By: Nelson S.B. No. 1179
(Harper-Brown)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the elimination of certain required reports prepared by
state agencies and institutions of higher education and other
obsolete provisions of law.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subsection (b), Section 201.023, Agriculture
Code, is amended to read as follows:
(b) The financial transactions of the state board are
subject to audit by the state auditor in accordance with Chapter
321, Government Code. [The board shall file annually with the
governor and the presiding officer of each house of the legislature
a complete and detailed written report that accounts for all funds
received and disbursed by the board during the preceding year. The
form of the annual report and the time for the report shall be
prescribed in the General Appropriations Act.]
SECTION 2. Section 21.040, Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 21.040. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD. The board
shall:
(1) supervise the executive director's performance;
(2) approve an operating budget for the board and make
a request for appropriations;
(3) appoint the members of any advisory committee to
the board;
(4) for each class of educator certificate, appoint an
advisory committee composed of members of that class to recommend
standards for that class to the board;
(5) provide to its members and employees, as often as
necessary, information regarding their qualifications for office
or employment under this chapter and their responsibilities under
applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state officers
or employees;
(6) develop and implement policies that clearly define
the respective responsibilities of the board and the board's staff;
and
(7) [file annually with the governor and the presiding
officer of each house of the legislature a complete and detailed
written report, in the form and within the time provided by the
General Appropriations Act, accounting for all funds received and
disbursed by the board during the preceding fiscal year; and
[(8)] execute interagency contracts to perform
routine administrative functions.
SECTION 3. Section 30A.054, Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 30A.054. REPORTS. [(a) The commissioner shall
prepare a report for each fiscal year documenting activities of the
state virtual school network in accordance with this chapter. Not
later than January 31 of each year, the commissioner shall file the
report for the preceding fiscal year with the governor, the
lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of
representatives.
[(b)] To the extent permitted under the Family Educational
Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g),[:
[(1) the report under Subsection (a) must include the
results of assessment instruments administered to students
enrolled in electronic courses under this chapter; and
[(2)] the commissioner shall make information
relating to the performance of students enrolled in electronic
courses under this chapter available to school districts,
open-enrollment charter schools, and the public.
SECTION 4. Subsection (h), Section 264.701, Family Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(h) The committee shall:
(1) develop and adopt policies and procedures
governing the system each state agency uses to evaluate the
effectiveness of programs to prevent or treat child abuse or
neglect with which the agency contracts;
(2) develop and adopt standard definitions of "child
abuse treatment" and "child abuse prevention" to be used in
implementing and administering the evaluation system created under
this subchapter;
(3) develop and adopt standard models and guidelines
for prevention and treatment of child abuse to be used in
implementing and administering the evaluation system created under
this subchapter;
(4) develop and adopt, in cooperation with each
affected state agency, a schedule for each agency's adoption and
implementation of the committee's evaluation system that considers
each agency's budget cycle;
(5) develop and adopt a standard report form and a
reporting schedule for the affected agencies; and
(6) develop and adopt objective criteria by which the
performance of child abuse programs may be measured after reports
under this subchapter are submitted and evaluated[; and
[(7) report annually to the Board of Protective and
Regulatory Services, governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of
the house of representatives on the results of the committee's
evaluation process].
SECTION 5. Subsection (c), Section 411.0098, Government
Code, is amended to read as follows:
(c) The department and the Texas Department of
Transportation shall[:
[(1)] update and revise the procedures established
under this section as necessary[; and
[(2) file not later than January 15 of each
odd-numbered year with the presiding officer of each house of the
legislature a report that describes the procedures established
under this section and their implementation].
SECTION 6. Subsection (a), Section 441.013, Government
Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) The commission shall make a biennial report to the
governor that includes:
(1) a comprehensive view of the operation of the
commission in discharging the duties imposed by this subchapter;
(2) a review of the library conditions in this state;
(3) [an itemized statement of the commission's
expenditures;
[(4)] any recommendations suggested by the experience
of the commission;
[(5) careful estimates of money necessary for carrying
out this subchapter;] and
(4) [(6)] a review of commission activities under
Subtitle C, Title 6, Local Government Code, and Subchapters J and L.
SECTION 7. The heading to Section 442.010, Government Code,
is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 442.010. AUDITS[; ANNUAL REPORT].
