Texas 2015 - 84th Regular

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1	1	84R6836 AAF-D
2	2	By: Burton S.B. No. 1533
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the abolishment of the Music, Film, Television, and
8	8	Multimedia Office in the office of the governor and the moving image
9	9	industry incentive program.
10	10	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	11	SECTION 1. Section 444.030(b), Government Code, is amended
12	12	to read as follows:
13	13	(b) The commission shall enter into an agreement as required
14	14	by Subsection (a) with the:
15	15	(1) Texas [Central] Education Agency regarding the
16	16	arts in education program in the public schools; and
17	17	(2) office of the governor [Music, Film, Television,
18	18	and Multimedia Office in the governor's office regarding work with
19	19	the state's music and film industries; and
20	20	[(3) Texas Department of Commerce], Texas Department
21	21	of Transportation, and Parks and Wildlife Department regarding
22	22	state tourism promotion efforts.
23	23	SECTION 2. Section 2155.444(h), Government Code, is amended
24	24	to read as follows:
25	25	(h) The [Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia Office
26	26	within the] office of the governor has exclusive rulemaking
27	27	authority for purposes of:
28	28	(1) determining whether an advertising campaign is
29	29	subject to the requirements of this section;
30	30	(2) establishing a bid process for purposes of the
31	31	services described by Subsection (f); and
32	32	(3) establishing criteria to determine whether a
33	33	commercial production company or advertising agency is located in
34	34	this state for the purposes of this section.
35	35	SECTION 3. Section 2165.008(a)(1), Government Code, is
36	36	amended to read as follows:
37	37	(1) "Office" means the office of the governor [Music,
38	38	Film, Television, and Multimedia Office].
39	39	SECTION 4. Section 504.639(b), Transportation Code, is
40	40	amended to read as follows:
41	41	(b) After deduction of the department's administrative
42	42	costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates
43	43	shall be deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund [Texas
44	44	Music Foundation account established by Section 7.027, Education
45	45	Code].
46	46	SECTION 5. The following statutes are repealed:
47	47	(1) Section 7.027, Education Code;
48	48	(2) Section 403.029, Government Code;
49	49	(3) Chapters 485 and 485A, Government Code; and
50	50	(4) Section 151.3415, Tax Code.
51	51	SECTION 6. (a) The Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia
52	52	Office in the office of the governor is abolished.
53	53	(b) All records and other property in the custody of the
54	54	Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia Office are transferred to
55	55	the office of the governor.
56	56	(c) All unobligated and unexpended appropriations of the
57	57	Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia Office lapse.
58	58	(d) All donations, gifts, and grants made to the Music,
59	59	Film, Television, and Multimedia Office shall be transferred to the
60	60	office of the governor to be used for purposes consistent with the
61	61	mission of the Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia Office.
62	62	SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.