Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1788 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 02/14/2019

                            86R1964 JCG-D
 By: Longoria H.B. No. 1788


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to certain required reports received or prepared by state
 agencies and other governmental entities.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 ARTICLE 1. REPORTS REQUIRED OF STATE AGENCIES
 SECTION 1.01.  Section 51.751(b), Education Code, is amended
 to read as follows:
 (b)  The center shall examine the efficiency of the public
 school system and the effectiveness of instructional methods and
 curricular programs and promote the use of successful methods and
 programs. The center shall monitor and evaluate the implementation
 of the accountability system under Chapters 39 and 39A [and provide
 annual progress reports to the governor, Legislative Budget Board,
 and commissioner of education].
 SECTION 1.02.  Section 51.883, Education Code, is amended to
 read as follows:
 Sec. 51.883.  REPORT ON ADMINISTERING EPINEPHRINE
 AUTO-INJECTOR. (a) Not later than the 10th business day after the
 date a personnel member or volunteer administers an epinephrine
 auto-injector in accordance with a policy adopted under Section
 51.882(a), the institution of higher education shall report the
 information required under Subsection (b) of this section to:
 (1)  the physician who prescribed the epinephrine
 auto-injector; and
 (2)  the executive commissioner of the Health and Human
 Services Commission [state health services].
 (b)  The report required under this section must include the
 following information:
 (1)  the age of the person who received the
 administration of the epinephrine auto-injector;
 (2)  whether the person who received the administration
 of the epinephrine auto-injector was a student, a personnel member,
 or a visitor;
 (3)  the physical location where the epinephrine
 auto-injector was administered;
 (4)  the number of doses of epinephrine auto-injector
 administered;
 (5)  the title of the person who administered the
 epinephrine auto-injector; and
 (6)  any other information required by the executive
 commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission [state
 health services].
 SECTION 1.03.  Sections 531.421(3) and (4), Government Code,
 are amended to read as follows:
 (3)  ["Consortium" means the Texas System of Care
 Consortium established under Subchapter G-1.
 [(4)]  "Systems of care services" means a comprehensive
 state system of mental health services and other necessary and
 related services that is organized as a coordinated network to meet
 the multiple and changing needs of children with severe emotional
 disturbances and their families.
 SECTION 1.04.  Section 531.422(c), Government Code, is
 amended to read as follows:
 (c)  Each community resource coordination group shall submit
 the report described by Subsection (b) to the commission
 [consortium]. The commission [consortium] shall provide [a
 deadline] to each group a deadline for submitting the reports that
 is[. The time frame for completing the reports must be] coordinated
 with any regional reviews by the commission of the delivery of
 related services.
 SECTION 1.05.  Section 531.423, Government Code, is amended
 to read as follows:
 Sec. 531.423.  SUMMARY REPORT BY COMMISSION [CONSORTIUM].
 (a)  The commission [consortium] shall create a summary report
 based on the evaluations in the reports submitted to the commission
 [consortium] by community resource coordination groups under
 Section 531.422. The commission's [consortium's] report must
 include recommendations for policy and statutory changes at each
 agency that is involved in the provision of systems of care services
 and the outcome expected from implementing each recommendation.
 (b)  The commission [consortium] shall coordinate, where
 appropriate, the recommendations in the report created under this
 section with recommendations in the assessment developed under
 Chapter 23 (S.B. [No.] 491), Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular
 Session, 2003, and with the continuum of care developed under
 Section 533.040(d), Health and Safety Code [S.B. No.   490, Acts of
 the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003].
 (c)  The commission [consortium] may include in the report
 created under this section recommendations for the statewide
 expansion of sites participating in the Texas System of Care and the
 integration of services provided at those sites with services
 provided by community resource coordination groups.
 (d)  The commission [consortium] shall provide a copy of the
 report created under this section to each agency for which the
 report makes a recommendation and to other agencies as appropriate.
 SECTION 1.06.  Section 2003.108, Government Code, is amended
 to read as follows:
 Sec. 2003.108.  PENDING CASE STATUS REVIEW [REPORTS]. [(a)
 The office shall provide the comptroller a monthly status report
 that lists pending cases and provides information on any case that
 exceeds the comptroller's time lines for issuing a proposal for
 decision or an agreed order.
 [(b)]  At least quarterly, the office shall review with the
 comptroller and appropriate staff of the office the status of
 pending cases under this subchapter.
 [(c)     The office shall provide a quarterly report to the
 comptroller on services performed by the office for the comptroller
 under this subchapter.]
 SECTION 1.07.  Section 2054.075(b), Government Code, is
 amended to read as follows:
 (b)  Each state agency [shall provide that its] information
 resources manager is part of the agency's executive management and
 reports directly [to a person with a title functionally equivalent]
 to the executive head [director] or deputy executive head of the
 agency [director]. Each state agency shall report to the
 department the extent and results of its compliance with this
 subsection and include with the report an organizational chart
 showing the structure of the personnel in the agency's executive
 management. The [, and the] department shall report the extent and
 results of state agencies' compliance with this subsection to the
 legislature.
 SECTION 1.08.  Section 2054.100(a), Government Code, is
 amended to read as follows:
 (a)  Each state agency shall submit an operating plan to the
 Legislative Budget Board, [the department,] the quality assurance
 team, and the governor each state fiscal biennium in accordance
 with the directions of the Legislative Budget Board.
 SECTION 1.09.  Section 2054.103, Government Code, is amended
 to read as follows:
 Sec. 2054.103.  SUBMISSION OF OPERATING PLANS. Each state
 agency shall send a copy of its biennial operating plan and of any
 amendments to the plan, as approved by the Legislative Budget
 Board, to the governor[, the department,] and the state auditor not
 later than the 30th day after the date the Legislative Budget Board
 approves the plan or amendment, as applicable.
 SECTION 1.10.  Section 2054.304(b), Government Code, is
 amended to read as follows:
 (b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), the state agency
 must file the project plan with the quality assurance team [and the
 department] before the agency:
 (1)  spends more than 10 percent of allocated funds for
 the project or major contract; or
 (2)  first issues a vendor solicitation for the project
 or contract.
 SECTION 1.11.  Section 2056.002(d), Government Code, is
 amended to read as follows:
 (d)  A state agency shall send two copies of each plan to both
 the Legislative Reference Library and the state publications
 clearinghouse of the Texas State Library and one copy each to:
 (1)  the governor;
 (2)  the lieutenant governor;
 (3)  the speaker of the house of representatives;
 (4)  the Legislative Budget Board; and
 (5)  [the Sunset Advisory Commission;
 [(6)]  the state auditor[; and
 [(7)  the Department of Information Resources].
 SECTION 1.12.  Section 2102.009, Government Code, is amended
 to read as follows:
 Sec. 2102.009.  ANNUAL REPORT. The internal auditor shall
 prepare an annual report and submit the report before November 1 of
 each year to the governor, the Legislative Budget Board, [the
 Sunset Advisory Commission,] the state auditor, the state agency's
 governing board, and the administrator. The state auditor shall
 prescribe the form and content of the report, subject to the
 approval of the legislative audit committee.
 SECTION 1.13.  Sections 2102.0091(a), (c), and (d),
 Government Code, are amended to read as follows:
 (a)  A state agency shall file with the division of the
 governor's office responsible for budget and policy [Sunset
 Advisory Commission, the Governor's Office of Budget, Planning, and
 Policy], the state auditor, and the Legislative Budget Board a copy
 of each report submitted to the state agency's governing board or
 the administrator of the state agency if the state agency does not
 have a governing board by the agency's internal auditor.
 (c)  In addition to the requirements of Subsection (a), a
 state agency shall file with the division of the governor's office
 responsible for budget and policy [Governor's Office of Budget,
 Planning, and Policy], the state auditor, and the Legislative
 Budget Board any action plan or other response issued by the state
 agency's governing board or the administrator of the state agency
 if the state agency does not have a governing board in response to
 the report of the state agency's internal auditor.
 (d)  If the state agency does not file the report as required
 by this section, the Legislative Budget Board or the division of the
 governor's office responsible for budget and policy [Governor's
 Office of Budget, Planning, and Policy] may take appropriate action
 to compel the filing of the report.
 SECTION 1.14.  Section 2176.005(a), Government Code, is
 amended to read as follows:
 (a)  A state agency in Travis County shall periodically send
 to the governor [and the legislative budget office] a report of its
 progress in achieving the objectives for and the revisions of mail
 operations established under Section 2176.004, including an
 analysis of savings projected from the resulting improvements in
 managing mail.
 SECTION 1.15.  Sections 2205.039(a) and (b), Government
 Code, are amended to read as follows:
 (a)  The [Legislative Budget Board, in cooperation with the]
 department[,] shall prescribe:
 (1)  a travel log form for gathering information about
 the use of state-operated aircraft;
 (2)  procedures to ensure that individuals who travel
 as passengers on or operate state-operated aircraft provide in a
 legible manner the information requested of them by the form; and
 (3)  procedures for each state agency that operates an
 aircraft for sending the form to the department [and the
 Legislative Budget Board].
 (b)  The travel log form must request the following
 information about a state-operated aircraft each time the aircraft
 is flown:
 (1)  a mission statement, which may appear as a
 selection to be identified from general categories appearing on the
 form;
 (2)  the name, state agency represented, destination,
 and signature of each person who is a passenger or crew member of
 the aircraft;
 (3)  the date of each flight;
 (4)  a detailed and specific description of the
 official business purpose of each flight; and
 (5)  other information determined by the [Legislative
 Budget Board and the] department to be necessary to monitor the
 proper use of the aircraft.
 SECTION 1.16.  The heading to Subchapter E, Chapter 386,
 Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
 SUBCHAPTER E. EVALUATION OF UTILITY COMMISSION [AND COMPTROLLER]
 ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS
 SECTION 1.17.  Section 386.205, Health and Safety Code, is
 amended to read as follows:
 Sec. 386.205.  EVALUATION OF UTILITY COMMISSION [AND
 COMPTROLLER] ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS. In cooperation with the
 laboratory, the utility commission shall provide an annual report
 to the commission that, by county, quantifies the reductions of
 energy demand, peak loads, and associated emissions of air
 contaminants achieved [from programs implemented by the state
 energy conservation office and] from programs implemented under
 Section 39.905, Utilities Code.
 SECTION 1.18.  Section 388.006, Health and Safety Code, is
 amended to read as follows:
 Sec. 388.006.  STATE ENERGY CONSERVATION OFFICE EVALUATION.
 The State Energy Conservation Office annually shall provide the
 [commission and the] laboratory with an evaluation of the
 effectiveness of state and political subdivision energy efficiency
 programs, including programs under this chapter. The laboratory
 shall calculate, based on the evaluation and the forms submitted to
 the office, the amount of energy savings and estimated reduction in
 pollution achieved as a result of the implementation of programs.
 The laboratory shall share the information with the commission, the
 United States Environmental Protection Agency, and the Electric
 Reliability Council of Texas to help with long-term forecasting and
 in estimating pollution reduction.
 SECTION 1.19.  Section 533A.006(a), Health and Safety Code,
 is amended to read as follows:
 (a)  The executive commissioner [department] shall report to
 the Texas Medical Board any allegation received by the commission
 [department] that a physician employed by or under contract with
 the commission [department] in relation to services provided under
 this title has committed an action that constitutes a ground for the
 denial or revocation of the physician's license under Section
 164.051, Occupations Code. The report must be made in the manner
 provided by Section 154.051, Occupations Code.
 SECTION 1.20.  Sections 555.102(c) and (d), Health and
 Safety Code, are amended to read as follows:
 (c)  The inspector general shall deliver the summary report
 to the:
 (1)  executive commissioner;
 (2)  [commissioner of the department;
 [(3)     commissioner of the Department of Family and
 Protective Services;
 [(4)  Aging and Disability Services Council;
 [(5)]  governor;
 (3) [(6)]  lieutenant governor;
 (4) [(7)]  speaker of the house of representatives;
 (5) [(8)]  standing committees of the senate and house
 of representatives with primary jurisdiction over centers;
 (6) [(9)]  state auditor;
 (7) [(10)  the] independent ombudsman and the
 assistant ombudsman for the center involved in the report; and
 (8) [(11)  the] alleged victim or the alleged victim's
 legally authorized representative.
 (d)  A summary report regarding an investigation is subject
 to required disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.  All
 information and materials compiled by the inspector general in
 connection with an investigation are confidential, and not subject
 to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, and not subject
 to disclosure, discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal
 compulsion for their release to anyone other than the inspector
 general or the inspector general's employees or agents involved in
 the investigation, except that this information may be disclosed to
 [the Department of Family and Protective Services,] the office of
 the attorney general, the state auditor's office, and law
 enforcement agencies.
 SECTION 1.21.  Section 555.103(c), Health and Safety Code,
 is amended to read as follows:
 (c)  The inspector general shall submit the annual status
 report to the:
 (1)  executive commissioner;
 (2)  [commissioner of the department;
 [(3)     commissioner of the Department of Family and
 Protective Services;
 [(4)  Aging and Disability Services Council;
 [(5)  Family and Protective Services Council;
 [(6)]  governor;
 (3) [(7)]  lieutenant governor;
 (4) [(8)]  speaker of the house of representatives;
 (5) [(9)]  standing committees of the senate and house
 of representatives with primary jurisdiction over centers;
 (6) [(10)]  state auditor; and
 (7) [(11)]  comptroller.
 SECTION 1.22.  Section 574.014(a), Health and Safety Code,
 is amended to read as follows:
 (a)  The clerk of each court with jurisdiction to order
 commitment under this chapter shall provide the Office of Court
 Administration each month with a report of the number of
 applications for commitment orders for involuntary mental health
 services filed with the court and the disposition of those cases,
 including the number of commitment orders for inpatient and
 outpatient mental health services. The Office of Court
 Administration shall make the reported information available to the
 Health and Human Services Commission [department] annually.
 SECTION 1.23.  Section 114.008(a), Human Resources Code, is
 amended to read as follows:
 (a)  Not later than November 1 of each even-numbered year,
 the council shall:
 (1)  prepare a report summarizing requirements the
 council identifies and recommendations for providing additional or
 improved services to persons with autism or other pervasive
 developmental disorders; and
 (2)  deliver the report to [the executive
 commissioner,] the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the
 speaker of the house of representatives.
 SECTION 1.24.  Section 412.053(b), Labor Code, is amended to
 read as follows:
 (b)  The information shall be reported not later than the
 60th day after [before] the last day of each fiscal year.
 SECTION 1.25.  Section 413.0515, Labor Code, is amended to
 read as follows:
 Sec. 413.0515.  REPORTS OF PHYSICIAN AND CHIROPRACTOR
 VIOLATIONS. (a) If the division or the Texas Medical [State] Board
 [of Medical Examiners] discovers an act or omission by a physician
 that may constitute a felony, a misdemeanor involving moral
 turpitude, a violation of state or federal narcotics or controlled
 substance law, an offense involving fraud or abuse under the
 Medicare or Medicaid program, or a violation of this subtitle, the
 discovering agency shall report in a widely used electronic format
 that act or omission to the other agency.