SECTION 8. Section 501.007, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 501.007. INMATE CLAIMS FOR LOST OR DAMAGED PROPERTY.
The department may pay from the miscellaneous funds appropriated to
the division claims made by inmates housed in facilities operated
by the department for property lost or damaged by the division. The
department shall maintain a record of all transactions made under
this section [and shall send a copy of that record to the state
auditor at least annually]. The record must show the amount of each
claim paid, the identity of each claimant, and the purpose for which
each claim was made. The department may not pay under this section
more than $500 on a claim.
SECTION 9. Subsection (b), Section 508.036, Government
Code, is amended to read as follows:
(b) The board shall:
(1) adopt rules relating to the decision-making
processes used by the board and parole panels;
(2) prepare information of public interest describing
the functions of the board and make the information available to the
public and appropriate state agencies;
(3) comply with federal and state laws related to
program and facility accessibility;
[(4) prepare annually a complete and detailed written
report that meets the reporting requirements applicable to
financial reporting provided in the General Appropriations Act and
accounts for all funds received and disbursed by the board during
the preceding fiscal year;] and
(4) [(5)] develop and implement policies that provide
the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the board
and to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the board, with
the exception of an individual parole determination or clemency
recommendation.
SECTION 10. The heading to Section 531.0274, Government
Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 531.0274. COORDINATION AND APPROVAL OF CASELOAD
ESTIMATES[; REPORT].
SECTION 11. Subsection (b), Section 751.005, Government
Code, is amended to read as follows:
(b) The office shall:
(1) help coordinate state and federal programs dealing
with the same subject;
(2) inform the governor and the legislature of federal
programs that may be carried out in the state or that affect state
programs;
(3) provide federal agencies and the United States
Congress with information about state policy and state conditions
on matters that concern the federal government;
(4) provide the legislature with information useful in
measuring the effect of federal actions on the state and local
programs;
(5) prepare and supply to the governor and all members
of the legislature an annual report that:
(A) describes the office's operations;
(B) contains the office's priorities and
strategies for the following year;
(C) details projects and legislation pursued by
the office;
(D) discusses issues in the following
congressional session of interest to this state; and
(E) contains an analysis of federal funds
availability and formulae;
(6) [prepare annually a complete and detailed written
report accounting for all funds received and disbursed by the
office during the preceding fiscal year;
[(7)] notify the governor, the lieutenant governor,
the speaker of the house of representatives, and the legislative
standing committees in each house with primary jurisdiction over
intergovernmental affairs of federal activities relevant to the
state and inform the Texas congressional delegation of state
activities;
(7) [(8)] conduct frequent conference calls with the
lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives
or their designees regarding state-federal relations and programs;
(8) [(9)] respond to requests for information from the
legislature, the United States Congress, and federal agencies;
(9) [(10)] coordinate with the Legislative Budget
Board regarding the effects of federal funding on the state budget;
and
(10) [(11)] report to, and on request send appropriate
representatives to appear before, the legislative standing
committees in each house with primary jurisdiction over
intergovernmental affairs.
SECTION 12. Subsection (b), Section 11.0045, Health and
Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
(b) The board shall publish the plan not later than
September 1 of each even-numbered year. The board shall at a
minimum:
(1) make the plan available on its generally
accessible Internet site; and
(2) make printed copies of the plan available on
request to members of the public[; and
[(3) send printed copies of the plan to the governor,
the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of
representatives, the Legislative Budget Board, and the committees
of the senate and the house of representatives that have oversight
responsibilities regarding the board and the department].
SECTION 13. Subsection (c), Section 94.001, Health and
Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
(c) The department shall update the state plan developed
under this section biennially [and shall, not later than October 1
of each even-numbered year, file the state plan with the governor,
lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives].
SECTION 14. Subsection (h), Section 108.0065, Health and
Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
(h) The commission, using existing funds, may contract with
an entity to comply with the requirements under Subsection
[Subsections] (e) [and (f)].
