BILL ANALYSIS S.B. 398 By: Hancock Economic & Small Business Development Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Interested parties note that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Bowl Championship Series is currently eligible to participate in the major events trust fund and that the NCAA recently approved a new format to decide the Football Bowl Subdivision championship. S.B. 398 seeks to ensure that the NCAA will continue to be eligible to participate in the major events trust fund by conforming eligibility under the fund with recent changes to the championship format. 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. 398 amends Section 5A(a)(4), Chapter 1507 (S.B. 456), Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999 (Article 5190.14, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), to redefine "event," for purposes of determining which events are eligible for funding from the major events trust fund, to include a game of a successor to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Bowl Championship Series and a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision postseason playoff or championship game. EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2013.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
S.B. 398
By: Hancock
Economic & Small Business Development
Committee Report (Unamended)
S.B. 398
By: Hancock
Economic & Small Business Development
Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Interested parties note that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Bowl Championship Series is currently eligible to participate in the major events trust fund and that the NCAA recently approved a new format to decide the Football Bowl Subdivision championship. S.B. 398 seeks to ensure that the NCAA will continue to be eligible to participate in the major events trust fund by conforming eligibility under the fund with recent changes to the championship format.
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. 398 amends Section 5A(a)(4), Chapter 1507 (S.B. 456), Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999 (Article 5190.14, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), to redefine "event," for purposes of determining which events are eligible for funding from the major events trust fund, to include a game of a successor to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Bowl Championship Series and a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision postseason playoff or championship game.
EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2013.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties note that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Bowl Championship Series is currently eligible to participate in the major events trust fund and that the NCAA recently approved a new format to decide the Football Bowl Subdivision championship. S.B. 398 seeks to ensure that the NCAA will continue to be eligible to participate in the major events trust fund by conforming eligibility under the fund with recent changes to the championship format.
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. 398 amends Section 5A(a)(4), Chapter 1507 (S.B. 456), Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999 (Article 5190.14, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), to redefine "event," for purposes of determining which events are eligible for funding from the major events trust fund, to include a game of a successor to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Bowl Championship Series and a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision postseason playoff or championship game.
EFFECTIVE DATE
On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2013.