [council] in the operation of the program. The Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services [Texas Commission for the Blind, the Texas Rehabilitation Commission,] and other state human services agencies responsible for assisting persons with disabilities may, through written agreements or interagency contracts, provide space, storage, logistical support, consultation, expert services, communications services, or financial assistance with respect to any function or responsibility of the comptroller under this chapter [council].

(c) The comptroller [commission] or a state agency may not assume the marketing or fiscal responsibility for the expense of marketing the products and services of persons with disabilities under the program.

(d) The comptroller [commission] shall include the programs administered under this chapter in the comptroller's [commission's] procurement policy manuals.

(e) After any audit or review the comptroller [commission] conducts with regard to state agency compliance with purchasing laws and procedures, the comptroller [commission] shall assist [report to the council] a state agency that is not complying with this chapter to comply with this chapter.

SECTION 12. Sections 122.013(a) and (c), Human Resources Code, are amended to read as follows:

(a) The comptroller [council] shall adopt rules for the implementation, extension, administration, or improvement of the program authorized by this chapter in accordance with Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(c) The comptroller [council] shall adopt rules to:

(1) address possible conflicts of interest for central nonprofit agencies and community rehabilitation programs;

(2) establish a process for the certification of community rehabilitation programs;

(3) establish a minimum percentage of disabled labor an organization must employ to be considered a community rehabilitation program under this chapter; and

(4) define the terms "value-added" and "direct labor" for products manufactured and services provided that are offered for sale under this chapter.

SECTION 13. Section 122.014, Human Resources Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 122.014. PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS. Except as otherwise provided by this section, a product manufactured for sale through the comptroller [commission] to any office, department, institution, or agency of the state under this chapter shall be manufactured or produced according to specifications developed by the comptroller [commission]. If the comptroller [commission] has not adopted specifications for a particular product, the production shall be based on commercial or federal specifications in current use by industry for the manufacture of the product for sale to the state.

SECTION 14. Section 122.015(a), Human Resources Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a) In determining the fair market value of products or services offered for sale under this chapter, the comptroller [subcommittee established under Section 122.007(b) and the council] shall give due consideration to the following type of factors:

(1) to the extent applicable, the amounts being paid for similar articles in similar quantities by federal agencies purchasing the products or services under the authorized federal program of like effect to the state program authorized by this chapter;

(2) the amounts which private business would pay for similar products or services in similar quantities if purchasing from a reputable corporation engaged in the business of selling similar products or services;

(3) to the extent applicable, the amount paid by the state in any recent purchases of similar products or services in similar quantities, making due allowance for general inflationary or deflationary trends;

(4) the actual cost of manufacturing the product or performing a service at a community rehabilitation program offering employment services on or off premises to persons with disabilities, with adequate weight to be given to legal and moral imperatives to pay workers with disabilities equitable wages; and

(5) the usual, customary, and reasonable costs of manufacturing, marketing, and distribution.

SECTION 15. Section 122.016, Human Resources Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 122.016. EXCEPTIONS. (a) Exceptions from the operation of the mandatory provisions of Section 122.014 may be made in any case where:

(1) under the rules of the comptroller [commission], the product or service so produced or provided does not meet the reasonable requirements of the office, department, institution, or agency; or

(2) the requisitions made cannot be reasonably complied with through provision of products or services produced by persons with disabilities.

(b) Each month, the comptroller [commission] shall prepare [provide the council with] a list of all items purchased under the exception provided by Subsection (a) [of this section]. The comptroller [council] shall adopt the form in which the list is to be provided and may include in [require] the list [to include] the date of requisition, the type of product or service requested, the reason for purchase under the exception, and any other information that the comptroller [council] considers relevant to a determination of why the product or service was not purchased in accordance with Section 122.014.

(c) No office, department, institution, or agency may evade the intent of this section by slight variations from standards adopted by the comptroller [commission], when the products or services produced or provided by persons with disabilities, in accordance with established standards, are reasonably adapted to the actual needs of the office, department, institution, or agency.

SECTION 16. Section 122.019, Human Resources Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 122.019. CENTRAL NONPROFIT AGENCY. (a) The comptroller [council] may select and contract with one or more central nonprofit agencies through a request for proposals for a period not to exceed five years. Once the selection process is completed, the comptroller [council] shall contract with a central nonprofit agency to:

(1) recruit and assist community rehabilitation programs in developing and submitting applications for the selection of suitable products and services;

(2) facilitate the distribution of orders among community rehabilitation programs;

(3) manage and coordinate the day-to-day operation of the program, including the general administration of contracts with community rehabilitation programs;

(4) promote increased supported employment opportunities for persons with disabilities; and

(5) recruit and assist qualified nonprofit organizations that are managed by members of racial minorities, women, or persons with disabilities and that are in the process of qualifying as community rehabilitation programs.

