Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

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1	1	89R11851 MCK-F
2	2	By: Cain H.B. No. 4405
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to a commission to coordinate celebrations of the
10	10	bicentennial anniversary of Texas' independence.
11	11	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	12	SECTION 1. Subtitle D, Title 4, Government Code, is amended
13	13	by adding Chapter 452 to read as follows:
14	14	CHAPTER 452. TEXAS 2036 BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION
15	15	Sec. 452.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "commission"
16	16	means the Texas 2036 Bicentennial Commission.
17	17	Sec. 452.002. COMMISSION. (a) The Texas 2036 Bicentennial
18	18	Commission is composed of the following 23 members appointed as
19	19	follows:
20	20	(1) nine members of the public appointed by the
21	21	governor with the advice and consent of the senate;
22	22	(2) three senators appointed by the lieutenant
23	23	governor;
24	24	(3) three members of the house of representatives
25	25	appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; and
26	26	(4) the following ex officio members:
27	27	(A) the executive head of the Texas Economic
28	28	Development and Tourism Office within the office of the governor;
29	29	(B) the executive director of the Texas
30	30	Historical Commission;
31	31	(C) the executive director of the Texas
32	32	Commission on the Arts;
33	33	(D) the director of the Texas Film Commission;
34	34	(E) the commissioner of education;
35	35	(F) the commissioner of higher education;
36	36	(G) the director of the travel information
37	37	division of the Texas Department of Transportation; and
38	38	(H) the director of the Institute of Texan
39	39	Cultures at The University of Texas at San Antonio.
40	40	(b) The public members appointed by the governor must
41	41	reflect the diverse geographic regions and population groups of
42	42	this state.
43	43	(c) Each member of the commission is a voting member. The
44	44	duties performed by an ex officio member of the commission
45	45	constitute additional duties of the underlying position that
46	46	qualifies the member for service on the commission.
47	47	(d) A member of the commission who is a senator or
48	48	representative vacates the member's position if the member ceases
49	49	to hold the underlying position that qualifies the member for
50	50	service on the commission.
51	51	(e) A public member shall serve until a successor is
52	52	appointed and qualified.
53	53	(f) A vacancy in the membership of the commission shall be
54	54	filled for the unexpired term in the manner provided for the
55	55	original appointment.
56	56	Sec. 452.003. TERMS. Appointed members of the commission
57	57	serve staggered six-year terms with the terms of three members
58	58	appointed by the governor, one member appointed by the lieutenant
59	59	governor, and one member appointed by the speaker of the house of
60	60	representatives expiring on January 31 of each odd-numbered year.
61	61	Sec. 452.004. PRESIDING OFFICER. (a) The governor shall
62	62	appoint one member of the commission to serve as presiding officer.
63	63	The presiding officer serves at the will of the governor.
64	64	(b) If the presiding officer is absent from a meeting or is
65	65	disabled, the members of the commission present at the meeting
66	66	shall elect a temporary presiding officer by majority vote.
67	67	Sec. 452.005. MEETINGS; QUORUM. (a) The commission shall
68	68	meet at least quarterly and at other times at the call of the
69	69	presiding officer or as provided by commission rule.
70	70	(b) Chapter 551 applies to the commission.
71	71	(c) Thirteen members of the commission constitute a quorum.
72	72	Sec. 452.006. COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT. (a) A member
73	73	of the commission is not entitled to compensation for service on the
74	74	commission but is entitled to reimbursement for actual and
75	75	necessary expenses incurred in performing commission duties,
76	76	subject to any applicable limitation on reimbursement provided by
77	77	the General Appropriations Act.
78	78	(b) A member appointed by the governor shall be reimbursed
79	79	from the commission's funds. A member appointed by the lieutenant
80	80	governor or speaker of the house of representatives shall be
81	81	reimbursed from the appropriate fund of the member's chamber of the
82	82	legislature. An ex officio member shall be reimbursed from the
83	83	funds of the entity from which the member serves.
84	84	Sec. 452.007. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; STAFF. (a) The
85	85	commission may employ an executive director to serve as the
86	86	executive head of the commission and perform its administrative
87	87	functions.
88	88	(b) The executive director may employ staff necessary to
89	89	administer the commission.
90	90	Sec. 452.008. POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSION. The
91	91	commission shall:
92	92	(1) encourage individuals, private organizations, and
93	93	local governmental bodies to organize activities celebrating the
94	94	bicentennial of this state's independence;
95	95	(2) assist individuals, private organizations, and
96	96	local governmental bodies that organize bicentennial activities to
97	97	coordinate the activities;
98	98	(3) gather and disseminate information to the public
99	99	about bicentennial activities conducted in the state;
100	100	(4) develop standards for bicentennial activities
101	101	organized by individuals, private organizations, and local
102	102	governmental bodies and sanction activities that comply with the
103	103	standards;
104	104	(5) invite national and international dignitaries to
105	105	attend and participate in bicentennial activities conducted in this
106	106	state;
107	107	(6) encourage persons living outside the state to
108	108	attend bicentennial activities occurring in the state;
109	109	(7) develop a logo to be used by the commission and
110	110	permit other persons to use the logo if the commission considers the
111	111	use appropriate; and
112	112	(8) sanction products the commission may sell,
113	113	including a commemorative calendar or flag, commemorating the
114	114	state's bicentennial.
115	115	Sec. 452.009. REPORT. Not later than September 1, 2037, the
116	116	commission shall file a report with the governor and the
117	117	legislature containing information about the effects of the
118	118	bicentennial activities conducted in this state on the state's
119	119	economy.
120	120	Sec. 452.010. DONATIONS; GRANTS. The commission may
121	121	solicit and accept, on behalf of the state, gifts, grants, and
122	122	donations from any source to be used by the commission to perform
123	123	its duties.
124	124	Sec. 452.011. RULES. The commission may adopt rules
125	125	necessary to perform its functions.
126	126	Sec. 452.012. EXPIRATION. The commission is abolished and
127	127	this chapter expires September 1, 2037.
128	128	SECTION 2. (a) Not later than December 1, 2025, the
129	129	governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of
130	130	representatives shall appoint the initial members to the Texas 2036
131	131	Bicentennial Commission in accordance with Section 452.002,
132	132	Government Code, as added by this Act.
133	133	(b) Notwithstanding Section 452.003, Government Code, as
134	134	added by this Act, in making the initial appointments to the Texas
135	135	2036 Bicentennial Commission under Subsection (a) of this section:
136	136	(1) the governor shall designate three members for
137	137	terms expiring January 31, 2027, three members for terms expiring
138	138	January 31, 2029, and three members for terms expiring January 31,
139	139	2031;
140	140	(2) the lieutenant governor shall designate one member
141	141	for a term expiring January 31, 2027, one member for a term expiring
142	142	January 31, 2029, and one member for a term expiring January 31,
143	143	2031; and
144	144	(3) the speaker of the house of representatives shall
145	145	designate one member for a term expiring January 31, 2027, one
146	146	member for a term expiring January 31, 2029, and one member for a
147	147	term expiring January 31, 2031.
148	148	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.