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1		-	H.B. No. 4056
	1	+	By: Meza, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Hughes) H.B. No. 4056
	2	+	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 10, 2021;
	3	+	May 18, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural
	4	+	Resources & Economic Development; May 21, 2021, reported favorably
	5	+	by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 21, 2021, sent to
	6	+	printer.)
	7	+	Click here to see the committee vote
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3	9
	10	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	11		AN ACT
5	12		relating to the establishment of a committee to study the formation
6	13		of a Texas Bicentennial Commission.
7	14		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
8	15		SECTION 1. DEFINITION. In this Act, "committee" means the
9	16		committee established under Section 2 of this Act.
10		-	SECTION 2. COMMITTEE. (a) The committee is composed of 18
	17	+	SECTION 2. COMMITTEE. (a) The committee is composed of 77
11	18		members as follows:
12	19		(1) one member appointed by the governor who serves as
13		-	presiding officer;
	20	+	presiding officer of the committee;
14	21		(2) one member appointed jointly by the lieutenant
15	22		governor and the speaker of the house of representatives who serves
16		-	as assistant presiding officer;
17		-	(3) five senators appointed by the lieutenant
18		-	governor;
19		-	(4) five representatives appointed by the speaker of
20		-	the house of representatives; and
21		-	(5) six nonvoting members appointed by the governor
22		-	who are residents of this state with at least one member appointed
23		-	from each state senatorial district that contains one of the
24		-	following:
25		-	(A) Fair Park;
26		-	(B) the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic
27		-	Site;
28		-	(C) the Alamo;
29		-	(D) the State Capitol; or
30		-	(E) Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic
31		-	Site.
	23	+	as vice presiding officer;
	24	+	(3) two members appointed by each senator:
	25	+	(A) both of whom must be residents of the
	26	+	senator's district;
	27	+	(B) one of whom must be male and the other female;
	28	+	(C) one of whom must be:
	29	+	(i) a member of a county historical
	30	+	commission or local historical society in the senator's district
	31	+	and recommended by the commission or society, if there is at least
	32	+	one county historical commission or local historical society in the
	33	+	district; or
	34	+	(ii) otherwise recommended by a county
	35	+	commissioners court in the senator's district as knowledgeable on
	36	+	local history; and
	37	+	(D) one of whom must be selected after soliciting
	38	+	input from each county judge in the senator's district on the
	39	+	proposed member;
	40	+	(4) four members appointed by the chair of the Texas
	41	+	Legislative Black Caucus in consultation with the members of the
	42	+	caucus;
	43	+	(5) four members appointed by the chair of the Mexican
	44	+	American Legislative Caucus in consultation with the members of the
	45	+	caucus;
	46	+	(6) one member appointed by the commissioner of the
	47	+	General Land Office to represent that office;
	48	+	(7) one member appointed by the comptroller to
	49	+	represent the comptroller's office;
	50	+	(8) one member appointed by the executive director of
	51	+	the Texas Historical Commission to represent that commission;
	52	+	(9) one member appointed by the director and librarian
	53	+	of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission; and
	54	+	(10) one member appointed by the executive director of
	55	+	the Texas Commission on the Arts to represent that commission.
32	56		(b) The committee must reflect the racial, ethnic, and
33	57		geographic diversity of this state.
34	58		(c) The committee shall meet at the call of the presiding
35	59		officer. Committee meetings may be held in person, by telephone, or
36	60		by other means of communication.
37	61		(d) The committee may establish subcommittees to assist the
38	62		committee in carrying out its duties under this Act.
39	63		(e) A member of the committee may not receive compensation
40	64		for service on the committee.
41	65		(f) The General Land Office and the Texas Historical
42	66		Commission shall provide administrative support services at the
43	67		request of the committee, including assisting in drafting and
44	68		compiling the report required by this Act.
45	69		(g) Committee meetings must be open to the public.
46	70		SECTION 3. STUDY; REPORT. (a) The committee shall study
47	71		the formation of a Texas Bicentennial Commission to plan this
48	72		state's celebration of the 2036 bicentennial, including:
49	73		(1) the composition of the commission, the manner of
50	74		appointing its members, and the total number of members; and
51	75		(2) the scope and duties of the commission.
52	76		(b) Not later than December 30, 2022, the committee shall
53	77		submit a written report to each member of the legislature with
54	78		recommendations on the areas of study described by Subsection (a)
55	79		of this section and any other recommendations the committee
56	80		considers appropriate.
57	81		SECTION 4. EXPIRATION. The committee is abolished and this
58	82		Act expires January 1, 2023.
59	83		SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September
60	84		1, 2021.
61		-	______________________________ ______________________________
62		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
63		-	I certify that H.B. No. 4056 was passed by the House on May 8,
64		-	2021, by the following vote: Yeas 112, Nays 27, 2 present, not
65		-	voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
66		-	No. 4056 on May 28, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 104, Nays 43,
67		-	1 present, not voting.
68		-	______________________________
69		-	Chief Clerk of the House
70		-	I certify that H.B. No. 4056 was passed by the Senate, with
71		-	amendments, on May 22, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays
72		-	0.
73		-	______________________________
74		-	Secretary of the Senate
75		-	APPROVED: __________________
76		-	Date
77		-	__________________
78		-	Governor
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