 (b)  If the division or the Texas Board of Chiropractic
 Examiners discovers an act or omission by a chiropractor that may
 constitute a felony, a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, a
 violation of state or federal narcotics or controlled substance
 law, an offense involving fraud or abuse under the Medicare or
 Medicaid program, or a violation of this subtitle, the discovering
 agency shall report in a widely used electronic format that act or
 omission to the other agency.
 SECTION 1.26.  Section 161.2111, Natural Resources Code, is
 amended to read as follows:
 Sec. 161.2111.  REPORT TO BOND REVIEW BOARD. When the
 Veterans' Land Board applies under Subchapter C, Chapter 1231,
 Government Code, for the Bond Review Board's approval of a bond
 issuance, or on request of the Bond Review Board, with [With]
 respect to purchases made under this chapter, the Veterans' Land
 Board shall file [annually] with the Bond Review Board a report on
 the performance of loans made by the Veterans' Land Board in
 connection with the purchases. The Bond Review Board shall review
 the reports filed by the Veterans' Land Board under this section to
 assess the performance of loans made under this chapter. The filing
 dates and the contents of the reports must comply with any rules
 adopted by the Bond Review Board.
 SECTION 1.27.  Section 162.003(e), Natural Resources Code,
 is amended to read as follows:
 (e)  When the Veterans' Land Board applies under Subchapter
 C, Chapter 1231, Government Code, for the Bond Review Board's
 approval of a bond issuance, or on request of the Bond Review Board,
 with [With] respect to loans made under the program, the Veterans'
 Land Board shall file [annually] with the Bond Review Board a report
 on the performance of the loans. The Bond Review Board shall review
 the reports filed by the Veterans' Land Board under this subsection
 to assess the performance of loans made under the program. The
 filing dates and the contents of the reports must comply with any
 rules adopted by the Bond Review Board.
 SECTION 1.28.  Section 13.063, Utilities Code, is amended to
 read as follows:
 Sec. 13.063.  ANNUAL REPORT [REPORTS]. [(b)]  The office
 shall prepare annually a report on the office's activities during
 the preceding year and submit the report to the standing
 legislative committees that have jurisdiction over the office, the
 house appropriations committee, and the senate finance committee[,
 and the Sunset Advisory Commission].  At a minimum, the report must
 include:
 (1)  a list of the types of activities conducted by the
 office and the time spent by the office on each activity;
 (2)  the number of hours billed by the office for
 representing residential or small commercial consumers in
 proceedings;
 (3)  the number of staff positions and the type of work
 performed by each position; and
 (4)  the office's rate of success in representing
 residential or small commercial consumers in appealing commission
 decisions.
 SECTION 1.29.  Sections 27.0516(k) and (m), Water Code, are
 amended to read as follows:
 (k)  Notwithstanding Subsection (h)(3), a general permit may
 authorize the owner of an injection well authorized under
 Subsection (f)(2) or (3) to continue operating the well for the
 purpose of implementing the desalination or engineered aquifer
 storage and recovery project following completion of the
 small-scale research project, provided that:
 (1)  the injection well owner timely submits the
 information collected as part of the research project, including
 monitoring reports and information regarding the environmental
 impact of the well, to the commission;
 (2)  the injection well owner, following the completion
 of studies and monitoring adequate to characterize risks to the
 fresh water portion of the Edwards Aquifer and other fresh water
 associated with the continued operation of the well, and at least 90
 days before the date the owner initiates commercial well
 operations, files with the commission a notice of intent to
 continue operation of the well after completion of the research
 project; and
 (3)  the commission, based on the studies and
 monitoring[, the report provided by Texas State University--San
 Marcos under Subsection (l)(2),] and any other reasonably available
 information, determines that continued operation of the injection
 well as described in the notice of intent does not pose an
 unreasonable risk to the fresh water portion of the Edwards Aquifer
 or other fresh water associated with the continued operation of the
 well.
 (m)  The commission shall make the information provided by
 the owner of the injection well under Subsection (k)(1) [and the
 report provided by Texas State University--San Marcos under
 Subsection (l)(2)] easily accessible to the public in a timely
 manner. The permit may authorize the owner of the well to continue
 operating the well following completion of the research project
 pending the determination by the commission.
