Texas 2015 - 84th Regular

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1	1	By: Hall S.B. No. 1399
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4	4	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
5	5	AN ACT
6	6	relating to abolishing the Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia
7	7	Office.
8	8	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	9	SECTION 1. Section 444.030(b), Government Code, is amended
10	10	to read as follows:
11	11	(b) The commission shall enter into an agreement as required
12	12	by Subsection (a) with the:
13	13	(1) Texas [Central] Education Agency regarding the
14	14	arts in education program in the public schools; and
15	15	(2) office of the governor [Music, Film, Television,
16	16	and Multimedia Office in the governor's office regarding work with
17	17	the state's music and film industries; and
18	18	[(3) Texas Department of Commerce], Texas Department
19	19	of Transportation, and Parks and Wildlife Department regarding
20	20	state tourism promotion efforts.
21	21	SECTION 2. Section 2155.444(h), Government Code, is amended
22	22	to read as follows:
23	23	(h) The [Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia Office
24	24	within the] office of the governor has exclusive rulemaking
25	25	authority for purposes of:
26	26	(1) determining whether an advertising campaign is
27	27	subject to the requirements of this section;
28	28	(2) establishing a bid process for purposes of the
29	29	services described by Subsection (f); and
30	30	(3) establishing criteria to determine whether a
31	31	commercial production company or advertising agency is located in
32	32	this state for the purposes of this section.
33	33	SECTION 3. Section 2165.008(a)(1), Government Code, is
34	34	amended to read as follows:
35	35	(1) "Office" means the office of the governor [Music,
36	36	Film, Television, and Multimedia Office].
37	37	SECTION 4. Section 504.639(b), Transportation Code, is
38	38	amended to read as follows:
39	39	(b) After deduction of the department's administrative
40	40	costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates
41	41	shall be deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund [Texas
42	42	Music Foundation account established by Section 7.027, Education
43	43	Code].
44	44	SECTION 5. The following statutes are repealed:
45	45	(1) Section 7.027, Education Code;
46	46	(2) Section 403.029, Government Code;
47	47	(3) Chapters 485 and 485A, Government Code; and
48	48	(4) Sections 151.3185 and 151.3415, Tax Code.
49	49	SECTION 6. On the effective date of this Act:
50	50	(1) the Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia Office
51	51	in the office of the governor is abolished;
52	52	(2) all records and other property in the custody of
53	53	the Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia Office are transferred
54	54	to the office of the governor;
55	55	(3) all unobligated and unexpended appropriations of
56	56	the Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia Office lapse; and
57	57	(4) all donations, gifts, and grants made to the
58	58	Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia Office shall be transferred
59	59	to the office of the governor to be used for purposes consistent
60	60	with the mission of the former Music, Film, Television, and
61	61	Multimedia Office.
62	62	SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.