Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1	1	86R1964 JCG-D
2	2	By: Longoria H.B. No. 1788
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to certain required reports received or prepared by state
8	8	agencies and other governmental entities.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	ARTICLE 1. REPORTS REQUIRED OF STATE AGENCIES
11	11	SECTION 1.01. Section 51.751(b), Education Code, is amended
12	12	to read as follows:
13	13	(b) The center shall examine the efficiency of the public
14	14	school system and the effectiveness of instructional methods and
15	15	curricular programs and promote the use of successful methods and
16	16	programs. The center shall monitor and evaluate the implementation
17	17	of the accountability system under Chapters 39 and 39A [and provide
18	18	annual progress reports to the governor, Legislative Budget Board,
19	19	and commissioner of education].
20	20	SECTION 1.02. Section 51.883, Education Code, is amended to
21	21	read as follows:
22	22	Sec. 51.883. REPORT ON ADMINISTERING EPINEPHRINE
23	23	AUTO-INJECTOR. (a) Not later than the 10th business day after the
24	24	date a personnel member or volunteer administers an epinephrine
25	25	auto-injector in accordance with a policy adopted under Section
26	26	51.882(a), the institution of higher education shall report the
27	27	information required under Subsection (b) of this section to:
28	28	(1) the physician who prescribed the epinephrine
29	29	auto-injector; and
30	30	(2) the executive commissioner of the Health and Human
31	31	Services Commission [state health services].
32	32	(b) The report required under this section must include the
33	33	following information:
34	34	(1) the age of the person who received the
35	35	administration of the epinephrine auto-injector;
36	36	(2) whether the person who received the administration
37	37	of the epinephrine auto-injector was a student, a personnel member,
38	38	or a visitor;
39	39	(3) the physical location where the epinephrine
40	40	auto-injector was administered;
41	41	(4) the number of doses of epinephrine auto-injector
42	42	administered;
43	43	(5) the title of the person who administered the
44	44	epinephrine auto-injector; and
45	45	(6) any other information required by the executive
46	46	commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission [state
47	47	health services].
48	48	SECTION 1.03. Sections 531.421(3) and (4), Government Code,
49	49	are amended to read as follows:
50	50	(3) ["Consortium" means the Texas System of Care
51	51	Consortium established under Subchapter G-1.
52	52	[(4)] "Systems of care services" means a comprehensive
53	53	state system of mental health services and other necessary and
54	54	related services that is organized as a coordinated network to meet
55	55	the multiple and changing needs of children with severe emotional
56	56	disturbances and their families.
57	57	SECTION 1.04. Section 531.422(c), Government Code, is
58	58	amended to read as follows:
59	59	(c) Each community resource coordination group shall submit
60	60	the report described by Subsection (b) to the commission
61	61	[consortium]. The commission [consortium] shall provide [a
62	62	deadline] to each group a deadline for submitting the reports that
63	63	is[. The time frame for completing the reports must be] coordinated
64	64	with any regional reviews by the commission of the delivery of
65	65	related services.
66	66	SECTION 1.05. Section 531.423, Government Code, is amended
67	67	to read as follows:
68	68	Sec. 531.423. SUMMARY REPORT BY COMMISSION [CONSORTIUM].
69	69	(a) The commission [consortium] shall create a summary report
70	70	based on the evaluations in the reports submitted to the commission
71	71	[consortium] by community resource coordination groups under
72	72	Section 531.422. The commission's [consortium's] report must
73	73	include recommendations for policy and statutory changes at each
74	74	agency that is involved in the provision of systems of care services
75	75	and the outcome expected from implementing each recommendation.
76	76	(b) The commission [consortium] shall coordinate, where
77	77	appropriate, the recommendations in the report created under this
78	78	section with recommendations in the assessment developed under
79	79	Chapter 23 (S.B. [No.] 491), Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular
80	80	Session, 2003, and with the continuum of care developed under
81	81	Section 533.040(d), Health and Safety Code [S.B. No. 490, Acts of
82	82	the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003].
83	83	(c) The commission [consortium] may include in the report
84	84	created under this section recommendations for the statewide
85	85	expansion of sites participating in the Texas System of Care and the
86	86	integration of services provided at those sites with services
87	87	provided by community resource coordination groups.
88	88	(d) The commission [consortium] shall provide a copy of the
89	89	report created under this section to each agency for which the
90	90	report makes a recommendation and to other agencies as appropriate.
91	91	SECTION 1.06. Section 2003.108, Government Code, is amended
92	92	to read as follows:
93	93	Sec. 2003.108. PENDING CASE STATUS REVIEW [REPORTS]. [(a)
94	94	The office shall provide the comptroller a monthly status report
95	95	that lists pending cases and provides information on any case that
96	96	exceeds the comptroller's time lines for issuing a proposal for
97	97	decision or an agreed order.
98	98	[(b)] At least quarterly, the office shall review with the
99	99	comptroller and appropriate staff of the office the status of
100	100	pending cases under this subchapter.
101	101	[(c) The office shall provide a quarterly report to the
102	102	comptroller on services performed by the office for the comptroller
103	103	under this subchapter.]
104	104	SECTION 1.07. Section 2054.075(b), Government Code, is
105	105	amended to read as follows:
106	106	(b) Each state agency [shall provide that its] information
107	107	resources manager is part of the agency's executive management and
108	108	reports directly [to a person with a title functionally equivalent]
109	109	to the executive head [director] or deputy executive head of the
110	110	agency [director]. Each state agency shall report to the
111	111	department the extent and results of its compliance with this
112	112	subsection and include with the report an organizational chart
113	113	showing the structure of the personnel in the agency's executive
114	114	management. The [, and the] department shall report the extent and
115	115	results of state agencies' compliance with this subsection to the
116	116	legislature.
117	117	SECTION 1.08. Section 2054.100(a), Government Code, is
118	118	amended to read as follows:
119	119	(a) Each state agency shall submit an operating plan to the
120	120	Legislative Budget Board, [the department,] the quality assurance
121	121	team, and the governor each state fiscal biennium in accordance
122	122	with the directions of the Legislative Budget Board.
123	123	SECTION 1.09. Section 2054.103, Government Code, is amended
124	124	to read as follows:
125	125	Sec. 2054.103. SUBMISSION OF OPERATING PLANS. Each state
126	126	agency shall send a copy of its biennial operating plan and of any
127	127	amendments to the plan, as approved by the Legislative Budget
128	128	Board, to the governor[, the department,] and the state auditor not
129	129	later than the 30th day after the date the Legislative Budget Board
130	130	approves the plan or amendment, as applicable.
131	131	SECTION 1.10. Section 2054.304(b), Government Code, is
132	132	amended to read as follows:
133	133	(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the state agency
134	134	must file the project plan with the quality assurance team [and the
135	135	department] before the agency:
136	136	(1) spends more than 10 percent of allocated funds for
137	137	the project or major contract; or
138	138	(2) first issues a vendor solicitation for the project
139	139	or contract.
140	140	SECTION 1.11. Section 2056.002(d), Government Code, is
141	141	amended to read as follows:
142	142	(d) A state agency shall send two copies of each plan to both
143	143	the Legislative Reference Library and the state publications
144	144	clearinghouse of the Texas State Library and one copy each to:
145	145	(1) the governor;
146	146	(2) the lieutenant governor;
147	147	(3) the speaker of the house of representatives;
148	148	(4) the Legislative Budget Board; and
149	149	(5) [the Sunset Advisory Commission;
150	150	[(6)] the state auditor[; and
151	151	[(7) the Department of Information Resources].
152	152	SECTION 1.12. Section 2102.009, Government Code, is amended
153	153	to read as follows:
154	154	Sec. 2102.009. ANNUAL REPORT. The internal auditor shall
155	155	prepare an annual report and submit the report before November 1 of
156	156	each year to the governor, the Legislative Budget Board, [the
157	157	Sunset Advisory Commission,] the state auditor, the state agency's
158	158	governing board, and the administrator. The state auditor shall
159	159	prescribe the form and content of the report, subject to the
160	160	approval of the legislative audit committee.
161	161	SECTION 1.13. Sections 2102.0091(a), (c), and (d),
162	162	Government Code, are amended to read as follows:
163	163	(a) A state agency shall file with the division of the
164	164	governor's office responsible for budget and policy [Sunset
165	165	Advisory Commission, the Governor's Office of Budget, Planning, and
166	166	Policy], the state auditor, and the Legislative Budget Board a copy
167	167	of each report submitted to the state agency's governing board or
168	168	the administrator of the state agency if the state agency does not
169	169	have a governing board by the agency's internal auditor.
170	170	(c) In addition to the requirements of Subsection (a), a
171	171	state agency shall file with the division of the governor's office
172	172	responsible for budget and policy [Governor's Office of Budget,
173	173	Planning, and Policy], the state auditor, and the Legislative
174	174	Budget Board any action plan or other response issued by the state
175	175	agency's governing board or the administrator of the state agency
176	176	if the state agency does not have a governing board in response to
177	177	the report of the state agency's internal auditor.
178	178	(d) If the state agency does not file the report as required
179	179	by this section, the Legislative Budget Board or the division of the
180	180	governor's office responsible for budget and policy [Governor's
181	181	Office of Budget, Planning, and Policy] may take appropriate action
182	182	to compel the filing of the report.
183	183	SECTION 1.14. Section 2176.005(a), Government Code, is
184	184	amended to read as follows:
185	185	(a) A state agency in Travis County shall periodically send
186	186	to the governor [and the legislative budget office] a report of its
187	187	progress in achieving the objectives for and the revisions of mail
188	188	operations established under Section 2176.004, including an
189	189	analysis of savings projected from the resulting improvements in
190	190	managing mail.
191	191	SECTION 1.15. Sections 2205.039(a) and (b), Government
192	192	Code, are amended to read as follows:
193	193	(a) The [Legislative Budget Board, in cooperation with the]
194	194	department[,] shall prescribe:
195	195	(1) a travel log form for gathering information about
196	196	the use of state-operated aircraft;
197	197	(2) procedures to ensure that individuals who travel
198	198	as passengers on or operate state-operated aircraft provide in a
199	199	legible manner the information requested of them by the form; and
200	200	(3) procedures for each state agency that operates an
201	201	aircraft for sending the form to the department [and the
202	202	Legislative Budget Board].
203	203	(b) The travel log form must request the following
204	204	information about a state-operated aircraft each time the aircraft
205	205	is flown:
206	206	(1) a mission statement, which may appear as a
207	207	selection to be identified from general categories appearing on the
208	208	form;
209	209	(2) the name, state agency represented, destination,
210	210	and signature of each person who is a passenger or crew member of
211	211	the aircraft;
212	212	(3) the date of each flight;
213	213	(4) a detailed and specific description of the
214	214	official business purpose of each flight; and
215	215	(5) other information determined by the [Legislative
216	216	Budget Board and the] department to be necessary to monitor the
217	217	proper use of the aircraft.
218	218	SECTION 1.16. The heading to Subchapter E, Chapter 386,
219	219	Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
220	220	SUBCHAPTER E. EVALUATION OF UTILITY COMMISSION [AND COMPTROLLER]
221	221	ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS
222	222	SECTION 1.17. Section 386.205, Health and Safety Code, is
223	223	amended to read as follows:
224	224	Sec. 386.205. EVALUATION OF UTILITY COMMISSION [AND
225	225	COMPTROLLER] ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS. In cooperation with the
226	226	laboratory, the utility commission shall provide an annual report
227	227	to the commission that, by county, quantifies the reductions of
228	228	energy demand, peak loads, and associated emissions of air
229	229	contaminants achieved [from programs implemented by the state
230	230	energy conservation office and] from programs implemented under
231	231	Section 39.905, Utilities Code.
232	232	SECTION 1.18. Section 388.006, Health and Safety Code, is
233	233	amended to read as follows:
234	234	Sec. 388.006. STATE ENERGY CONSERVATION OFFICE EVALUATION.
235	235	The State Energy Conservation Office annually shall provide the
236	236	[commission and the] laboratory with an evaluation of the
237	237	effectiveness of state and political subdivision energy efficiency
238	238	programs, including programs under this chapter. The laboratory
239	239	shall calculate, based on the evaluation and the forms submitted to
240	240	the office, the amount of energy savings and estimated reduction in
241	241	pollution achieved as a result of the implementation of programs.
242	242	The laboratory shall share the information with the commission, the
243	243	United States Environmental Protection Agency, and the Electric
244	244	Reliability Council of Texas to help with long-term forecasting and
245	245	in estimating pollution reduction.
246	246	SECTION 1.19. Section 533A.006(a), Health and Safety Code,
247	247	is amended to read as follows:
248	248	(a) The executive commissioner [department] shall report to
249	249	the Texas Medical Board any allegation received by the commission
250	250	[department] that a physician employed by or under contract with
251	251	the commission [department] in relation to services provided under
252	252	this title has committed an action that constitutes a ground for the
253	253	denial or revocation of the physician's license under Section
254	254	164.051, Occupations Code. The report must be made in the manner
255	255	provided by Section 154.051, Occupations Code.
256	256	SECTION 1.20. Sections 555.102(c) and (d), Health and
257	257	Safety Code, are amended to read as follows:
258	258	(c) The inspector general shall deliver the summary report
259	259	to the:
260	260	(1) executive commissioner;
261	261	(2) [commissioner of the department;
262	262	[(3) commissioner of the Department of Family and
263	263	Protective Services;
264	264	[(4) Aging and Disability Services Council;
265	265	[(5)] governor;
266	266	(3) [(6)] lieutenant governor;
267	267	(4) [(7)] speaker of the house of representatives;
268	268	(5) [(8)] standing committees of the senate and house
269	269	of representatives with primary jurisdiction over centers;
270	270	(6) [(9)] state auditor;
271	271	(7) [(10) the] independent ombudsman and the
272	272	assistant ombudsman for the center involved in the report; and
273	273	(8) [(11) the] alleged victim or the alleged victim's
274	274	legally authorized representative.
275	275	(d) A summary report regarding an investigation is subject
276	276	to required disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code. All
277	277	information and materials compiled by the inspector general in
278	278	connection with an investigation are confidential, and not subject
279	279	to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, and not subject
280	280	to disclosure, discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal
281	281	compulsion for their release to anyone other than the inspector
282	282	general or the inspector general's employees or agents involved in
283	283	the investigation, except that this information may be disclosed to
284	284	[the Department of Family and Protective Services,] the office of
285	285	the attorney general, the state auditor's office, and law
286	286	enforcement agencies.
287	287	SECTION 1.21. Section 555.103(c), Health and Safety Code,
288	288	is amended to read as follows:
289	289	(c) The inspector general shall submit the annual status
290	290	report to the:
291	291	(1) executive commissioner;
292	292	(2) [commissioner of the department;
293	293	[(3) commissioner of the Department of Family and
294	294	Protective Services;
295	295	[(4) Aging and Disability Services Council;
296	296	[(5) Family and Protective Services Council;
297	297	[(6)] governor;
298	298	(3) [(7)] lieutenant governor;
299	299	(4) [(8)] speaker of the house of representatives;
300	300	(5) [(9)] standing committees of the senate and house
301	301	of representatives with primary jurisdiction over centers;
302	302	(6) [(10)] state auditor; and
303	303	(7) [(11)] comptroller.
304	304	SECTION 1.22. Section 574.014(a), Health and Safety Code,
305	305	is amended to read as follows:
306	306	(a) The clerk of each court with jurisdiction to order
307	307	commitment under this chapter shall provide the Office of Court
308	308	Administration each month with a report of the number of
309	309	applications for commitment orders for involuntary mental health
310	310	services filed with the court and the disposition of those cases,
311	311	including the number of commitment orders for inpatient and
312	312	outpatient mental health services. The Office of Court
313	313	Administration shall make the reported information available to the
314	314	Health and Human Services Commission [department] annually.
315	315	SECTION 1.23. Section 114.008(a), Human Resources Code, is
316	316	amended to read as follows:
317	317	(a) Not later than November 1 of each even-numbered year,
318	318	the council shall:
319	319	(1) prepare a report summarizing requirements the
320	320	council identifies and recommendations for providing additional or
321	321	improved services to persons with autism or other pervasive
322	322	developmental disorders; and
323	323	(2) deliver the report to [the executive
324	324	commissioner,] the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the
325	325	speaker of the house of representatives.
326	326	SECTION 1.24. Section 412.053(b), Labor Code, is amended to
327	327	read as follows:
328	328	(b) The information shall be reported not later than the
329	329	60th day after [before] the last day of each fiscal year.
330	330	SECTION 1.25. Section 413.0515, Labor Code, is amended to
331	331	read as follows:
332	332	Sec. 413.0515. REPORTS OF PHYSICIAN AND CHIROPRACTOR
333	333	VIOLATIONS. (a) If the division or the Texas Medical [State] Board
334	334	[of Medical Examiners] discovers an act or omission by a physician
335	335	that may constitute a felony, a misdemeanor involving moral
336	336	turpitude, a violation of state or federal narcotics or controlled
337	337	substance law, an offense involving fraud or abuse under the
338	338	Medicare or Medicaid program, or a violation of this subtitle, the
339	339	discovering agency shall report in a widely used electronic format
340	340	that act or omission to the other agency.
341	341	(b) If the division or the Texas Board of Chiropractic
342	342	Examiners discovers an act or omission by a chiropractor that may
343	343	constitute a felony, a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, a
344	344	violation of state or federal narcotics or controlled substance
345	345	law, an offense involving fraud or abuse under the Medicare or
346	346	Medicaid program, or a violation of this subtitle, the discovering
347	347	agency shall report in a widely used electronic format that act or
348	348	omission to the other agency.
349	349	SECTION 1.26. Section 161.2111, Natural Resources Code, is
350	350	amended to read as follows:
351	351	Sec. 161.2111. REPORT TO BOND REVIEW BOARD. When the
352	352	Veterans' Land Board applies under Subchapter C, Chapter 1231,
353	353	Government Code, for the Bond Review Board's approval of a bond
354	354	issuance, or on request of the Bond Review Board, with [With]
355	355	respect to purchases made under this chapter, the Veterans' Land
356	356	Board shall file [annually] with the Bond Review Board a report on
357	357	the performance of loans made by the Veterans' Land Board in
358	358	connection with the purchases. The Bond Review Board shall review
359	359	the reports filed by the Veterans' Land Board under this section to
360	360	assess the performance of loans made under this chapter. The filing
361	361	dates and the contents of the reports must comply with any rules
362	362	adopted by the Bond Review Board.
363	363	SECTION 1.27. Section 162.003(e), Natural Resources Code,
364	364	is amended to read as follows:
365	365	(e) When the Veterans' Land Board applies under Subchapter
366	366	C, Chapter 1231, Government Code, for the Bond Review Board's
367	367	approval of a bond issuance, or on request of the Bond Review Board,
368	368	with [With] respect to loans made under the program, the Veterans'
369	369	Land Board shall file [annually] with the Bond Review Board a report
370	370	on the performance of the loans. The Bond Review Board shall review
371	371	the reports filed by the Veterans' Land Board under this subsection
372	372	to assess the performance of loans made under the program. The
373	373	filing dates and the contents of the reports must comply with any
374	374	rules adopted by the Bond Review Board.
375	375	SECTION 1.28. Section 13.063, Utilities Code, is amended to
376	376	read as follows:
377	377	Sec. 13.063. ANNUAL REPORT [REPORTS]. [(b)] The office
378	378	shall prepare annually a report on the office's activities during
379	379	the preceding year and submit the report to the standing
380	380	legislative committees that have jurisdiction over the office, the
381	381	house appropriations committee, and the senate finance committee[,
382	382	and the Sunset Advisory Commission]. At a minimum, the report must
383	383	include:
384	384	(1) a list of the types of activities conducted by the
385	385	office and the time spent by the office on each activity;
386	386	(2) the number of hours billed by the office for
387	387	representing residential or small commercial consumers in
388	388	proceedings;
389	389	(3) the number of staff positions and the type of work
390	390	performed by each position; and
391	391	(4) the office's rate of success in representing
392	392	residential or small commercial consumers in appealing commission
393	393	decisions.
394	394	SECTION 1.29. Sections 27.0516(k) and (m), Water Code, are
395	395	amended to read as follows:
396	396	(k) Notwithstanding Subsection (h)(3), a general permit may
397	397	authorize the owner of an injection well authorized under
398	398	Subsection (f)(2) or (3) to continue operating the well for the
399	399	purpose of implementing the desalination or engineered aquifer
400	400	storage and recovery project following completion of the
401	401	small-scale research project, provided that:
402	402	(1) the injection well owner timely submits the
403	403	information collected as part of the research project, including
404	404	monitoring reports and information regarding the environmental
405	405	impact of the well, to the commission;
406	406	(2) the injection well owner, following the completion
407	407	of studies and monitoring adequate to characterize risks to the
408	408	fresh water portion of the Edwards Aquifer and other fresh water
409	409	associated with the continued operation of the well, and at least 90
410	410	days before the date the owner initiates commercial well
411	411	operations, files with the commission a notice of intent to
412	412	continue operation of the well after completion of the research
413	413	project; and
414	414	(3) the commission, based on the studies and
415	415	monitoring[, the report provided by Texas State University--San
416	416	Marcos under Subsection (l)(2),] and any other reasonably available
417	417	information, determines that continued operation of the injection
418	418	well as described in the notice of intent does not pose an
419	419	unreasonable risk to the fresh water portion of the Edwards Aquifer
420	420	or other fresh water associated with the continued operation of the
421	421	well.
422	422	(m) The commission shall make the information provided by
423	423	the owner of the injection well under Subsection (k)(1) [and the
424	424	report provided by Texas State University--San Marcos under
425	425	Subsection (l)(2)] easily accessible to the public in a timely
426	426	manner. The permit may authorize the owner of the well to continue
427	427	operating the well following completion of the research project
428	428	pending the determination by the commission.
429	429	ARTICLE 2. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS REGARDING COLONIAS PROJECTS
430	430	ADMINISTERED BY STATE AGENCIES
431	431	SECTION 2.01. The heading to Section 51.0052, Education
432	432	Code, is amended to read as follows:
433	433	Sec. 51.0052. APPLICATION REQUIREMENT FOR COLONIAS
434	434	PROJECTS [REPORT TO SECRETARY OF STATE].
435	435	SECTION 2.02. Section 51.0052(d), Education Code, is
436	436	amended to read as follows:
437	437	(d) Regarding any projects funded by an institution of
438	438	higher education that provide assistance to colonias, the [The]
439	439	institution of higher education shall require an applicant for the
440	440	funds [administered by the institution] to submit to the
441	441	institution a colonia classification number, if one exists, for
442	442	each colonia that may be served by the project proposed in the
443	443	application. If a colonia does not have a classification number,
444	444	the institution of higher education may contact the secretary of
445	445	state or the secretary of state's representative to obtain the
446	446	classification number. On request of the institution, the
447	447	secretary of state or the secretary of state's representative shall
448	448	assign a classification number to the colonia.
449	449	SECTION 2.03. The heading to Section 487.060, Government
450	450	Code, is amended to read as follows:
451	451	Sec. 487.060. APPLICATION REQUIREMENT FOR COLONIAS
452	452	PROJECTS [REPORT TO SECRETARY OF STATE].
453	453	SECTION 2.04. Section 487.060(d), Government Code, is
454	454	amended to read as follows:
455	455	(d) Regarding any projects funded by the department that
456	456	serve colonias by providing water or wastewater services, paved
457	457	roads, or other assistance, the [The] department shall require an
458	458	applicant for the funds [administered by the department] to submit
459	459	to the department a colonia classification number, if one exists,
460	460	for each colonia that may be served by the project proposed in the
461	461	application. If a colonia does not have a classification number,
462	462	the department may contact the secretary of state or the secretary
463	463	of state's representative to obtain a number. On request of the
464	464	department, the secretary of state or the secretary of state's
465	465	representative shall assign a classification number.
466	466	SECTION 2.05. The heading to Section 531.0141, Government
467	467	Code, is amended to read as follows:
468	468	Sec. 531.0141. APPLICATION REQUIREMENT FOR COLONIAS
469	469	PROJECTS [REPORT TO SECRETARY OF STATE].
470	470	SECTION 2.06. Section 531.0141(d), Government Code, is
471	471	amended to read as follows:
472	472	(d) Regarding any projects funded by the commission that
473	473	provide assistance to colonias, the [The] commission shall require
474	474	an applicant for the funds [administered by the commission] to
475	475	submit to the commission a colonia classification number, if one
476	476	exists, for each colonia that may be served by the project proposed
477	477	in the application. If a colonia does not have a classification
478	478	number, the commission may contact the secretary of state or the
479	479	secretary of state's representative to obtain the classification
480	480	number. On request of the commission, the secretary of state or the
481	481	secretary of state's representative shall assign a classification
482	482	number to the colonia.
483	483	SECTION 2.07. The heading to Section 2306.083, Government
484	484	Code, is amended to read as follows:
485	485	Sec. 2306.083. APPLICATION REQUIREMENT FOR COLONIAS
486	486	PROJECTS [REPORT TO SECRETARY OF STATE].
487	487	SECTION 2.08. Section 2306.083(d), Government Code, is
488	488	amended to read as follows:
489	489	(d) Regarding any projects funded by the department that
490	490	provide assistance to colonias, the [The] department shall require
491	491	an applicant for the funds [administered by the department] to
492	492	submit to the department a colonia classification number, if one
493	493	exists, for each colonia that may be served by the project proposed
494	494	in the application. If a colonia does not have a classification
495	495	number, the department may contact the secretary of state or the
496	496	secretary of state's representative to obtain the classification
497	497	number. On request of the department, the secretary of state or the
498	498	secretary of state's representative shall assign a classification
499	499	number to the colonia.
500	500	SECTION 2.09. The heading to Section 1001.033, Health and
501	501	Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
502	502	Sec. 1001.033. APPLICATION REQUIREMENT FOR COLONIAS
503	503	PROJECTS [REPORT TO SECRETARY OF STATE].
504	504	SECTION 2.10. Section 1001.033(d), Health and Safety Code,
505	505	is amended to read as follows:
506	506	(d) Regarding any projects funded by the commission that
507	507	provide assistance to colonias, the [The] commission shall require
508	508	an applicant for the funds [administered by the commission] to
509	509	submit to the commission a colonia classification number, if one
510	510	exists, for each colonia that may be served by the project proposed
511	511	in the application. If a colonia does not have a classification
512	512	number, the commission may contact the secretary of state or the
513	513	secretary of state's representative to obtain the classification
514	514	number. On request of the commission, the secretary of state or the
515	515	secretary of state's representative shall assign a classification
516	516	number to the colonia.
517	517	SECTION 2.11. The heading to Section 201.116,
518	518	Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
519	519	Sec. 201.116. APPLICATION REQUIREMENT FOR COLONIAS
520	520	PROJECTS [REPORT TO SECRETARY OF STATE].
521	521	SECTION 2.12. Section 201.116(d), Transportation Code, is
522	522	amended to read as follows:
523	523	(d) Regarding any projects funded by the commission that
524	524	serve colonias by providing paved roads or other assistance, the
525	525	[The] commission shall require an applicant for the funds
526	526	[administered by the commission] to submit to the commission a
527	527	colonia classification number, if one exists, for each colonia that
528	528	may be served by the project proposed in the application. If a
529	529	colonia does not have a classification number, the commission may
530	530	contact the secretary of state or the secretary of state's
531	531	representative to obtain the classification number. On request of
532	532	the commission, the secretary of state or the secretary of state's
533	533	representative shall assign a classification number to the colonia.
534	534	SECTION 2.13. The heading to Section 5.1781, Water Code, is
535	535	amended to read as follows:
536	536	Sec. 5.1781. APPLICATION REQUIREMENT FOR COLONIAS PROJECTS
537	537	[REPORT TO SECRETARY OF STATE].
538	538	SECTION 2.14. Section 5.1781(d), Water Code, is amended to
539	539	read as follows:
540	540	(d) Regarding any projects funded by the commission that
541	541	provide assistance to colonias, the [The] commission shall require
542	542	an applicant for the funds [administered by the commission] to
543	543	submit to the commission a colonia classification number, if one
544	544	exists, for each colonia that may be served by the project proposed
545	545	in the application. If a colonia does not have a classification
546	546	number, the commission may contact the secretary of state or the
547	547	secretary of state's representative to obtain the classification
548	548	number. On request of the commission, the secretary of state or the
549	549	secretary of state's representative shall assign a classification
550	550	number to the colonia.
551	551	SECTION 2.15. The heading to Section 6.1565, Water Code, is
552	552	amended to read as follows:
553	553	Sec. 6.1565. APPLICATION REQUIREMENT FOR COLONIAS PROJECTS
554	554	[REPORT TO SECRETARY OF STATE].
555	555	SECTION 2.16. Section 6.1565(d), Water Code, is amended to
556	556	read as follows:
557	557	(d) Regarding any projects funded by the board that serve
558	558	colonias by providing water or wastewater services or other
559	559	assistance, the [The] board shall require an applicant for the
560	560	funds [administered by the board] to submit to the board a colonia
561	561	classification number, if one exists, for each colonia that may be
562	562	served by the project proposed in the application. If a colonia
563	563	does not have a classification number, the board may contact the
564	564	secretary of state or the secretary of state's representative to
565	565	obtain the classification number. On request of the board, the
566	566	secretary of state or the secretary of state's representative shall
567	567	assign a classification number to the colonia.
568	568	ARTICLE 3. REPEALER AND EFFECTIVE DATE
569	569	SECTION 3.01. The following provisions are repealed:
570	570	(1) Sections 51.0052(b) and (c) and 61.506(g),
571	571	Education Code;
572	572	(2) Sections 487.060(b) and (c), 531.0141(b) and (c),
573	573	2206.101(d), 2306.070, and 2306.083(b) and (c), Government Code;
574	574	(3) Sections 361.0215(d), 533.006, and 1001.033(b)
575	575	and (c), Health and Safety Code;
576	576	(4) Section 22.0252(b), Human Resources Code;
577	577	(5) Sections 201.116(b) and (c), Transportation Code;
578	578	and
579	579	(6) Sections 5.1781(b) and (c), 6.1565(b) and (c),
580	580	26.3574(x), and 27.0516(l), Water Code.
581	581	SECTION 3.02. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.