 ARTICLE 2. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS REGARDING COLONIAS PROJECTS
 ADMINISTERED BY STATE AGENCIES
 SECTION 2.01.  The heading to Section 51.0052, Education
 Code, is amended to read as follows:
 Sec. 51.0052.  APPLICATION REQUIREMENT FOR COLONIAS
 PROJECTS [REPORT TO SECRETARY OF STATE].
 SECTION 2.02.  Section 51.0052(d), Education Code, is
 amended to read as follows:
 (d)  Regarding any projects funded by an institution of
 higher education that provide assistance to colonias, the [The]
 institution of higher education shall require an applicant for the
 funds [administered by the institution] to submit to the
 institution a colonia classification number, if one exists, for
 each colonia that may be served by the project proposed in the
 application. If a colonia does not have a classification number,
 the institution of higher education may contact the secretary of
 state or the secretary of state's representative to obtain the
 classification number. On request of the institution, the
 secretary of state or the secretary of state's representative shall
 assign a classification number to the colonia.
 SECTION 2.03.  The heading to Section 487.060, Government
 Code, is amended to read as follows:
 Sec. 487.060.  APPLICATION REQUIREMENT FOR COLONIAS
 PROJECTS [REPORT TO SECRETARY OF STATE].
 SECTION 2.04.  Section 487.060(d), Government Code, is
 amended to read as follows:
 (d)  Regarding any projects funded by the department that
 serve colonias by providing water or wastewater services, paved
 roads, or other assistance, the [The] department shall require an
 applicant for the funds [administered by the department] to submit
 to the department a colonia classification number, if one exists,
 for each colonia that may be served by the project proposed in the
 application. If a colonia does not have a classification number,
 the department may contact the secretary of state or the secretary
 of state's representative to obtain a number. On request of the
 department, the secretary of state or the secretary of state's
 representative shall assign a classification number.
 SECTION 2.05.  The heading to Section 531.0141, Government
 Code, is amended to read as follows:
 Sec. 531.0141.  APPLICATION REQUIREMENT FOR COLONIAS
 PROJECTS [REPORT TO SECRETARY OF STATE].
 SECTION 2.06.  Section 531.0141(d), Government Code, is
 amended to read as follows:
 (d)  Regarding any projects funded by the commission that
 provide assistance to colonias, the [The] commission shall require
 an applicant for the funds [administered by the commission] to
 submit to the commission a colonia classification number, if one
 exists, for each colonia that may be served by the project proposed
 in the application. If a colonia does not have a classification
 number, the commission may contact the secretary of state or the
 secretary of state's representative to obtain the classification
 number. On request of the commission, the secretary of state or the
 secretary of state's representative shall assign a classification
 number to the colonia.
 SECTION 2.07.  The heading to Section 2306.083, Government
 Code, is amended to read as follows:
 Sec. 2306.083.  APPLICATION REQUIREMENT FOR COLONIAS
 PROJECTS [REPORT TO SECRETARY OF STATE].
 SECTION 2.08.  Section 2306.083(d), Government Code, is
 amended to read as follows:
 (d)  Regarding any projects funded by the department that
 provide assistance to colonias, the [The] department shall require
 an applicant for the funds [administered by the department] to
 submit to the department a colonia classification number, if one
 exists, for each colonia that may be served by the project proposed
 in the application. If a colonia does not have a classification
 number, the department may contact the secretary of state or the
 secretary of state's representative to obtain the classification
 number. On request of the department, the secretary of state or the
 secretary of state's representative shall assign a classification
 number to the colonia.
 SECTION 2.09.  The heading to Section 1001.033, Health and
 Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
 Sec. 1001.033.  APPLICATION REQUIREMENT FOR COLONIAS
 PROJECTS [REPORT TO SECRETARY OF STATE].
