88R9304 MCK-F
By: LaMantia S.B. No. 1240
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to requiring the Sunset Advisory Commission to assess the
efforts of certain state agencies to reduce disparities in outcomes
in the performance of agency functions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 325, Government Code, is amended by
adding Section 325.0124 to read as follows:
Sec. 325.0124. REVIEW OF EFFORTS REGARDING DISPARITIES IN
OUTCOMES. As part of the commission's review of the Health and
Human Services Commission and the Texas Education Agency under this
chapter, the commission and its staff shall assess the agency's
efforts to reduce disparities in outcomes among the populations the
agency serves in the performance of its functions. The commission
staff shall notify the commission of any findings and
recommendations.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.