SECTION 15. Subsection (a), Section 533.0415, Health and
Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) The department, the Texas Department of Human Services,
the Texas Youth Commission, the Texas Juvenile Probation
Commission, and the Texas Education Agency by rule shall adopt a
joint memorandum of understanding to develop interagency training
for the staffs of the agencies involved in the functions of
assessment, case planning, case management, and in-home or direct
delivery of services to children, youth, and their families. The
memorandum must:
(1) outline the responsibility of each agency in
coordinating and developing a plan for interagency training on
individualized assessment and effective intervention and treatment
services for children and dysfunctional families; and
(2) provide for the establishment of an interagency
task force to:
(A) develop a training program to include
identified competencies, content, and hours for completion of the
training with at least 20 hours of training required each year until
the program is completed;
(B) design a plan for implementing the program,
including regional site selection, frequency of training, and
selection of experienced clinical public and private professionals
or consultants to lead the training; and
(C) monitor, evaluate, and revise the training
program, including the development of additional curricula based on
future training needs identified by staff and professionals[; and
[(D) submit a report to the governor, lieutenant
governor, and speaker of the house of representatives by October 15
of each even-numbered year].
SECTION 16. Subsection (d), Section 22.005, Human Resources
Code, is amended to read as follows:
(d) With the approval of the comptroller, the department
shall establish an internal accounting system, and the department's
expenditures shall be allocated to the various funds according to
the system. At the end of each fiscal biennium the department shall
return [report to the comptroller] the amount of the unencumbered
balances in each of the department's operating funds that belongs
to the children's assistance fund and the medical assistance fund[,
and those unencumbered balances shall be returned] to the
appropriate special fund.
SECTION 17. Subsection (d), Section 33.002, Human Resources
Code, is amended to read as follows:
(d) The department shall continually monitor the expedited
issuance of food stamp benefits to ensure that each region in the
state complies with federal regulations and that those households
eligible for expedited issuance are identified, processed, and
certified within the timeframes prescribed within the federal
regulations. [As soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal
year, the department shall report to the Governor's Office of
Budget and Planning, the Legislative Budget Board, the state
auditor, and the department's board members regarding its
monitoring of expedited issuance and the degree of compliance with
federal regulations on a region-by-region basis. The department
shall notify members of the legislature and the standing committees
of the senate and house of representatives having primary
jurisdiction over the department of the filing of the report.]
SECTION 18. Section 34.006, Human Resources Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 34.006. STUDY. The Texas Workforce Commission, in
collaboration with local workforce development boards and the
appropriate standing committees of the senate and house of
representatives, shall:
(1) study methods to improve the delivery of workforce
services to persons residing in minimum service counties, as
defined by the commission; and
(2) develop recommendations to improve the delivery of
services described by Subdivision (1) [for inclusion in the report
required by Section 34.007].
SECTION 19. Subsection (b), Section 52.001, Human Resources
Code, is amended to read as follows:
(b) The [Consistent with the provisions of the Memorandum of
Understanding on Family Planning Services required by Section
22.012, Human Resources Code, the] department shall:
(1) set guidelines for keeping statistical
information on school age pregnancy and parenthood by agencies,
organizations, and individuals so that the information may be
evaluated and compared;
(2) collect information relating to school age
pregnancy as considered necessary by the department, including
information on educational programs provided in the public school
system relating to family life education, abstinence from sex, and
sexually transmitted diseases;
(3) serve as a statewide clearinghouse on information
relating to school age pregnancy and education on abstinence from
sex and make it available to the legislature, other state agencies,
and private entities that are involved in preventing school age
pregnancy, addressing the problems caused by school age pregnancy,
or encouraging abstinence from sex;
(4) analyze and evaluate the data collected on and
studies relating to school age pregnancy and make the analysis and
information readily available to the legislature, relevant
agencies, and the public; and
(5) make recommendations to the relevant state
agencies or the legislature to prevent duplication of services[;
and
[(6) submit a report each regular session to the
legislature on the status of school age pregnancy programs in the
state and the department's progress in meeting the requirements of
this section].
SECTION 20. Subsection (a), Section 122.0095, Human
Resources Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) Each state agency that purchases products or services
through a program under this chapter shall[:
[(1)] designate an agency employee to ensure that the
agency complies with this chapter[; and
[(2) report to the commission and the council the
purchase of products or services available from a central nonprofit
agency or community rehabilitation program under this chapter, but
purchased from another business that is not a central nonprofit
agency or community rehabilitation program under this chapter].
SECTION 21. Section 131.005, Human Resources Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 131.005. REPORTING AND ACCOUNTING SYSTEM. Each health
and human services agency that provides, purchases, or otherwise
funds transportation services for clients shall:
(1) comply with the standardized system of reporting
and accounting established by the office under Section
131.003(a)(3); and
(2) make any changes to agency data collection systems
that are necessary to enable the agency to comply with the
standardized system[; and
[(3) not later than August 31 of each year, submit to
the office a report relating to transportation services that
complies with the standardized system].
SECTION 22. Section 131.006, Human Resources Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 131.006. IMPLEMENTATION OF STATEWIDE COORDINATION
PLAN. In order to implement the statewide coordination plan
created by the office under Section 131.003(a)(2), the office
shall:
(1) review rules, policies, contracts, grants, and
funding mechanisms relating to transportation services of each
health and human services agency that provides, purchases, or
otherwise funds transportation services for clients to determine
whether the rules, policies, contracts, grants, and funding
mechanisms are consistent with the plan; and
(2) make recommendations for revisions to rules,
policies, contracts, grants, and funding mechanisms determined
under Subdivision (1) to be inconsistent with the plan[; and
[(3) not later than September 30 of each even-numbered
year, submit a report by electronic mail and by hand delivery to the
governor, the secretary of state, the Legislative Budget Board, and
the commissioner relating to the results of the review conducted by
the office under this section].
SECTION 23. Subsection (b), Section 1660.055, Insurance
Code, is amended to read as follows:
(b) The advisory committee shall:
(1) recommend specific provisions that could be
included in a department-issued request for information relating to
electronic data exchange, including identification card programs;
and
(2) provide those recommendations to the commissioner
not later than four months after the date on which the committee is
appointed[; and
[(3) issue a final report to the commissioner
containing the committee's recommendations for implementation by
December 1, 2008].
SECTION 24. Subsection (c), Section 161.173, Natural
Resources Code, is amended to read as follows:
(c) The Veterans Land Board shall not invest more than $50
million in revenue bonds issued under Chapter 164 [and shall report
to the governor, the senate committee on finance, and the house of
representatives committee on appropriations on or before December
1, 2000, regarding the status of its investment in such revenue
bonds and all related debt service].
SECTION 25. Subsection (b), Section 201.053,
Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
(b) The chair shall:
(1) preside over commission meetings, make rulings on
motions and points of order, and determine the order of business;
(2) represent the department in dealing with the
governor;
(3) [report to the governor on the state of affairs of
the department at least quarterly;
[(4)] report to the commission the governor's
suggestions for department operations;
(4) [(5) report to the governor on efforts, including
legislative requirements, to maximize the efficiency of department
operations through the use of private enterprise;
[(6) periodically review the department's
organizational structure and submit recommendations for structural
changes to the governor, the commission, and the Legislative Budget
Board;
[(7)] designate one or more employees of the
department as a civil rights division of the department and receive
regular reports from the division on the department's efforts to
comply with civil rights legislation and administrative rules;
(5) [(8)] create subcommittees, appoint commissioners
to subcommittees, and receive the reports of subcommittees to the
commission as a whole;
(6) [(9)] appoint a commissioner to act in the chair's
absence; and
(7) [(10)] serve as the departmental liaison with the
governor and the Office of State-Federal Relations to maximize
federal funding for transportation.
