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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain required reports, plans, and other documents |
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prepared by state 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 32.034(e), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(e) The board of directors shall: |
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(1) employ a director for the center; and |
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(2) establish priorities for the center's activities[;
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and
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[(3)
report annually on the operation, projects, and
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fiscal affairs of the center to the State Board of Education and the
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membership of the center]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 39.263(c), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) The commissioner shall select annually schools and |
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districts qualified to receive successful school awards for their |
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performance [and report the selections to the governor and the
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State Board of Education]. |
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SECTION 3. Section 51.752(h), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(h) If the legislature fails to appropriate funds for the |
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operation of the Educational Economic Policy Center, the |
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Legislative Budget Board shall perform the duties of the committee |
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under this subchapter. [The board shall make the annual reports
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required by Subsection (g) to the presiding officers of the
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standing committees of the senate and the house of representatives
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with primary jurisdiction over the public school system.] |
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SECTION 4. Section 61.0762(a), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) To [implement the college readiness and success
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strategic action plan adopted under Section 61.0761 and to] enhance |
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the success of students at institutions of higher education, the |
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board by rule shall: |
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(1) develop higher education bridge programs in the |
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subject areas of mathematics, science, social science, or English |
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language arts to increase student success by reducing the need for |
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developmental education; |
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(2) develop incentive programs for institutions of |
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higher education that implement research-based, innovative |
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developmental education initiatives; |
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(3) develop a pilot program to award grants to |
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institutions of higher education for intensive programs designed to |
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address the needs of students at risk of dropping out of college; |
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(4) develop professional development programs for |
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faculty of institutions of higher education on college readiness |
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standards and the implications of such standards on instruction; |
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and |
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(5) develop other programs as determined by the board |
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that support the participation and success goals in "Closing the |
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Gaps," the state's master plan for higher education. |
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SECTION 5. Section 88.526(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The director shall prepare an annual report on equine |
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research funded under this subchapter. The director shall |
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distribute the report to [the Texas Racing Commission and] members |
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of the Texas horse racing industry. The director shall make copies |
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of the report available to interested parties. |
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SECTION 6. Section 72.084, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 72.084. COURT OF APPEALS. Each month, a [A] court of |
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appeals shall [annually] report to the office: |
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(1) the number of cases filed with the court during the |
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reporting month [year]; |
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(2) the number of cases disposed of by the court during |
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the reporting month [year]; |
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(3) for active cases on the docket of the court on the |
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reporting date, the average number of days from the date of |
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submission of the case to the court until the reporting date; and |
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(4) for each case disposed of during the reporting |
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month [year] by the court, the number of days from the date of |
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submission of the case to the court until the date of disposition of |
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the case by the court. |
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SECTION 7. Section 531.02111(e), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(e) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, |
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the commission shall submit the report to the governor, the |
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lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, |
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the presiding officer of each standing committee of the senate and |
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house of representatives having jurisdiction over health and human |
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services issues, and the state auditor[, and the comptroller]. |
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SECTION 8. Section 531.02112(c), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The commission shall submit the report to the governor, |
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legislature, and state auditor[, and comptroller]. |
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SECTION 9. Section 531.055(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Each health and human services agency, the Texas |
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Correctional Office [Council] on Offenders with Medical or Mental |
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Impairments, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Texas |
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Department of Housing and Community Affairs, [the Texas Education
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Agency,] the Texas Workforce Commission, and the Texas Juvenile |
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Justice Department [Youth Commission] shall adopt a joint |
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memorandum of understanding to promote a system of local-level |
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interagency staffing groups to coordinate services for persons |
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needing multiagency services. |
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SECTION 10. Section 614.072(f), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(f) The director shall prepare an annual written report on |
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the activity, status, and effectiveness of the fund and shall |
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submit the report to the lieutenant governor and[,] the speaker of |
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the house of representatives[, and the comptroller] before |
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September 1 of each year. |
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SECTION 11. Section 772.009, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (g) and adding Subsection (g-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(g) Each state agency other than an institution of higher |
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education shall file an annual report with the grant writing team |
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concerning the agency's efforts to acquire [in acquiring] available |
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discretionary federal funds during the preceding state fiscal |
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year. The grant writing team shall establish guidelines for |
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information included in the annual report required by this |
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subsection [section]. |
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(g-1) The grant writing team shall: |
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(1) evaluate the effectiveness of each agency in |
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acquiring discretionary federal funds during the preceding state |
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fiscal year; |
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(2) [and shall] report the findings of the evaluation |
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to the governor and the Legislative Budget Board; and |
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(3) publish the report on the office of the governor's |
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Internet website. |
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SECTION 12. Section 2056.002(d), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) A state agency shall send two copies of each plan to both |
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the Legislative Reference Library and the state publications |
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clearinghouse of the Texas State Library and one copy each to: |
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(1) the governor; |
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(2) the lieutenant governor; |
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(3) the speaker of the house of representatives; |
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(4) the Legislative Budget Board; |
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(5) the Sunset Advisory Commission; |
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(6) the state auditor; and |
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(7) [the comptroller; and
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[(8)] the Department of Information Resources. |
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SECTION 13. Section 2056.009(b), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The state plan shall be sent to the governor, lieutenant |
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governor, [comptroller,] and each member of the legislature not |
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later than the seventh working day of each regular session of the |
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legislature. |
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SECTION 14. Section 2165.055, Government Code, as amended |
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by Chapters 1153 (S.B. 211) and 1312 (S.B. 59), Acts of the 83rd |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, is reenacted and amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 2165.055. REPORT ABOUT IMPROVEMENTS AND REPAIRS. Not |
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later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the commission |
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[on July 1 of each even-numbered year] shall [electronically submit
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a] report to the governor[, lieutenant governor, speaker of the
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house of representatives, comptroller, and Legislative Budget
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Board on]: |
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(1) all improvements and repairs that have been made, |
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with an itemized account of receipts and expenditures; and |
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(2) the condition of all property under its control, |
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with an estimate of needed improvements and repairs. |
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SECTION 15. Section 2166.101(d), Government Code, as |
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amended by Chapters 1153 (S.B. 211) and 1312 (S.B. 59), Acts of the |
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83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, is reenacted and amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(d) The commission shall summarize its findings on the |
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status of state-owned buildings and current information on |
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construction costs and include the summary in the commission's |
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master facilities plan required under Section 2166.102 [in an
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electronically submitted report to the governor, lieutenant
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governor, speaker of the house of representatives, comptroller, and
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Legislative Budget Board not later than July 1 of each
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even-numbered year]. |
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SECTION 16. Section 2166.103(b), Government Code, as |
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amended by Chapters 1153 (S.B. 211) and 1312 (S.B. 59), Acts of the |
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83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, is reenacted and amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The [Not later than July 1 of each even-numbered year,] |
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commission shall identify [electronically submit to the governor,
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the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of
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representatives, the comptroller, and the Legislative Budget Board
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a report identifying] counties in which more than 50,000 square |
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feet of usable office space is needed and make recommendations for |
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meeting that need. The commission may recommend leasing or |
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purchasing and renovating one or more existing buildings or |
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constructing one or more buildings. The commission shall include |
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the commission's findings and recommendations in the commission's |
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master facilities plan required under Section 2166.102. |
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SECTION 17. Section 2205.041, Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2205.041. AIRCRAFT USE FORM. (a) The Texas Department |
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of Transportation [Legislative Budget Board, in cooperation with
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the board,] shall prescribe: |
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(1) an annual aircraft use form for gathering |
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information about the use of state-operated aircraft, including the |
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extent to which and the methods by which the goal provided by |
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Section 2205.031(b) is being met; and |
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(2) procedures for each state agency that operates an |
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aircraft for sending the form to the department [board and the
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Legislative Budget Board]. |
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(b) The aircraft use form must request the following |
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information about each aircraft a state agency operates: |
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(1) a description of the aircraft; |
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(2) the date purchased or leased and the purchase |
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price or lease cost; |
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(3) the number of annual hours flown; |
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(4) the annual operating costs; |
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(5) the number of flights and the destinations; |
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(6) the travel logs prepared under Section 2205.039; |
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and |
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(7) any other information the Texas Department of |
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Transportation [Legislative Budget Board] requires to document the |
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proper or cost-efficient use of the aircraft. |
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SECTION 18. The following provisions are repealed: |
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(1) Section 51.752(g), Education Code; |
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(2) Section 61.0761, Education Code; |
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(3) Section 109.75(c), Education Code; |
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(4) Section 761.005, Government Code; |
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(5) Section 2166.409, Government Code; |
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(6) Section 101.0252, Human Resources Code; and |
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(7) Section 162.501(c), Tax Code. |
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SECTION 19. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |