Today the House passed CSSB 652 to third reading. The bill gives several agencies a 2013 Sunset date and establishes other Sunset reviews.
Several key components of the legislation includes:
In 2013 –
- Subjects the University Interscholastic League to Sunset review, but not abolishment.
- Subjects regional tollway authorities created under Chapter 366, Transportation Code to Sunset review, but not abolishment.
CSSB 652 changes the Sunset date for the following agencies from 2015 to 2013:
- Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board,
- Texas Ethics Commission,
- Texas Windstorm Insurance Association,
- Texas State Board of Public Accountancy,
- Texas Board of Professional Engineers, and
- Texas Board of Architectural Examiners.
In 2015 –
CSSB 652 changes the Sunset date for the following agencies from 2013 to 2015:
- Finance Commission of Texas,
- Office of Banking Commissioner,
- Office of Savings and Mortgage Lending Commissioner and Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending,
- Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner,
- State Securities Board,
- Health and Human Services Commission,
- Tax Division of the State Office of Administrative Hearings,
- Texas Health Services Authority,
- Department of State Health Services,
- Department of Family and Protective Services,
- Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities,
- Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities,
- Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services,
- Texas Council on Purchasing from People with Disabilities,
- Department of Aging and Disability Services, and
- Texas Workforce Commission.
The bill received three amendments on the floor which would:
- Remove the Gulf Coast Water Authority from Section 1.09 of the legislation,
- Add the Texas Invasive Species Coordinating Committee to Sunset review – to be reviewed with the State Soil and Water Board, and
- Add the Process Server Review Board to Sunset review – to be reviewed with Judicial agencies in 2017.
CSSB 652 was passed to third reading as amended.