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7 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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8 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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9 | 7 | | relating to the operations of the Cancer Prevention and Research |
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10 | 8 | | Institute of Texas; authorizing a fee. |
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11 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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12 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 572.003(c), Government Code, is amended |
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13 | 11 | | to read as follows: |
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14 | 12 | | (c) The term means a member of: |
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15 | 13 | | (1) the Public Utility Commission of Texas; |
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16 | 14 | | (2) the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; |
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17 | 15 | | (3) the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission; |
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18 | 16 | | (4) the [The] Finance Commission of Texas; |
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19 | 17 | | (5) the Texas Facilities Commission; |
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20 | 18 | | (6) the Texas Board of Criminal Justice; |
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21 | 19 | | (7) the board of trustees of the Employees Retirement |
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22 | 20 | | System of Texas; |
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23 | 21 | | (8) the Texas Transportation Commission; |
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24 | 22 | | (9) the Texas Department of Insurance; |
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25 | 23 | | (10) the Parks and Wildlife Commission; |
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26 | 24 | | (11) the Public Safety Commission; |
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27 | 25 | | (12) the Texas Ethics Commission; |
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28 | 26 | | (13) the State Securities Board; |
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29 | 27 | | (14) the Texas Water Development Board; |
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30 | 28 | | (15) the governing board of a public senior college or |
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31 | 29 | | university as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, or of The |
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32 | 30 | | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, The University of |
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33 | 31 | | Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, The University of Texas Health |
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34 | 32 | | Science Center at Houston, The University of Texas Health Science |
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35 | 33 | | Center at San Antonio, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer |
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36 | 34 | | Center, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, |
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37 | 35 | | University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, |
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38 | 36 | | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Texas State Technical |
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39 | 37 | | College--Harlingen, Texas State Technical College--Marshall, Texas |
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40 | 38 | | State Technical College--Sweetwater, or Texas State Technical |
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41 | 39 | | College--Waco; |
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42 | 40 | | (16) the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; |
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43 | 41 | | (17) the Texas Workforce Commission; |
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44 | 42 | | (18) the board of trustees of the Teacher Retirement |
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45 | 43 | | System of Texas; |
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46 | 44 | | (19) the Credit Union Commission; |
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47 | 45 | | (20) the School Land Board; |
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48 | 46 | | (21) the board of the Texas Department of Housing and |
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49 | 47 | | Community Affairs; |
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50 | 48 | | (22) the Texas Racing Commission; |
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51 | 49 | | (23) the State Board of Dental Examiners; |
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52 | 50 | | (24) the Texas Medical Board; |
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53 | 51 | | (25) the Board of Pardons and Paroles; |
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54 | 52 | | (26) the Texas State Board of Pharmacy; |
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55 | 53 | | (27) the Department of Information Resources |
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56 | 54 | | governing board; |
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57 | 55 | | (28) the Motor Vehicle Board; |
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58 | 56 | | (29) the Texas Real Estate Commission; |
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59 | 57 | | (30) the board of directors of the State Bar of Texas; |
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60 | 58 | | (31) the Bond Review Board [bond review board]; |
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61 | 59 | | (32) the Health and Human Services Commission; |
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62 | 60 | | (33) the Texas Funeral Service Commission; |
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63 | 61 | | (34) the board of directors of a river authority |
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64 | 62 | | created under the Texas Constitution or a statute of this state; |
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65 | 63 | | [or] |
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66 | 64 | | (35) the Texas Lottery Commission; or |
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67 | 65 | | (36) the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of |
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68 | 66 | | Texas. |
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69 | 67 | | SECTION 2. Section 102.107, Health and Safety Code, is |
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70 | 68 | | amended to read as follows: |
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71 | 69 | | Sec. 102.107. POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The oversight |
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72 | 70 | | committee shall: |
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73 | 71 | | (1) hire a chief executive officer; |
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74 | 72 | | (2) annually set priorities as prescribed by the |
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75 | 73 | | legislature for each grant program that receives money under this |
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76 | 74 | | chapter; and |
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77 | 75 | | (3) consider the priorities set under Subdivision (2) |
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78 | 76 | | in awarding grants under this chapter. |
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79 | 77 | | (b) The oversight committee may conduct a closed meeting in |
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80 | 78 | | accordance with Subchapter E, Chapter 551, Government Code, to |
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81 | 79 | | discuss issues related to managing, acquiring, or selling |
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82 | 80 | | securities or other revenue-sharing obligations realized under the |
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83 | 81 | | standards established as required by Section 102.256. |
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84 | 82 | | SECTION 3. Section 102.203(e), Health and Safety Code, is |
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85 | 83 | | amended to read as follows: |
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86 | 84 | | (e) Not more than 10 percent of the money appropriated by |
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87 | 85 | | the legislature for grants in a state fiscal year [awarded under |
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88 | 86 | | this subchapter] may be used for cancer prevention and control |
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89 | 87 | | programs during that [any] year. |
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90 | 88 | | SECTION 4. Section 102.256, Health and Safety Code, is |
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91 | 89 | | amended by adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows: |
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92 | 90 | | (c) The oversight committee may transfer its management and |
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93 | 91 | | disposition authority over the state's interest in securities, |
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94 | 92 | | equities, royalties, income, and other benefits realized as a |
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95 | 93 | | result of projects undertaken with money awarded under Subchapter E |
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96 | 94 | | to the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company. If the oversight |
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97 | 95 | | committee transfers management and disposition authority under |
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98 | 96 | | this subsection, the trust company has any power necessary to |
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99 | 97 | | accomplish the purposes of this section. |
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100 | 98 | | (d) In managing the assets described by Subsection (c) |
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101 | 99 | | through procedures and subject to restrictions that the Texas |
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102 | 100 | | Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company considers appropriate, the |
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103 | 101 | | trust company may acquire, exchange, sell, supervise, manage, or |
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104 | 102 | | retain any kind of investment that a prudent investor, exercising |
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105 | 103 | | reasonable care, skill, and caution, would acquire, exchange, sell, |
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106 | 104 | | or retain in light of the purposes, terms, distribution |
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107 | 105 | | requirements, and other circumstances then prevailing pertinent to |
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108 | 106 | | each investment, including the requirements prescribed by |
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109 | 107 | | Subsection (b) and the purposes described by Section 102.002. The |
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110 | 108 | | trust company may charge a fee to recover the reasonable and |
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111 | 109 | | necessary costs incurred in managing assets under this section. |
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112 | 110 | | SECTION 5. Section 102.101(f), Health and Safety Code, is |
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113 | 111 | | repealed. |
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114 | 112 | | SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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