SECTION 26. The following provisions are repealed:
(1) Section 12.014, Agriculture Code;
(2) Subsection (c), Section 12.029, Agriculture Code;
(3) Subsection (f), Section 12.038, Agriculture Code;
(4) Subsection (b), Section 131.005, Agriculture
Code;
(5) Section 161.032, Agriculture Code;
(6) Section 5.09, Alcoholic Beverage Code;
(7) Subdivision (8), Subsection (b), Section 7.055,
Education Code;
(8) Subsection (d), Section 21.357, Education Code;
(9) Subsection (m), Section 29.087, Education Code;
(10) Section 39.335, Education Code;
(11) Subsection (d), Section 44.042, Education Code;
(12) Section 51.216, Education Code;
(13) Subsection (d), Section 51.403, Education Code;
(14) Section 51.504, Education Code;
(15) Subsection (e), Section 51.917, Education Code;
(16) Subsection (c), Section 56.206, Education Code;
(17) Subsection (r), Section 61.051, Education Code;
(18) Section 61.069, Education Code;
(19) Subsection (c), Section 61.087, Education Code;
(20) Subsection (f), Section 61.806, Education Code;
(21) Subsections (e) and (f), Section 61.823,
Education Code;
(22) Subsection (m), Section 86.52, Education Code;
(23) Subsections (d) and (e), Section 130.0033,
Education Code;
(24) Section 130.152, Education Code;
(25) Section 143.006, Education Code;
(26) Subsection (e), Section 236.002, Family Code;
(27) Subsection (c), Section 264.205, Family Code;
(28) Section 320.003, Government Code;
(29) Section 320.004, Government Code;
(30) Subsection (d), Section 411.0075, Government
Code;
(31) Subsection (d), Section 411.013, Government
Code;
(32) Subsection (g), Section 413.005, Government
Code;
(33) Section 413.013, Government Code;
(34) Section 413.015, Government Code;
(35) Subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e), Section
413.016, Government Code;
(36) Subsection (b), Section 413.022, Government
Code;
(37) Section 419.010, Government Code;
(38) Subsection (b), Section 434.013, Government
Code;
(39) Subsection (c), Section 441.013, Government
Code;
(40) Subsection (n), Section 441.154, Government
Code;
(41) Subsection (d), Section 442.005, Government
Code;
(42) Subsection (b), Section 442.010, Government
Code;
(43) Subsection (c), Section 443.0051, Government
Code;
(44) Subsection (e), Section 443.0135, Government
Code;
(45) Subsection (h), Section 444.025, Government
Code;
(46) Section 448.011, Government Code;
(47) Section 481.011, Government Code;
(48) Section 481.168, Government Code;
(49) Section 492.011, Government Code;
(50) Subsection (b), Section 511.015, Government
Code;
(51) Subchapter G, Chapter 531, Government Code;
(52) Section 531.0243, Government Code;
(53) Subsection (b), Section 531.0273, Government
Code;
(54) Subsections (c), (d), and (e), Section 531.0274,
Government Code;
(55) Section 531.029, Government Code;
(56) Section 531.0311, Government Code;
(57) Subsection (b), Section 531.056, Government
Code;
(58) Subsection (l), Section 531.070, Government
Code;
(59) Subsection (f), Section 531.110, Government
Code;
(60) Section 531.204, Government Code;
(61) Section 531.603, Government Code;
(62) Subsection (b), Section 552.274, Government
Code, as amended by Chapters 329 (S.B. 727) and 716 (S.B. 452), Acts
of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005;
(63) Subsection (d), Section 751.005, Government
Code;
(64) Section 752.005, Government Code;
(65) Section 752.006, Government Code;
(66) Section 782.014, Government Code;
(67) Subsection (b), Section 801.203, Government
Code;
(68) Subsection (a), Section 1231.086, Government
Code;
(69) Section 1232.069, Government Code;
(70) Subsection (b), Section 2054.034, Government
Code;
(71) Section 2112.005, Government Code;
(72) Section 2152.062, Government Code;
(73) Section 2152.063, Government Code;
(74) Subsection (d), Section 2171.101, Government
Code;
(75) Section 2203.001, Government Code;
(76) Section 2205.016, Government Code;
(77) Section 2306.759, Government Code;
(78) Subsection (a), Section 11.017, Health and Safety
Code;
(79) Subsections (c), (d), and (e), Section 32.017,
Health and Safety Code;
(80) Subsection (b), Section 36.012, Health and Safety
Code;
(81) Subsection (e), Section 62.104, Health and Safety
Code;
(82) Section 83.004, Health and Safety Code;
(83) Section 93.006, Health and Safety Code;
(84) Section 103.018, Health and Safety Code;
(85) Subsections (f) and (g), Section 108.0065, Health
and Safety Code;
(86) Section 121.0067, Health and Safety Code;
(87) Section 165.034, Health and Safety Code;
(88) Section 427.006, Health and Safety Code;
(89) Section 532.017, Health and Safety Code;
(90) Subsection (i), Section 532.021, Health and
