Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3102 Compare Versions

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1	1	87R9315 MLH-D
2	2	By: Campos H.B. No. 3102
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the duties of the Texas Economic Development and
8	8	Tourism Office's business permit office.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Section 481.123, Government Code, is amended to
11	11	read as follows:
12	12	Sec. 481.123. DUTIES. The permit office shall:
13	13	(1) provide comprehensive information on permits
14	14	required for business enterprises in the state and make that
15	15	information available to applicants and other persons;
16	16	(2) assist applicants in obtaining timely and
17	17	efficient permit review and in resolving issues arising from the
18	18	review;
19	19	(3) facilitate contacts between applicants and state
20	20	agencies responsible for processing and reviewing permit
21	21	applications;
22	22	(4) assist applicants in the resolution of outstanding
23	23	issues identified by state agencies, including delays experienced
24	24	in permit review;
25	25	(5) develop comprehensive application procedures to
26	26	expedite the permit process;
27	27	(6) compile a comprehensive list of all permits
28	28	required of a person desiring to establish, operate, or expand a
29	29	business enterprise in the state;
30	30	(7) encourage and facilitate the participation of
31	31	federal and local government agencies in permit coordination;
32	32	(8) make recommendations for eliminating,
33	33	consolidating, simplifying, expediting, or otherwise improving
34	34	permit procedures affecting business enterprises by requesting
35	35	that the state auditor, with the advice and support of the permit
36	36	office, initiate a business permit reengineering review process
37	37	involving all state agencies;
38	38	(9) develop and implement an outreach program to
39	39	publicize and make small business entrepreneurs and others aware of
40	40	services provided by the permit office;
41	41	(10) adopt rules, procedures, instructions, and forms
42	42	required to carry out the functions, powers, and duties of the
43	43	permit office under this subchapter; [and]
44	44	(11) except as provided in Section 481.129, complete
45	45	the implementation of the business permit review process on or
46	46	before September 1, 1994, and provide all recommended statutory
47	47	changes as needed to the legislature on or before January 1, 1995;
48	48	and
49	49	(12) conduct the biennial review required under
50	50	Section 481.130.
51	51	SECTION 2. Subchapter H, Chapter 481, Government Code, is
52	52	amended by adding Section 481.130 to read as follows:
53	53	Sec. 481.130. BIENNIAL REVIEW OF PERMIT APPLICATION
54	54	PROCESS. At least once every two years, the permit office shall:
55	55	(1) conduct a formal review to evaluate the permit
56	56	application process, including:
57	57	(A) creating a flowchart of the process to assist
58	58	in identifying deficiencies in the process; and
59	59	(B) identifying ways in which the process can be
60	60	simplified or expedited; and
61	61	(2) based on the findings of the review:
62	62	(A) make recommendations for state agencies to
63	63	improve the permit application process; and
64	64	(B) revise the comprehensive application
65	65	procedure under 481.124 and any information prepared by the permit
66	66	office, including the handbook under Section 481.125, as necessary
67	67	to make the procedure and information more user-friendly.
68	68	SECTION 3. Not later than December 1, 2022, the Texas
69	69	Economic Development and Tourism Office's business permit office
70	70	shall complete the first review required by Section 481.130,
71	71	Government Code, as added by this Act.
72	72	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.