(b) The services of a central nonprofit agency may include marketing and marketing support services, such as:

(1) assistance to community rehabilitation programs regarding solicitation and negotiation of contracts;

(2) direct marketing of products and services to consumers;

(3) research and development of products and services;

(4) public relations activities to promote the program;

(5) customer relations;

(6) education and training;

(7) accounting services related to purchase orders, invoices, and payments to community rehabilitation programs; and

(8) other duties designated by the comptroller [council].

(c) Each year, the comptroller [council] shall review services provided by a central nonprofit agency and the revenues required to accomplish the program to determine whether each agency's performance complies with contractual specifications. Not later than the 60th day before the review, the comptroller [council] shall publish in the Texas Register a request for comment on the services of a central nonprofit agency that participates in community rehabilitation programs.

(d) At least once during each five-year period, the comptroller [council] may review and renegotiate the contract with a central nonprofit agency. Not later than the 60th day before the date the comptroller [council] adopts or renews a contract, the comptroller [council] shall publish notice of the proposed contract in the Texas Register.

(e) The comptroller shall determine the best method to structure the maximum management fee rate charged by a central nonprofit agency for its services [must be computed as a percentage of the selling price of the product or the contract price of a service, must be included in the selling price or contract price, and must be paid at the time of sale]. The management fee rate must be [approved by the council and must be] reviewed on an annual basis.

(f) A percentage of the management fee described by Subsection (e) shall be paid to the comptroller [council] and is subject to Section 122.023. The percentage shall be set by the comptroller [council] in the amount necessary to reimburse the general revenue fund for direct and reasonable costs incurred by the comptroller [commission, the council, and the council staff] in administering the comptroller's [council's] duties under this chapter, including any costs associated with providing support to the advisory committee.

(g) The comptroller [council] may terminate a contract with a central nonprofit agency if:

(1) the comptroller [council] finds substantial evidence of the central nonprofit agency's noncompliance with contractual obligations; and

(2) the comptroller [council] has provided at least 30 days' notice to the central nonprofit agency of the termination of the contract.

(h) The comptroller [council] may request an audit by the state auditor of:

(1) the management fee set by a central nonprofit agency; or

(2) the financial condition of a central nonprofit agency.

(i) A person may not operate a community rehabilitation program and at the same time contract with the comptroller [council] as a central nonprofit agency.

SECTION 17. Section 122.020, Human Resources Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 122.020. CONSUMER INFORMATION; COMPLAINTS. (a) The comptroller [council] shall prepare information of consumer interest describing the activities of the comptroller under this chapter [council] and describing the comptroller's [council's] procedures by which consumer complaints are filed with and resolved by the comptroller under this chapter [council]. The comptroller [council] shall make the information available to the general public and appropriate state agencies.

(b) The comptroller [council] shall keep an information file about each complaint filed with the comptroller [council]. The file must include:

(1) the name of the person who filed the complaint;

(2) the date the complaint is received by the comptroller [council];

(3) the subject matter of the complaint;

(4) the name of each person contacted in relation to the complaint;

(5) a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint; and

(6) an explanation of the reason the file was closed, if the comptroller [council] closed the file without taking action other than to investigate the complaint.

(c) If a written complaint is filed with the comptroller [council], the comptroller [council], at least as frequently as quarterly and until final disposition of the complaint, shall notify the parties to the complaint of the status of the complaint unless the notice would jeopardize an undercover investigation.

(d) The comptroller [council] shall provide to the person filing the complaint and to each person who is a subject of the complaint a copy of the comptroller's [council's] policies and procedures relating to complaint investigation and resolution.

SECTION 18. Sections 122.0205(a) and (c), Human Resources Code, are amended to read as follows:

(a) A dispute between the comptroller [council] and a central nonprofit agency or a community rehabilitation program shall first be submitted to alternative dispute resolution.

(c) This section does not limit the comptroller's [council's] ability to request opinions from the attorney general.

SECTION 19. Section 122.0215, Human Resources Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 122.0215. ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND RECORDS; INSPECTION. (a) The comptroller [council] and the comptroller's [council's] staff may access financial or other information and records from a central nonprofit agency or a community rehabilitation program if the comptroller [council] determines the information and records are necessary for the effective administration of this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter.

(b) Information and records must be obtained under Subsection (a) in recognition of the privacy interest of persons employed by central nonprofit agencies or community rehabilitation programs. The information and records may not be released or made public on subpoena or otherwise, except that release may be made:

(1) for statistical purposes, but only if a person is not identified;

(2) with the consent of each person identified in the information released; or

(3) regarding a compensation package of any central nonprofit agency employee or subcontractor if determined by the comptroller [council] to be relevant to the administration of this chapter.

(c) The comptroller [council] shall adopt rules establishing procedures to ensure that the information and records maintained by the comptroller [council] under this chapter are kept confidential and protected from release to unauthorized persons.

(d) The comptroller [council] or a central nonprofit agency at the comptroller's [council's] direction may inspect a community rehabilitation program for compliance with certification criteria established under Section [Sections 122.003(j) and] 122.013(c). [The committee designated under Section 122.003(j) shall review the inspection results and recommend appropriate action to the council.]

SECTION 20. 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 comptroller [council] shall prepare an annual financial report in the form prescribed by Section 2101.011, Government Code, relating to the comptroller's activities under this chapter and file the report 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].

(b) As part of the report filed under Subsection (a), the comptroller [council] shall provide:

(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 21. Section 122.023, Human Resources Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 122.023. COMPTROLLER [COUNCIL] FUNDS. All money paid to the comptroller [council] under this chapter is subject to Subchapter F, Chapter 404, Government Code.

SECTION 22. Section 122.024, Human Resources Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 122.024. STRATEGIC PLAN; FINAL OPERATING PLAN. The comptroller [council] shall prepare a [an agency] strategic plan and a final operating plan relating to the comptroller's activities under this chapter as required by Subchapter E, Chapter 2054, Government Code.

SECTION 23. Section 122.028, Human Resources Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 122.028. PROGRAM PROMOTION. The comptroller [council] shall establish procedures for the promotion of the program administered under this chapter.

SECTION 24. Section 122.029, Human Resources Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 122.029. DUTIES OF STATE AUDITOR. (a) As part of an audit of a state agency authorized under Section 2161.123, Government Code, the state auditor shall:

(1) conduct an audit of a state agency for compliance with this chapter; and

(2) report to the comptroller [council] a state agency that is not complying with this chapter.

(b) If the state auditor reports to the comptroller [council] that a state agency is not complying with this chapter, the comptroller [council] shall assist the agency in complying.

SECTION 25. Section 122.030, Human Resources Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 122.030. MANAGEMENT FEE RATE; REVIEW PROCESS. (a) The comptroller [council] shall develop a formal review process for the annual review conducted under Section 122.019(e). The review process must include:

(1) notice to affected parties, including community rehabilitation programs;

(2) solicitation of public comment; and

(3) documentation provided by a central nonprofit agency in support of a proposed management fee rate change.

(b) Before making a decision relating to the management fee rate, the comptroller [council] shall consider:

(1) any public comment received;

(2) documentation provided by a central nonprofit agency; and

(3) any documentation provided by a community rehabilitation program or the public.

(c) The comptroller [council] shall adopt rules to implement this section.

SECTION 26. The following provisions of the Human Resources Code are repealed:

(1) Section 122.002(4);

(2) Section 122.003;

(3) Section 122.004;

(4) Section 122.005;

(5) Section 122.0055;

(6) Section 122.006;

(7) Section 122.007(b);

(8) Section 122.009(c);

(9) Section 122.013(b);

(10) Section 122.0206;

(11) Section 122.021;

(12) Section 122.025; and

(13) Section 122.027.

SECTION 27. (a) The Texas Council on Purchasing from People with Disabilities is abolished.

(b) The validity of an action taken by or in connection with the authority of the Texas Council on Purchasing from People with Disabilities before it is abolished is not affected by the abolition.

SECTION 28. (a) All powers and duties of the Texas Council on Purchasing from People with Disabilities are transferred to the comptroller of public accounts.

(b) A rule, form, policy, procedure, or decision of the Texas Council on Purchasing from People with Disabilities continues in effect as a rule, form, policy, procedure, or decision of the comptroller of public accounts until superseded by an act of the comptroller of public accounts or the comptroller of public accounts' staff.

(c) A reference in law to the Texas Council on Purchasing from People with Disabilities means the comptroller of public accounts.

(d) Any action or proceeding before the Texas Council on Purchasing from People with Disabilities is transferred without change in status to the comptroller of public accounts, and the comptroller of public accounts assumes, without a change in status, the position of the Texas Council on Purchasing from People with Disabilities in any action or proceeding to which the Texas Council on Purchasing from People with Disabilities is a party.

(e) All money, contracts, leases, rights, bonds, and obligations of the Texas Council on Purchasing from People with Disabilities are transferred to the comptroller of public accounts.

(f) All personal property, including records, in the custody of the Texas Council on Purchasing from People with Disabilities becomes the property of the comptroller of public accounts.

(g) All funds appropriated by the legislature to the Texas Council on Purchasing from People with Disabilities are transferred to the comptroller of public accounts.

SECTION 29. The terms of the current members of the advisory committee amended by this Act expire on the effective date of this Act. On that date or as soon as possible after that date, the comptroller shall appoint new members to the advisory committee in accordance with the requirements of Section 122.0057, Human Resources Code, as amended by this Act. The comptroller shall designate the four members of the committee whose terms expire on February 1, 2017, and the five members of the committee whose terms expire on February 1, 2019.

SECTION 30. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.