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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the continuation and functions of the State Office of |
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Risk Management. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 412, Labor Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 412.013 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 412.013. REVIEW AND UPDATE OF RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM |
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GUIDELINES. (a) In administering the guidelines for a |
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comprehensive risk management program under Section 412.011(b)(4), |
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the office must: |
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(1) at least biennially review the guidelines to |
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determine whether they are appropriate and current; and |
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(2) at least every five years, update the guidelines |
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to be consistent with up-to-date industry best practices and |
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current law. |
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(b) In updating the guidelines under Subsection (a)(2), the |
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office must solicit feedback from state entities concerning topics |
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for inclusion in the guidelines and ways for making the guidelines |
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more user-friendly. |
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SECTION 2. Section 412.021(f), Labor Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(f) The risk management board and the office are subject to |
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Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued |
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in existence as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished and |
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this section expires September 1, 2031 [2019]. |
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SECTION 3. Section 412.022, Labor Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (d) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) The [A] training program [established under this
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section] must provide the board member with information [to the
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member] regarding: |
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(1) the law governing [enabling legislation that
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created the office and] the office's operations; |
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(2) the programs, functions, rules, and budget of the |
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office; |
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(3) the scope of and limitations on the rulemaking |
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authority of the board; |
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(4) [(2)] the results of the most recent formal audit |
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of the office; |
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(5) [(3)] the requirements of: |
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(A) laws relating to open meetings, public |
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information, administrative procedure, and disclosing conflicts of |
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interest; and |
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(B) other laws applicable to members of a state |
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policymaking body in performing their duties; and |
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(6) [(4)] any applicable ethics policies adopted by |
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the office or the Texas Ethics Commission. |
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(d) The director of the office shall create a training |
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manual that includes the information required by Subsection (b). |
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The director shall distribute a copy of the training manual |
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annually to each member of the board. Each member of the board |
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shall sign and submit to the director a statement acknowledging |
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that the member received and has reviewed the training manual. |
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SECTION 4. Section 412.053(b), Labor Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) The information shall be reported not later than the |
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60th day after [before] the last day of each fiscal year. |
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SECTION 5. Notwithstanding the time periods prescribed by |
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Section 412.013, Labor Code, as added by this Act, the State Office |
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of Risk Management shall review and update the guidelines adopted |
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by the risk management board under Section 412.011(b)(4), Labor |
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Code, not later than September 1, 2020. |
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SECTION 6. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this |
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section, Section 412.022, Labor Code, as amended by this Act, |
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applies to a member of the risk management board appointed before, |
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on, or after the effective date of this Act. |
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(b) A member of the risk management board who, before the |
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effective date of this Act, completed the training program required |
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by Section 412.022, Labor Code, as that law existed before the |
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effective date of this Act, is required to complete additional |
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training only on subjects added by this Act to the training program |
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as required by Section 412.022, Labor Code, as amended by this Act. |
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A board member described by this subsection may not vote, |
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deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of |
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the board held on or after December 1, 2019, until the member |
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completes the additional training. |
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SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |