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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the recommendations made by the Sunset Advisory |
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Commission regarding state agencies reviewed under the Texas Sunset |
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Act. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 325.012, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) In its report on a state agency under Subsection (a), |
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the commission may only make recommendations that relate to |
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procedural changes in the day-to-day operation or function of the |
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state agency, including recommendations related to internal |
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business operating procedures of the agency and administrative |
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functions that do not require or are not affected by the unique |
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subject matter responsibilities of the agency, such as changes to |
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the general employment policy, the career ladder program, equal |
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opportunity policies, public interest information and public |
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participation policies, and the procedural method for issuing a |
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license or resolving a complaint. The commission may not make |
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recommendations that relate to substantive changes in the operation |
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or function of the agency, including recommendations related to: |
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(1) the expansion or contraction of the subject matter |
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responsibilities of the agency; |
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(2) a restriction on the deliberative process of a |
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state agency's governing board; |
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(3) a change to the qualifications for a license or the |
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activities for which a license issued by the agency is required; |
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(4) a change to the rulemaking authority of the agency |
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as it relates to the agency's enforcement of its subject matter; |
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(5) a change to the scope of practice of the holder of |
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a license issued by the agency; and |
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(6) agency penalty and enforcement provisions. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |