S.B. No. 652
AN ACT
relating to governmental and certain quasi-governmental entities
subject to the sunset review process.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
ARTICLE 1. ENTITIES GIVEN 2013 SUNSET DATE
SECTION 1.01. WINDHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT WITHIN TEXAS
DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE. Chapter 19, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 19.0021 to read as follows:
Sec. 19.0021. LIMITED PURPOSE REVIEW. (a) As part of its
review of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for the 83rd
Legislature, the Sunset Advisory Commission shall conduct a limited
purpose review of the structure, management, and operations of the
Windham School District.
(b) The Sunset Advisory Commission shall include in the
commission's report to the 83rd Legislature any recommendations
relating to the Windham School District that the commission
considers appropriate.
(c) This section expires September 1, 2013.
SECTION 1.02. TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD.
Section 61.0211, Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 61.0211. SUNSET PROVISION. The Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code
(Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by
that chapter, the board is abolished and this chapter expires
September 1, 2013 [2015].
SECTION 1.03. TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION. Section 571.022,
Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 571.022. SUNSET PROVISION. The commission is subject
to review under Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act), but is not abolished
under that chapter. The commission shall be reviewed during the
periods in which state agencies abolished in 2013 [2015] and every
12th year after that year are reviewed.
SECTION 1.04. TEXAS WINDSTORM INSURANCE ASSOCIATION.
Subsection (b), Section 2210.002, Insurance Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(b) The association is subject to review under Chapter 325,
Government Code (Texas Sunset Act), but is not abolished under that
chapter. The association shall be reviewed during the period in
which state agencies abolished in 2013 [2015] are reviewed. The
association shall pay the costs incurred by the Sunset Advisory
Commission in performing the review of the association under this
subsection. The Sunset Advisory Commission shall determine the
costs of the review performed under this subsection, and the
association shall pay the amount of those costs promptly on receipt
of a statement from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding those
costs. This subsection expires September 1, 2013 [2015].
SECTION 1.05. TEXAS BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS.
Section 1001.005, Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1001.005. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas Board
of Professional Engineers is subject to Chapter 325, Government
Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided
by that chapter, the board is abolished and this chapter expires
September 1, 2013 [2015].
SECTION 1.06. TEXAS BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL EXAMINERS.
Section 1051.003, Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1051.003. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas Board
of Architectural Examiners is subject to Chapter 325, Government
Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided
by that chapter, the board is abolished and this subtitle expires
September 1, 2013 [2015].
SECTION 1.07. RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS. (a) Section
81.01001, Natural Resources Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 81.01001. SUNSET PROVISION. The Railroad Commission
of Texas is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset
Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter,
the commission is abolished September 1, 2013 [2011].
(b) This section takes effect only if the 82nd Legislature,
Regular Session, 2011, does not enact other legislation that
becomes law and that amends Section 81.01001, Natural Resources
Code, to extend the sunset date of the Railroad Commission of Texas.
If the 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, enacts legislation
of that kind, this section has no effect.
(c) The review of the Railroad Commission of Texas by the
Sunset Advisory Commission in preparation for the work of the 83rd
Legislature in Regular Session is not limited to the
appropriateness of recommendations made by the commission to the
82nd Legislature. In the commission's report to the 83rd
Legislature, the commission may include any recommendations it
considers appropriate.
SECTION 1.08. PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS.
(a) Section 12.005, Utilities Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 12.005. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Public Utility
Commission of Texas is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code
(Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by
that chapter or by Chapter 39, the commission is abolished and this
title expires September 1, 2013 [2011].
(b) This section takes effect only if the 82nd Legislature,
Regular Session, 2011, does not enact other legislation that
becomes law and that amends Section 12.005, Utilities Code, to
extend the sunset date of the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
If the 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, enacts legislation
of that kind, this section has no effect.
SECTION 1.09. ELECTRIC RELIABILITY COUNCIL OF TEXAS.
(a) Section 39.151, Utilities Code, is amended by adding
Subsections (n) and (n-1) to read as follows:
(n) An independent organization certified by the commission
under this section is subject to review under Chapter 325,
Government Code (Texas Sunset Act), but is not abolished under that
chapter. The independent organization shall be reviewed during
the periods in which the Public Utility Commission of Texas is
reviewed.
(n-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (n), an independent
organization certified by the commission under this section is not
subject to review in preparation for the work of the 83rd
Legislature in Regular Session. This subsection expires September
1, 2013.
(b) This section takes effect only if the 82nd Legislature,
Regular Session, 2011, does not enact other legislation that
becomes law and that amends Section 39.151, Utilities Code, to
subject an independent organization certified by the Public Utility
Commission of Texas under that section to sunset review during the
periods in which the commission is reviewed. If the 82nd
Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, enacts legislation of that
kind, this section has no effect.
SECTION 1.10. PORT OF HOUSTON AUTHORITY. Chapter 97, Acts
of the 40th Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1927, is amended by
adding Section 9 to read as follows:
Sec. 9. SUNSET REVIEW. (a) The Port of Houston Authority
of Harris County, Texas, is subject to review under Chapter 325,
Government Code (Texas Sunset Act), as if it were a state agency but
may not be abolished under that chapter. The review shall be
conducted as if the authority were scheduled to be abolished
September 1, 2013.
(b) The reviews must assess the authority's governance,
management, and operating structure, and the authority's
compliance with legislative requirements.
(c) The authority shall pay the cost incurred by the Sunset
Advisory Commission in performing a review of the authority under
this section. The Sunset Advisory Commission shall determine the
cost, and the authority shall pay the amount promptly on receipt of
a statement from the Sunset Advisory Commission detailing the cost.
(d) This section expires September 1, 2013.
ARTICLE 2. ENTITIES GIVEN 2015 SUNSET DATE
SECTION 2.01. REGIONAL EDUCATION SERVICE CENTERS.
Subchapter A, Chapter 8, Education Code, is amended by adding
Section 8.010 to read as follows:
Sec. 8.010. SUNSET PROVISION. Regional education service
centers are subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset
Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter,
the centers are abolished and this chapter expires September 1,
2015.
SECTION 2.02. FINANCE COMMISSION OF TEXAS. Section 11.108,
Finance Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 11.108. SUNSET PROVISION. The finance commission is
subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless
continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the commission
is abolished September 1, 2015 [2013].
SECTION 2.03. OFFICE OF BANKING COMMISSIONER. Section
12.109, Finance Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 12.109. SUNSET PROVISION. The office of banking
commissioner is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas
Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that
chapter, the office is abolished September 1, 2015 [2013].
SECTION 2.04. OFFICE OF SAVINGS AND MORTGAGE LENDING
COMMISSIONER AND THE DEPARTMENT OF SAVINGS AND MORTGAGE LENDING.
Section 13.012, Finance Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 13.012. SUNSET PROVISION. The office of savings and
mortgage lending commissioner and the Department of Savings and
Mortgage Lending are subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas
Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that
chapter, the office and department are abolished September 1, 2015
[2013].
SECTION 2.05. OFFICE OF CONSUMER CREDIT COMMISSIONER.
Section 14.066, Finance Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 14.066. SUNSET PROVISION. The office is subject to
Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued
in existence as provided by that chapter, the office is abolished
September 1, 2015 [2013].
SECTION 2.06. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION.
Section 531.004, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 531.004. SUNSET PROVISION. The Health and Human
Services Commission is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act).
Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the
commission is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2015
[2013].
SECTION 2.07. TAX DIVISION OF THE STATE OFFICE OF
ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS. Subsection (b), Section 2003.102,
Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
(b) The Sunset Advisory Commission shall evaluate the tax
division and present to the 84th [83rd] Legislature a report on that
evaluation and the commission's recommendations in relation to the
tax division.
SECTION 2.08. CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO FORMER TEXAS
BOARD OF HEALTH AND TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. Section 11.003,
Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 11.003. SUNSET PROVISION. The Texas Board of Health
and the Texas Department of Health were abolished by Section 1.26,
Chapter 198 (H.B. 2292), Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular
Session, 2003, and the powers and duties of those entities under
this chapter were transferred to other agencies, which are subject
to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless the
agencies to which those powers and duties are transferred are
continued in existence as provided by that chapter, [the board and
the department are abolished and] this chapter expires September 1,
2015 [2011].
SECTION 2.09. TEXAS HEALTH SERVICES AUTHORITY. Section
182.052, Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 182.052. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The corporation
is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code. Unless continued in
existence as provided by that chapter, the corporation is abolished
and this chapter expires September 1, 2015 [2013]. The governor may
order the dissolution of the corporation at any time the governor
declares that the purposes of the corporation have been fulfilled
or that the corporation is inoperative or abandoned.
SECTION 2.10. CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO FORMER TEXAS
DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL RETARDATION. Section
532.002, Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 532.002. SUNSET PROVISION. The Texas Department of
Mental Health and Mental Retardation was abolished by Section 1.26,
Chapter 198 (H.B. 2292), Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular
Session, 2003, and the powers and duties of that agency under this
chapter were transferred to other agencies, which are [is] subject
to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless the
agencies to which those powers and duties are transferred are
continued in existence as provided by that Act, [the department is
abolished and] this chapter expires September 1, 2015 [2011].
SECTION 2.11. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES. Section
1001.003, Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1001.003. SUNSET PROVISION. The Department of State
Health Services is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas
Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that
chapter, the department is abolished and this chapter expires
September 1, 2015 [2013].
SECTION 2.12. CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO FORMER TEXAS
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES. Section 21.002, Human Resources
Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 21.002. SUNSET PROVISION. The Texas Department of
Human Services was abolished by Section 1.26, Chapter 198 (H.B.
2292), Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, and the
powers and duties of that agency under this chapter were
transferred to other agencies, which are [is] subject to Chapter
325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless the agencies to
which those powers and duties are transferred are continued in
existence as provided by that chapter, [the department is abolished
and] this title expires September 1, 2015 [2011], except that
Chapter 40 expires as provided by Section 40.003.
SECTION 2.13. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES.
Section 40.003, Human Resources Code, is amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 40.003. SUNSET PROVISION. The Department of Family
and Protective Services is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code
(Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by
that chapter, the department is abolished and this chapter expires
September 1, 2015 [2013].
SECTION 2.14. CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO FORMER TEXAS
COMMISSION FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING. Section 81.004, Human
Resources Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 81.004. SUNSET PROVISION. The Texas Commission for
the Deaf and Hard of Hearing was abolished by Section 1.26, Chapter
198 (H.B. 2292), Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session,
2003, and the powers and duties of that agency under this chapter
were transferred to other agencies, which are [is] subject to
Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless the
agencies to which those powers and duties are transferred are
[commission is] continued in existence as provided by that chapter,
[the commission is abolished and] this chapter expires September 1,
2015 [2011].
SECTION 2.15. CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO FORMER TEXAS
COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND. Section 91.001, Human Resources Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 91.001. SUNSET PROVISION. The Texas Commission for
the Blind was abolished by Section 1.26, Chapter 198 (H.B. 2292),
Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, and the powers
and duties of that agency under this chapter were transferred to
other agencies, which are [is] subject to Chapter 325, Government
Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless the agencies to which those powers
and duties are transferred are continued in existence as provided
by that chapter, [the commission is abolished and] this chapter
expires effective September 1, 2015 [2011].
SECTION 2.16. CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO FORMER TEXAS
REHABILITATION COMMISSION. Section 111.012, Human Resources Code,
is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 111.012. SUNSET PROVISION. The Texas Rehabilitation
Commission was abolished by Section 1.26, Chapter 198 (H.B. 2292),
Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, and the powers
and duties of that agency under this chapter were transferred to
other agencies, which are [is] subject to Chapter 325, Government
Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless the agencies to which those powers
and duties are transferred are continued in existence as provided
by that chapter, [the commission is abolished and] this chapter
expires September 1, 2015 [2011].
SECTION 2.17. TEXAS COUNCIL FOR DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES. Section 112.023, Human Resources Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 112.023. SUNSET PROVISION. The Texas Council for
Developmental Disabilities is subject to Chapter 325, Government
Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided
by that chapter, the council is abolished and this chapter expires
September 1, 2015 [2013].
SECTION 2.18. GOVERNOR'S COMMITTEE ON PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES. Section 115.005, Human Resources Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 115.005. SUNSET PROVISION. The Governor's Committee
on People with Disabilities is subject to Chapter 325, Government
Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided
by that chapter, the committee is abolished and this chapter
expires September 1, 2015 [2013].
SECTION 2.19. DEPARTMENT OF ASSISTIVE AND REHABILITATIVE
SERVICES. Section 117.003, Human Resources Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 117.003. SUNSET PROVISION. The Department of
Assistive and Rehabilitative Services is subject to Chapter 325,
Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence
as provided by that chapter, the department is abolished and this
chapter expires September 1, 2015 [2013].
SECTION 2.20. TEXAS COUNCIL ON PURCHASING FROM PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES. Section 122.006, Human Resources Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 122.006. SUNSET PROVISION. The Texas Council on
Purchasing from People with Disabilities is subject to Chapter 325,
Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence
as provided by that chapter, the council is abolished and this
chapter expires September 1, 2015 [2013].
SECTION 2.21. DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES.
Section 161.003, Human Resources Code, is amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 161.003. SUNSET PROVISION. The Department of Aging
and Disability Services is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code
(Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by
that chapter, the department is abolished and this chapter expires
September 1, 2015 [2013].
SECTION 2.22. TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION. Section 301.008,
Labor Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 301.008. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas
Workforce Commission is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code
(Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by
that chapter, the commission is abolished September 1, 2015 [2013].
SECTION 2.23. STATE SECURITIES BOARD. Subsection O,
Section 2, The Securities Act (Article 581-2, Vernon's Texas Civil
Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
O. The State Securities Board is subject to Chapter 325,
Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence
as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished and this Act
expires September 1, 2015 [2013].
ARTICLE 3. ENTITIES GIVEN 2017 SUNSET DATE
SECTION 3.01. COURT REPORTERS CERTIFICATION BOARD. Section
52.014, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 52.014. SUNSET PROVISION. The Court Reporters
Certification Board is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act).
Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the
board is abolished September 1, 2017 [2015].
SECTION 3.02. LICENSED COURT INTERPRETER ADVISORY BOARD.
Section 57.051, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 57.051. SUNSET. The licensed court interpreter
advisory board is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas
Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that
chapter, the board is abolished and this subchapter expires
September 1, 2017 [2013].
SECTION 3.03. PROCESS SERVER REVIEW BOARD. Chapter 72,
Government Code, is amended by adding Subchapter F to read as
follows:
SUBCHAPTER F. PROCESS SERVER REVIEW BOARD
Sec. 72.091. SUNSET REVIEW. The process server review
board established by supreme court order is subject to review under
Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act), as if it were a state agency but may
not be abolished under that chapter. The review shall be conducted
as if the process server review board were scheduled to be abolished
September 1, 2017.
SECTION 3.04. STATE BAR OF TEXAS. Section 81.003,
Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 81.003. SUNSET PROVISION. The state bar is subject to
Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as
provided by that chapter, this chapter expires September 1, 2017
[2015].
SECTION 3.05. BOARD OF LAW EXAMINERS. Section 82.006,
Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 82.006. SUNSET PROVISION. The Board of Law Examiners
is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in
existence as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished
September 1, 2017 [2015].
SECTION 3.06. STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS. Section
251.005, Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 251.005. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The State Board of
Dental Examiners is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas
Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that
chapter, the board is abolished September 1, 2017 [2015].
SECTION 3.07. EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF PHYSICAL THERAPY AND
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY EXAMINERS. Section 452.002, Occupations
Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 452.002. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Executive
Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners is
subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless
continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the executive
council is abolished and the following laws expire September 1,
2017 [2013]:
(1) this chapter;
(2) Chapter 453; and
(3) Chapter 454.
SECTION 3.08. TEXAS BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS.
Section 453.002, Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 453.002. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas Board of
Physical Therapy Examiners is subject to Chapter 325, Government
Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided
by that chapter, the board is abolished and this chapter expires
September 1, 2017 [2013].
SECTION 3.09. TEXAS BOARD OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
EXAMINERS. Section 454.003, Occupations Code, is amended to read
as follows:
Sec. 454.003. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas Board of
Occupational Therapy Examiners is subject to Chapter 325,
Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence
as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished and this chapter
expires September 1, 2017 [2013].
SECTION 3.10. TEXAS BOARD OF ORTHOTICS AND PROSTHETICS.
Section 605.003, Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 605.003. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas Board of
Orthotics and Prosthetics is subject to Chapter 325, Government
Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided
by that chapter, the board is abolished and this chapter expires
September 1, 2017 [2013].
ARTICLE 4. ENTITIES GIVEN 2019 SUNSET DATE
SECTION 4.01. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE STATE OF
TEXAS. Subsection (c), Section 411.002, Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(c) The Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas is
subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in
existence as provided by that chapter, the department is abolished
and Subsections (a) and (b) expire September 1, 2019 [2015].
SECTION 4.02. ADJUTANT GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT. Section
431.023, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 431.023. SUNSET PROVISION. The adjutant general's
department is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless
continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the department
is abolished and this subchapter expires September 1, 2019 [2015].
SECTION 4.03. TEXAS VETERANS COMMISSION. Subsection (a),
Section 434.002, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) The Texas Veterans Commission is subject to Chapter 325
(Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by
that chapter, the commission is abolished September 1, 2019 [2013].
SECTION 4.04. SCHOOL LAND BOARD. Section 32.003, Natural
Resources Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 32.003. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The School Land
Board is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset
Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter,
the board is abolished September 1, 2019 [2017].
SECTION 4.05. TEXAS COMMISSION OF LICENSING AND REGULATION
AND THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION. Section
51.002, Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 51.002. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas
Commission of Licensing and Regulation and the Texas Department of
Licensing and Regulation are subject to Chapter 325, Government
Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided
by that chapter, the commission and the department are abolished
September 1, 2019 [2015].
SECTION 4.06. TEXAS FUNERAL SERVICE COMMISSION. Section
651.002, Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 651.002. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas Funeral
Service Commission is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code
(Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by
that chapter, the commission is abolished and this chapter expires
September 1, 2019 [2015].
SECTION 4.07. TEXAS BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL GEOSCIENTISTS.
Section 1002.003, Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1002.003. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas Board
of Professional Geoscientists is subject to Chapter 325, Government
Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided
by that chapter, the board is abolished and this chapter expires
September 1, 2019 [2015].
SECTION 4.08. TEXAS BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYING.
Section 1071.003, Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1071.003. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas Board
of Professional Land Surveying is subject to Chapter 325,
Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence
as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished and this chapter
expires September 1, 2019 [2015].
SECTION 4.09. TEXAS STATE BOARD OF PLUMBING EXAMINERS.
Section 1301.003, Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1301.003. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas State
Board of Plumbing Examiners is subject to Chapter 325, Government
Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided
by that chapter, the board is abolished and this chapter expires
September 1, 2019 [2015].
SECTION 4.10. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES. Section
1001.005, Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1001.005. SUNSET PROVISION. The department is subject
to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless
continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the department
is abolished September 1, 2019 [2015].
ARTICLE 5. ENTITIES GIVEN 2021 SUNSET DATE
SECTION 5.01. TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION. Section
161.027, Agriculture Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 161.027. SUNSET PROVISION. The Texas Animal Health
Commission is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset
Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter,
the commission is abolished September 1, 2021 [2019].
SECTION 5.02. PREPAID HIGHER EDUCATION TUITION BOARD.
