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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the relocation of the headquarters for certain state |
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agencies. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 325.008(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Before January 1 of the year in which a state agency |
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subject to this chapter and its advisory committees are abolished, |
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the commission shall: |
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(1) review and take action necessary to verify the |
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reports submitted by the agency under Section 325.007; |
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(2) consult the Legislative Budget Board, the |
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Governor's Budget, Policy, and Planning Division, the State |
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Auditor, and the comptroller of public accounts, or their |
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successors, on the application to the agency of the criteria |
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provided in Section 325.011; |
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(3) conduct a review of the agency based on the |
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criteria provided in Section 325.011 and prepare a written report; |
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[and] |
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(4) conduct the evaluation required by Section |
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325.0085; and |
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(5) review the implementation of commission |
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recommendations contained in the reports presented to the |
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legislature during the preceding legislative session and the |
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resulting legislation. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 325, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 325.0085 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 325.0085. RELOCATION OF STATE AGENCY HEADQUARTERS. |
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(a) For each state agency reviewed under this chapter whose |
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headquarters is located in Travis County or an adjacent county, the |
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commission, with the assistance of the Texas Facilities Commission, |
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shall evaluate the cost savings to this state of relocating the |
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state agency's headquarters to a location outside of Travis County |
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or an adjacent county. In determining the cost savings to the |
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state, the commission shall consider the following factors over a |
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10-year period: |
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(1) the cost of leasing or purchasing office space for |
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the state agency in a location outside of Travis County or an |
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adjacent county; |
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(2) the cost of moving the state agency to the new |
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location; |
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(3) the market value of any state-owned property |
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currently being used for the state agency's headquarters, including |
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the amount of income the state could earn by leasing or selling the |
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property; and |
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(4) any other information the commission or Texas |
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Facilities Commission considers relevant in determining whether |
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the relocation creates a cost saving to this state. |
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(b) If the commission determines relocating a state agency |
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creates a cost saving to this state, the state agency shall relocate |
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the agency's headquarters to the location determined by the |
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commission under this section. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |