82R927 MAW-F
By: Hartnett H.B. No. 244
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the responsibilities of the Department of Family and
Protective Services as trustee of the Parrie Haynes Trust.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 40, Human Resources Code,
is amended by adding Section 40.074 to read as follows:
Sec. 40.074. PARRIE HAYNES TRUST. (a) In this section,
"Parrie Haynes Trust" means the trust created by Parrie Haynes's
will in 1957 that transferred the residuary estate to the State of
Texas for the use and benefit of orphan children in the state.
(b) The department shall serve as trustee for the Parrie
Haynes Trust and shall:
(1) administer the Parrie Haynes Trust, including all
trust property and investments, for the benefit of children in the
conservatorship of the state; and
(2) prepare and publish annually a complete and
detailed written statement of accounts for the Parrie Haynes Trust
for the preceding fiscal year that includes the items described by
Section 113.152, Property Code.
(c) The department may lease or sell any property of the
Parrie Haynes Trust, including the Parrie Haynes Ranch, and use the
proceeds from the lease or sale for the benefit of the trust
beneficiaries. The General Land Office shall negotiate and close a
transaction involving real property under this subsection on behalf
of the department using procedures under Section 31.158(c), Natural
Resources Code.
SECTION 2. Section 17, Chapter 952 (H.B. 3391), Acts of the
81st Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, is repealed.
SECTION 3. On September 1, 2011:
(1) all functions and activities performed by the
Texas Youth Commission that relate to the Parrie Haynes Trust are
transferred to the Department of Family and Protective Services;
and
(2) all property, including records, in the custody of
the Texas Youth Commission related to the Parrie Haynes Trust
becomes the property of the Department of Family and Protective
Services and is transferred to the department in accordance with
the plan created under Section 4 of this Act.
SECTION 4. The Texas Youth Commission and the Department of
Family and Protective Services shall establish a transition plan
for the transfer described in Section 3 of this Act. The plan must
include:
(1) a timetable for any necessary or advisable
movement of the physical location of property; and
(2) an inventory of records and other property
required to be transferred.
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.