BILL ANALYSIS S.B. 247 By: Shapiro Culture, Recreation & Tourism Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Concerned parties believe that the limited budget and staff of the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission prevent the commission from fulfilling its duties, which the commission could better accomplish if it were authorized to network and combine resources with other entities. S.B. 247 would enable the commission to do more with its limited resources by giving the commission certain grant authority and authorization to establish and operate an affiliated nonprofit organization to raise money for the commission. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS S.B. 247 amends the Government Code to authorize the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission to provide matching grants to assist in the implementation of the commission's goals and objectives and to participate in the establishment and operation of an affiliated nonprofit organization whose purpose is to raise funds for or provide services or other benefits to the commission. EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2011.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
S.B. 247
By: Shapiro
Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Committee Report (Unamended)
S.B. 247
By: Shapiro
Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Concerned parties believe that the limited budget and staff of the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission prevent the commission from fulfilling its duties, which the commission could better accomplish if it were authorized to network and combine resources with other entities. S.B. 247 would enable the commission to do more with its limited resources by giving the commission certain grant authority and authorization to establish and operate an affiliated nonprofit organization to raise money for the commission.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS S.B. 247 amends the Government Code to authorize the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission to provide matching grants to assist in the implementation of the commission's goals and objectives and to participate in the establishment and operation of an affiliated nonprofit organization whose purpose is to raise funds for or provide services or other benefits to the commission.
EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2011.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Concerned parties believe that the limited budget and staff of the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission prevent the commission from fulfilling its duties, which the commission could better accomplish if it were authorized to network and combine resources with other entities. S.B. 247 would enable the commission to do more with its limited resources by giving the commission certain grant authority and authorization to establish and operate an affiliated nonprofit organization to raise money for the commission.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS
S.B. 247 amends the Government Code to authorize the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission to provide matching grants to assist in the implementation of the commission's goals and objectives and to participate in the establishment and operation of an affiliated nonprofit organization whose purpose is to raise funds for or provide services or other benefits to the commission.
EFFECTIVE DATE
On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2011.