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1	1		By: Hughes S.B. No. 1350
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	2	+	(In the Senate - Filed February 18, 2025; March 6, 2025,
	3	+	read first time and referred to Committee on Economic Development;
	4	+	March 26, 2025, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
	5	+	Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; March 26, 2025,
	6	+	sent to printer.)
	7	+	Click here to see the committee vote
	8	+	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1350 By: Alvarado
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6	11		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
7	12		AN ACT
8	13		relating to a commission to coordinate celebrations of the
9	14		bicentennial anniversary of Texas' independence.
10	15		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	16		SECTION 1. Subtitle D, Title 4, Government Code, is amended
12	17		by adding Chapter 452 to read as follows:
13	18		CHAPTER 452. TEXAS BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION
14	19		Sec. 452.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "commission"
15	20		means the Texas Bicentennial Commission.
16	21		Sec. 452.002. COMMISSION. (a) The Texas Bicentennial
17	22		Commission is composed of the following 23 members appointed as
18	23		follows:
19	24		(1) nine members of the public appointed by the
20	25		governor with the advice and consent of the senate;
21	26		(2) three senators appointed by the lieutenant
22	27		governor;
23	28		(3) three members of the house of representatives
24	29		appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; and
25	30		(4) the following ex officio members:
26	31		(A) the executive head of the Texas Economic
27	32		Development and Tourism Office within the office of the governor;
28	33		(B) the executive director of the Texas
29	34		Historical Commission;
30	35		(C) the executive director of the Texas
31	36		Commission on the Arts;
32	37		(D) the director of the Texas Film Commission;
33	38		(E) the commissioner of education;
34	39		(F) the commissioner of higher education;
35	40		(G) the director of the travel information
36	41		division of the Texas Department of Transportation; and
37	42		(H) the director of the Institute of Texan
38	43		Cultures at The University of Texas at San Antonio.
39	44		(b) The public members appointed by the governor must
40	45		reflect the diverse geographic regions and population groups of
41	46		this state.
42	47		(c) Each member of the commission is a voting member. The
43	48		duties performed by an ex officio member of the commission
44	49		constitute additional duties of the underlying position that
45	50		qualifies the member for service on the commission.
46	51		(d) A member of the commission who is a senator or
47	52		representative vacates the member's position if the member ceases
48	53		to hold the underlying position that qualifies the member for
49	54		service on the commission.
50	55		(e) A public member shall serve until a successor is
51	56		appointed and qualified.
52	57		(f) A vacancy in the membership of the commission shall be
53	58		filled for the unexpired term in the manner provided for the
54	59		original appointment.
55	60		Sec. 452.003. TERMS. Appointed members of the commission
56	61		serve staggered six-year terms with the terms of three members
57	62		appointed by the governor, one member appointed by the lieutenant
58	63		governor, and one member appointed by the speaker of the house of
59	64		representatives expiring on January 31 of each odd-numbered year.
60	65		Sec. 452.004. PRESIDING OFFICER. (a) The governor shall
61	66		appoint one member of the commission to serve as presiding officer.
62	67		The presiding officer serves at the will of the governor.
63	68		(b) If the presiding officer is absent from a meeting or is
64	69		disabled, the members of the commission present at the meeting
65	70		shall elect a temporary presiding officer by majority vote.
66	71		Sec. 452.005. MEETINGS; QUORUM. (a) The commission shall
67	72		meet at least quarterly and at other times at the call of the
68	73		presiding officer or as provided by commission rule.
69	74		(b) Chapter 551 applies to the commission.
70	75		(c) Thirteen members of the commission constitute a quorum.
71	76		Sec. 452.006. COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT. (a) A member
72	77		of the commission is not entitled to compensation for service on the
73	78		commission but is entitled to reimbursement for actual and
74	79		necessary expenses incurred in performing commission duties,
75	80		subject to any applicable limitation on reimbursement provided by
76	81		the General Appropriations Act.
77	82		(b) A member appointed by the governor shall be reimbursed
78	83		from the commission's funds. A member appointed by the lieutenant
79	84		governor or speaker of the house of representatives shall be
80	85		reimbursed from the appropriate fund of the member's chamber of the
81	86		legislature. An ex officio member shall be reimbursed from the
82	87		funds of the entity from which the member serves.
83	88		Sec. 452.007. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; STAFF. (a) The
84	89		commission may employ an executive director to serve as the
85	90		executive head of the commission and perform its administrative
86	91		functions.
87	92		(b) The executive director may employ staff necessary to
88	93		administer the commission.
89	94		Sec. 452.008. POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSION. The
90	95		commission shall:
91	96		(1) encourage individuals, private organizations, and
92	97		local governmental bodies to organize activities celebrating the
93	98		bicentennial of this state's independence;
94	99		(2) assist individuals, private organizations, and
95	100		local governmental bodies that organize bicentennial activities to
96	101		coordinate the activities;
97	102		(3) gather and disseminate information to the public
98	103		about bicentennial activities conducted in the state;
99	104		(4) develop standards for bicentennial activities
100	105		organized by individuals, private organizations, and local
101	106		governmental bodies and sanction activities that comply with the
102	107		standards;
103	108		(5) invite national and international dignitaries to
104	109		attend and participate in bicentennial activities conducted in this
105	110		state;
106	111		(6) encourage persons living outside the state to
107	112		attend bicentennial activities occurring in the state;
108	113		(7) develop a logo to be used by the commission and
109	114		permit other persons to use the logo if the commission considers the
110	115		use appropriate; and
111	116		(8) sanction products the commission may sell,
112	117		including a commemorative calendar or flag, commemorating the
113	118		state's bicentennial.
114	119		Sec. 452.009. REPORT. Not later than September 1, 2037, the
115	120		commission shall file a report with the governor and the
116	121		legislature containing information about the effects of the
117	122		bicentennial activities conducted in this state on the state's
118	123		economy.
119	124		Sec. 452.010. DONATIONS; GRANTS. The commission may
120	125		solicit and accept, on behalf of the state, gifts, grants, and
121	126		donations from any source to be used by the commission to perform
122	127		its duties.
123	128		Sec. 452.011. RULES. The commission may adopt rules
124	129		necessary to perform its functions.
125	130		Sec. 452.012. EXPIRATION. The commission is abolished and
126	131		this chapter expires September 1, 2037.
127	132		SECTION 2. (a) Not later than December 1, 2025, the
128	133		governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of
129	134		representatives shall appoint the initial members to the Texas
130	135		Bicentennial Commission in accordance with Section 452.002,
131	136		Government Code, as added by this Act.
132	137		(b) Notwithstanding Section 452.003, Government Code, as
133	138		added by this Act, in making the initial appointments to the Texas
134	139		Bicentennial Commission under Subsection (a) of this section:
135	140		(1) the governor shall designate three members for
136	141		terms expiring January 31, 2027, three members for terms expiring
137	142		January 31, 2029, and three members for terms expiring January 31,
138	143		2031;
139	144		(2) the lieutenant governor shall designate one member
140	145		for a term expiring January 31, 2027, one member for a term expiring
141	146		January 31, 2029, and one member for a term expiring January 31,
142	147		2031; and
143	148		(3) the speaker of the house of representatives shall
144	149		designate one member for a term expiring January 31, 2027, one
145	150		member for a term expiring January 31, 2029, and one member for a
146	151		term expiring January 31, 2031.
147	152		SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
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