87R2774 MLH-D
 
  By: Lambert H.B. No. 1840
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the continuation and functions of the Credit Union
  Department and the Credit Union Commission.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 15, Finance Code, is
  amended by adding Section 15.104 to read as follows:
         Sec. 15.104.  NOTIFICATION AND GUIDANCE ON ADOPTION OF
  CERTAIN FEDERAL LAWS OR REGULATIONS. The department shall promptly
  notify and issue guidance to all credit unions chartered in this
  state on the adoption of a federal law or regulation that:
               (1)  affects a power or authority conferred to credit
  unions under Section 123.003(a);
               (2)  takes effect immediately; and
               (3)  conflicts with state law.
         SECTION 2.  Section 15.2041, Finance Code, is amended by
  amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (d) to read as
  follows:
         (b)  The training program must provide the person with
  information regarding:
               (1)  the law governing department operations
  [legislation that created the department];
               (2)  the programs, functions, rules, and budget of the
  department;
               (3)  the scope of and limitations on the rulemaking
  authority of the commission;
               (4)  the results of the most recent formal audit of the
  department;
               (5) [(4)]  the requirements of:
                     (A)  laws relating to open meetings, public
  information, administrative procedure, and disclosing conflicts of
  interest; and
                     (B)  other laws applicable to members of a state
  policy-making body in performing their duties; and
               (6) [(5)]  any applicable ethics policies adopted by
  the department or the Texas Ethics Commission[; and
               [(6) the basic principles and responsibilities of
  credit union management].
         (d)  The commissioner shall create a training manual that
  includes the information required by Subsection (b). The
  commissioner shall distribute a copy of the training manual
  annually to each commission member. Each commission member shall
  sign and submit to the commissioner a statement acknowledging that
  the commission member received and has reviewed the training
  manual.
         SECTION 3.  Section 15.212, Finance Code, is amended to read
  as follows:
         Sec. 15.212.  SUNSET PROVISION. The Credit Union Department
  and the Credit Union Commission are subject to Chapter 325,
  Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence
  as provided by that chapter, the department and commission are
  abolished September 1, 2033 [2021].
         SECTION 4.  Sections 15.409(b), (c), and (d), Finance Code,
  are redesignated as Section 15.408, Finance Code, and amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 15.408.  CONSUMER COMPLAINTS. (a) [(b)] The
  department shall maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act
  on complaints filed with the department. The department shall
  maintain information about parties to the complaint, the subject
  matter of the complaint, a summary of the results of the review or
  investigation of the complaint, and its disposition.
         (b) [(c)]  The department shall make information available
  describing its procedures for complaint investigation and
  resolution.
         (c) [(d)]  The department shall periodically notify the
  complaint parties [person filing the complaint and each person who
  is the subject of the complaint] of the status of the complaint
  until final disposition unless the notice would jeopardize an
  investigation.
         SECTION 5.  Subchapter E, Chapter 15, Finance Code, is
  amended by adding Section 15.4081 to read as follows:
         Sec. 15.4081.  COMPLAINT TRACKING; ANNUAL STATISTICAL
  ANALYSIS.  (a)  To help identify and address regulatory issues and
  constraints, the department shall track all phases of the complaint
  and enforcement processes, including the receipt, investigation,
  and disposition of complaints. The department shall maintain the
  following information for each complaint:
               (1)  the basis for the complaint;
               (2)  the origin of the complaint, including whether the
  complaint was issued from:
                     (A)  another regulatory agency;
                     (B)  a credit union member;
                     (C)  a credit union employee;
                     (D)  a member of the public; or
                     (E)  a public or private entity;
               (3)  the number of days taken to resolve the complaint
  from the date the complaint was received; and
               (4)  the disposition of the complaint, including:
                     (A)  if no disciplinary action was taken, the
  reasons no disciplinary action was taken;
                     (B)  if disciplinary action was taken, the type of
  disciplinary action taken, including the amount of any
  administrative penalty or late fee;
                     (C)  if dismissed or referred to another agency,
  the details regarding dismissal or referral; and
                     (D)  if ongoing, the current status of the
  complaint.
         (b)  The department shall annually compile a statistical
  analysis of the department's complaint and enforcement processes
  for the preceding fiscal year.  The analysis must include:
               (1)  the total number of complaints filed with the
  department against credit unions;
               (2)  the number of open investigations at the end of the
  fiscal year;
               (3)  the number of complaints that were resolved,
  disaggregated by:
                     (A)  the source of the complaint;
                     (B)  the type of alleged violation;
                     (C)  jurisdictional and non-jurisdictional
  complaints;
                     (D)  regulatory and nonregulatory complaints; and
                     (E)  the disposition and type of action taken,
  including any administrative penalty or late fee assessed; and
               (4)  the average number of days taken to resolve a
  complaint, including complaints that were resolved through an
  examination of a credit union.
         SECTION 6.  The heading to Section 15.409, Finance Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 15.409.  CONSUMER INFORMATION [AND COMPLAINTS].
         SECTION 7.  Section 122.001(d), Finance Code, is repealed.
         SECTION 8.  The repeal of Section 122.001(d), Finance Code,
  by this Act applies only to articles of incorporation filed on or
  after the effective date of this Act. Articles of incorporation
  filed before the effective date of this Act are governed by the law
  in effect on the date the articles were filed, and the former law is
  continued in effect for that purpose.
         SECTION 9.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this
  section, Section 15.2041, Finance Code, as amended by this Act,
  applies to a member of the Credit Union Commission appointed
  before, on, or after the effective date of this Act.
         (b)  A member of the Credit Union Commission who, before the
  effective date of this Act, completed the training program required
  by Section 15.2041, Finance Code, as that law existed before the
  effective date of this Act, is only required to complete additional
  training on the subjects added by this Act to the training program
  required by Section 15.2041, Finance Code.  A commission member
  described by this subsection may not vote, deliberate, or be
  counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the commission
  held on or after December 1, 2021, until the member completes the
  additional training.
         SECTION 10.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.