Safety Code;
(91) Subsections (e), (f), and (g), Section 533.032,
Health and Safety Code;
(92) Subsection (e), Section 533.033, Health and
Safety Code;
(93) Subsection (d), Section 533.0354, Health and
Safety Code;
(94) Section 533.036, Health and Safety Code;
(95) Subsection (b), Section 533.049, Health and
Safety Code;
(96) Subsection (b), Section 533.050, Health and
Safety Code;
(97) Subsection (d), Section 534.022, Health and
Safety Code;
(98) Subsection (d), Section 571.0065, Health and
Safety Code;
(99) Subsection (c), Section 691.008, Health and
Safety Code;
(100) Section 1001.031, Health and Safety Code;
(101) Subsections (b) and (c), Section 21.011, Human
Resources Code;
(102) Subsection (b), Section 22.025, Human Resources
Code;
(103) Subsection (c), Section 22.0255, Human
Resources Code;
(104) Section 31.0034, Human Resources Code;
(105) Subsection (d), Section 31.0325, Human
Resources Code;
(106) Subsection (s), Section 32.021, Human Resources
Code;
(107) Subsection (e), Section 32.0246, Human
Resources Code;
(108) Subsection (d), Section 32.048, Human Resources
Code;
(109) Subsection (d), Section 32.055, Human Resources
Code;
(110) Section 32.257, Human Resources Code;
(111) Section 33.0022, Human Resources Code;
(112) Section 34.007, Human Resources Code;
(113) Subsection (c), Section 40.0325, Human
Resources Code;
(114) Section 40.0565, Human Resources Code;
(115) Subsection (c), Section 52.001, Human Resources
Code;
(116) Section 61.033, Human Resources Code;
(117) Subsection (f), Section 73.022, Human Resources
Code;
(118) Subsection (d), Section 81.006, Human Resources
Code;
(119) Section 91.019, Human Resources Code;
(120) Subsection (c), Section 91.053, Human Resources
Code;
(121) Subsections (a) and (c), Section 101.008, Human
Resources Code;
(122) Subsection (b), Section 111.021, Human
Resources Code;
(123) Section 117.031, Human Resources Code;
(124) Subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e), Section
122.0095, Human Resources Code;
(125) Subsection (i), Section 141.086, Human
Resources Code;
(126) Section 161.031, Human Resources Code;
(127) Section 402.070, Labor Code;
(128) Subsection (f), Section 409.012, Labor Code;
(129) Subsection (c), Section 31.059, Natural
Resources Code;
(130) Section 31.060, Natural Resources Code;
(131) Section 32.024, Natural Resources Code;
(132) Section 34.0191, Natural Resources Code;
(133) Subsection (a), Section 81.055, Natural
Resources Code;
(134) Section 161.027, Natural Resources Code;
(135) Subsection (b), Section 161.131, Natural
Resources Code;
(136) Subsection (b), Section 161.132, Natural
Resources Code;
(137) Section 153.055, Occupations Code;
(138) Section 202.159, Occupations Code;
(139) Subsections (a) and (b), Section 203.154,
Occupations Code;
(140) Section 205.105, Occupations Code;
(141) Section 206.102, Occupations Code;
(142) Section 301.165, Occupations Code;
(143) Section 351.164, Occupations Code;
(144) Section 451.107, Occupations Code;
(145) Subsection (a), Section 452.159, Occupations
Code;
(146) Section 453.109, Occupations Code;
(147) Section 501.159, Occupations Code;
(148) Section 502.160, Occupations Code;
(149) Section 505.207, Occupations Code;
(150) Section 505.208, Occupations Code;
(151) Section 554.013, Occupations Code;
(152) Section 603.157, Occupations Code;
(153) Section 605.156, Occupations Code;
(154) Section 651.161, Occupations Code;
(155) Subsections (a) and (c), Section 651.162,
Occupations Code;
(156) Section 701.158, Occupations Code;
(157) Section 901.164, Occupations Code;
(158) Section 1701.158, Occupations Code;
(159) Section 12.021, Parks and Wildlife Code;
(160) Section 201.107, Transportation Code;
(161) Subsection (c), Section 201.403, Transportation
Code;
(162) Subsection (a), Section 13.063, Utilities Code;
(163) Subsection (b), Section 39.902, Utilities Code;
(164) Section 163.002, Utilities Code;
(165) Subsection (d), Section 5.178, Water Code;
(166) Subsection (a), Section 26.561, Water Code;
(167) Section 2.17, Texas Racing Act (Article 179e,
Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes);
(168) Subsection (e), Section 2.19, Texas Racing Act
(Article 179e, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes); and
(169) Section 1.23, Chapter 198 (H.B. 2292), Acts of
the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003.
SECTION 27. This Act takes effect immediately if it
receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each
house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.
If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate
effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2011.