Section 54.603, Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 54.603. SUNSET PROVISION. The Prepaid Higher
Education Tuition Board is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code
(Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by
that chapter, the board is abolished and the programs established
under this subchapter and under Subchapters G and H terminate
September 1, 2021 [2019].
SECTION 5.03. TEXAS GUARANTEED STUDENT LOAN CORPORATION.
Subsection (a), Section 57.12, Education Code, is amended to read
as follows:
(a) The Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation is
subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless
continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the corporation
is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2021 [2017].
SECTION 5.04. TEXAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM
OFFICE. Section 481.003, Government Code, is amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 481.003. SUNSET PROVISION. The Texas Economic
Development and Tourism Office is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas
Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that
chapter, the office is abolished and this chapter expires September
1, 2021 [2015].
SECTION 5.05. OFFICE OF STATE-FEDERAL RELATIONS. Section
751.003, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 751.003. SUNSET PROVISION. The Office of
State-Federal Relations is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset
Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter,
the office is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2021
[2015].
ARTICLE 6. ENTITIES GIVEN 2023 SUNSET DATE
SECTION 6.01. TEXAS INVASIVE SPECIES COORDINATING
COMMITTEE. Subsection (a), Section 776.007, Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) The committee is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset
Act). The committee shall be reviewed during the periods in which
the State Soil and Water Conservation Board is reviewed. Unless
continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the committee
is abolished and this chapter expires on the date on which that
agency is subject to abolishment [September 1, 2013].
SECTION 6.02. OFFICE OF PUBLIC UTILITY COUNSEL. Section
13.002, Utilities Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 13.002. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Office of
Public Utility Counsel is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code
(Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by
that chapter, the office is abolished and this chapter expires
September 1, 2023 [2011].
ARTICLE 7. ENTITIES REMOVED FROM SPECIFIC SUNSET REVIEW
SECTION 7.01. BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE OFFICIAL CITRUS
PRODUCERS' PEST AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT CORPORATION. Section
80.028, Agriculture Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 80.028. DISSOLUTION [SUNSET] PROVISION. (a) [The
board of directors of the official citrus producers' pest and
disease management corporation is subject to Chapter 325,
Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence
as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished and this chapter
expires September 1, 2021.
[(b)] The commissioner may order the dissolution of the
corporation at any time the commissioner determines that the
purposes of this chapter have been fulfilled or that the
corporation is inoperative and abandoned. Dissolution shall be
conducted in accordance with Section 80.014.
(b) [(c)] If the corporation [is abolished] or the
suppression program is discontinued for any reason, assessments
approved, levied, or otherwise collectible on the date of
discontinuance [abolishment] remain valid as necessary to pay the
financial obligations of the corporation.
ARTICLE 8. SUNSET ADVISORY COMMISSION
SECTION 8.01. REVIEW OF AGENCIES REVIEWED FOR THE 82nd
LEGISLATURE. For a state agency that was reviewed by the Sunset
Advisory Commission in preparation for the work of the 82nd
Legislature in Regular Session and the abolition date of which was
extended to 2013, the commission, unless expressly provided
otherwise, shall limit its review of the agency in preparation for
the work of the 83rd Legislature in Regular Session to the
appropriateness of recommendations made by the commission to the
82nd Legislature. In the commission's report to the 83rd
Legislature, the commission may include any recommendations it
considers appropriate. This section expires September 1, 2013.
ARTICLE 9. EFFECTIVE DATE
SECTION 9.01. 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.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 652 passed the Senate on
April 13, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0;
May 23, 2011, Senate refused to concur in House amendments and
requested appointment of Conference Committee; May 25, 2011, House
granted request of the Senate; May 28, 2011, Senate adopted
Conference Committee Report by the following vote: Yeas 31,
Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 652 passed the House, with
amendments, on May 18, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 128,
Nays 0, two present not voting; May 25, 2011, House granted request
of the Senate for appointment of Conference Committee;
May 29, 2011, House adopted Conference Committee Report by the
following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 1, two present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor