Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3770 Compare Versions

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1	1	85R13130 CJC-F
2	2	By: Cook H.B. No. 3770
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the creation of the Texas First Center to study and
8	8	provide advice to the legislature on the effective use of state
9	9	resources.
10	10	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	11	SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 10, Government Code, is
12	12	amended by adding Chapter 2061 to read as follows:
13	13	CHAPTER 2061. TEXAS FIRST CENTER
14	14	Sec. 2061.0001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
15	15	(1) "Board" means the Texas First Center Board.
16	16	(2) "Center" means the Texas First Center.
17	17	(3) "State agency" means a department, commission,
18	18	board, office, or other agency in the executive or judicial branch
19	19	of state government that is created under the constitution or a
20	20	statute of this state. The term includes an institution of higher
21	21	education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.
22	22	Sec. 2061.0002. TEXAS FIRST CENTER. (a) The Texas First
23	23	Center is created as an independent policy center for the primary
24	24	purpose of advising this state's legislature.
25	25	(b) The center shall represent the interests of the
26	26	residents of this state by studying the effect of resource
27	27	allocation on the performance of state agencies and other public
28	28	institutions using applicable state and national data.
29	29	(c) In performing the duties assigned by this chapter, the
30	30	center shall work directly with:
31	31	(1) the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the
32	32	house of representatives, and members of the legislature; and
33	33	(2) state agencies and other public institutions.
34	34	Sec. 2061.0003. CENTER DUTIES. (a) The center shall use
35	35	analytics standards used by business, finance, public policy, and
36	36	other interests considered appropriate by the center to determine
37	37	the relationship between resource allocation and performance
38	38	outcomes of state agencies and other public institutions.
39	39	(b) The center shall develop a schedule so that each year
40	40	the center evaluates the performance of selected state agencies and
41	41	other public institutions and provides a progress report on those
42	42	agencies and institutions to:
43	43	(1) the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of
44	44	the house of representatives; and
45	45	(2) responsible parties at each agency or institution
46	46	being evaluated.
47	47	(c) The center may assist the legislature with policy
48	48	studies related to the center's duties. The center may participate
49	49	in collaborative studies with a foundation or organization inside
50	50	or outside this state related to the center's duties.
51	51	(d) The center shall seek information, data, and best
52	52	practices from state, regional, and national sources to use in
53	53	performing the center's duties under this chapter.
54	54	(e) The center may contract with independent experts,
55	55	academic scholars, and other appropriate professionals in
56	56	performing the center's duties under this chapter.
57	57	Sec. 2061.0004. TEXAS FIRST CENTER BOARD. (a) The Texas
58	58	First Center Board is created as the primary policy-making body of
59	59	the center.
60	60	(b) The board is composed of three members appointed by the
61	61	governor.
62	62	(c) Board members must include individuals in the private
63	63	sector who have an interest in improving the performance of state
64	64	agencies and other public institutions and significant experience
65	65	in organizational management, finance, or business. A board member
66	66	may not have a financial relationship with a vendor who provides
67	67	goods or services to an agency or institution of this state.
68	68	(d) Board members serve four-year terms.
69	69	(e) Board members shall annually elect one member as the
70	70	presiding officer.
71	71	(f) A board member may not receive a salary for services as a
72	72	board member but shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in
73	73	attending board meetings.
74	74	Sec. 2061.0005. BOARD DUTIES. (a) In addition to the
75	75	evaluation and report required under Section 2061.0003(b), the
76	76	board shall study effective and efficient systems for the operation
77	77	of state agencies and other public institutions and make
78	78	recommendations to:
79	79	(1) improve the performance of agencies and
80	80	institutions to meet the demands of the current century;
81	81	(2) improve this state's ability to compete with other
82	82	states and countries; and
83	83	(3) provide the legislature and the public with
84	84	information on the performance of agencies and institutions.
85	85	(b) The board shall provide a report of the board's study
86	86	and recommendations under Subsection (a) to:
87	87	(1) the Legislative Budget Board at least once each
88	88	year; and
89	89	(2) the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of
90	90	the house of representatives not later than December 1 of each
91	91	even-numbered year.
92	92	Sec. 2061.0006. SUPPORT FOR PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES. (a)
93	93	State agencies and other public institutions shall fully cooperate
94	94	with and assist the center at the board's request.
95	95	(b) Data and information necessary to perform the center's
96	96	duties under this chapter shall be provided at the board's request
97	97	in a timely manner. The board and center shall maintain
98	98	confidentiality and other security measures for any requested data
99	99	and information.
100	100	Sec. 2061.0007. FUNDING. The center may be funded by
101	101	donations, grants, and legislative appropriations.
102	102	SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
103	103	of this Act, the governor shall appoint the initial members of the
104	104	Texas First Center Board under Section 2061.0004, Government Code,
105	105	as added by this Act, to serve terms beginning January 1, 2018.
106	106	SECTION 3. The first reports required under Sections
107	107	2061.0003(b) and 2061.0005(b)(1), Government Code, as added by this
108	108	Act, are due not later than December 1, 2018.
109	109	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.