 SECTION 2.10.  Section 1001.033(d), Health and Safety Code,
 is amended to read as follows:
 (d)  Regarding any projects funded by the commission that
 provide assistance to colonias, the [The] commission shall require
 an applicant for the funds [administered by the commission] to
 submit to the commission a colonia classification number, if one
 exists, for each colonia that may be served by the project proposed
 in the application. If a colonia does not have a classification
 number, the commission may contact the secretary of state or the
 secretary of state's representative to obtain the classification
 number. On request of the commission, the secretary of state or the
 secretary of state's representative shall assign a classification
 number to the colonia.
 SECTION 2.11.  The heading to Section 201.116,
 Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
 Sec. 201.116.  APPLICATION REQUIREMENT FOR COLONIAS
 PROJECTS [REPORT TO SECRETARY OF STATE].
 SECTION 2.12.  Section 201.116(d), Transportation Code, is
 amended to read as follows:
 (d)  Regarding any projects funded by the commission that
 serve colonias by providing paved roads or other assistance, the
 [The] commission shall require an applicant for the funds
 [administered by the commission] to submit to the commission a
 colonia classification number, if one exists, for each colonia that
 may be served by the project proposed in the application. If a
 colonia does not have a classification number, the commission may
 contact the secretary of state or the secretary of state's
 representative to obtain the classification number. On request of
 the commission, the secretary of state or the secretary of state's
 representative shall assign a classification number to the colonia.
 SECTION 2.13.  The heading to Section 5.1781, Water Code, is
 amended to read as follows:
 Sec. 5.1781.  APPLICATION REQUIREMENT FOR COLONIAS PROJECTS
 [REPORT TO SECRETARY OF STATE].
 SECTION 2.14.  Section 5.1781(d), Water Code, is amended to
 read as follows:
 (d)  Regarding any projects funded by the commission that
 provide assistance to colonias, the [The] commission shall require
 an applicant for the funds [administered by the commission] to
 submit to the commission a colonia classification number, if one
 exists, for each colonia that may be served by the project proposed
 in the application. If a colonia does not have a classification
 number, the commission may contact the secretary of state or the
 secretary of state's representative to obtain the classification
 number. On request of the commission, the secretary of state or the
 secretary of state's representative shall assign a classification
 number to the colonia.
 SECTION 2.15.  The heading to Section 6.1565, Water Code, is
 amended to read as follows:
 Sec. 6.1565.  APPLICATION REQUIREMENT FOR COLONIAS PROJECTS
 [REPORT TO SECRETARY OF STATE].
 SECTION 2.16.  Section 6.1565(d), Water Code, is amended to
 read as follows:
 (d)  Regarding any projects funded by the board that serve
 colonias by providing water or wastewater services or other
 assistance, the [The] board shall require an applicant for the
 funds [administered by the board] to submit to the board a colonia
 classification number, if one exists, for each colonia that may be
 served by the project proposed in the application. If a colonia
 does not have a classification number, the board may contact the
 secretary of state or the secretary of state's representative to
 obtain the classification number. On request of the board, the
 secretary of state or the secretary of state's representative shall
 assign a classification number to the colonia.
 ARTICLE 3. REPEALER AND EFFECTIVE DATE
 SECTION 3.01.  The following provisions are repealed:
 (1)  Sections 51.0052(b) and (c) and 61.506(g),
 Education Code;
 (2)  Sections 487.060(b) and (c), 531.0141(b) and (c),
 2206.101(d), 2306.070, and 2306.083(b) and (c), Government Code;
 (3)  Sections 361.0215(d), 533.006, and 1001.033(b)
 and (c), Health and Safety Code;
 (4)  Section 22.0252(b), Human Resources Code;
 (5)  Sections 201.116(b) and (c), Transportation Code;
 and
 (6)  Sections 5.1781(b) and (c), 6.1565(b) and (c),
 26.3574(x), and 27.0516(l), Water Code.
 SECTION 3.02.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.