VERNON'S TEXAS CIVIL STATUTES
CHAPTER 9. COMMISSIONS AND AGENCIES
Art. 4413(34e). State trust funds; periodic reporting
Definition
Sec. 1. In this Act, "state trust fund" means the permanent school
fund, the permanent university fund, the Teacher Retirement System
of Texas trust fund, and those trust accounts administered by the
Employees Retirement System of Texas.
Reporting dates
Sec. 2. The manager of each state trust fund shall submit to the
governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of
representatives, and the executive director of the State Pension
Review Board:
(1) not later than January 25 of each year, a report with the
information required by Section 3 of this Act covering the last six
months of the previous calendar year; and
(2) not later than June 25 of each year, a report with the
information required by Section 3 of this Act covering the first six
months of that calendar year.
Report contents
Sec. 3. The report shall include the following:
(1) the number of beneficiaries of the state trust fund;
(2) the name of any individual responsible for administering the
state trust fund and the discretionary investment authority granted
to these individuals;
(3) the investment objectives of the state trust fund;
(4) the current end-of-month market value of the state trust fund;
(5) the current book value of the state trust fund;
(6) the names and amounts of the 10 largest stock holdings of the
state trust fund along with the investment performance of these
stock holdings during the last 12-month period;
(7) the asset allocations of the state trust fund expressed in
percentages of stocks, fixed income, real estate, cash, or other
financial investments; and
(8) the names and amounts of all investments made by the state trust
fund in economically targeted investments.
Economically targeted investment
Sec. 4. In this Act, "economically targeted investment" means an
investment in which at least 50 percent of the total investment is
allocated to economic development within this state or investment
in businesses or entities located within this state.
Effect of act
Sec. 5. This Act shall not diminish, impair, contradict, or in any
way affect the duties, powers, or authorities granted or imposed on
a governing board of a state trust fund by the constitution or laws
of this state.
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 817, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Art. 4413(37). Automobile theft prevention authority
Definitions
Sec. 1. In this article:
(1) "Authority" means the Automobile Theft Prevention Authority.
(2) "Economic automobile theft" means automobile theft committed
for financial gain.
(3) "Department" means the Texas Department of Transportation.
(4) "Director" means the executive director of the Texas Department
of Transportation.
Establishment of Authority
Sec. 2. The Automobile Theft Prevention Authority is established in
the Texas Department of Transportation. The authority is not an
advisory body to the Texas Department of Transportation.
Appointment of Authority
Sec. 3. (a) The authority is composed of seven members.
(b) The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall
appoint the following six members:
(1) two representatives of motor vehicle insurance consumers;
(2) two representatives of insurance companies writing motor
vehicle insurance in this state; and
(3) two representatives of law enforcement.
(c) The director of the Department of Public Safety or the
director's designee serves ex officio as the seventh member of the
authority.
(d) Appointments to the authority shall be made without regard to
race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of
the appointees.
(e) The six members of the authority appointed by the governor serve
staggered six-year terms, with the terms of two members expiring
February 1 of each odd-numbered year. If there is a vacancy during
a term, the governor shall appoint a replacement who meets the
requirements of the vacant office to fill the unexpired term.
(f) It is a ground for removal from the authority if a member:
(1) does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications
required by Subsection (b) or is disqualified under Subsection (i)
or (k) of this section;
(2) does not maintain during service on the authority the
qualifications required by Subsection (b) or becomes disqualified
under Subsection (i) or (k) of this section;
(3) cannot because of illness or disability discharge the member's
duties for a substantial part of the term for which the member is
appointed ; or
(4) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled
authority meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a
calendar year .
(g) The validity of an action of the authority is not affected by
the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a member of
the authority exists.
(h) If the director has knowledge that a potential ground for
removal exists, the director shall notify the presiding officer of
the authority of the potential ground. The presiding officer shall
then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential
ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for removal
involves the presiding officer, the director shall notify the next
highest officer of the authority, who shall notify the governor and
the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.
(i) A person is not eligible for appointment as a representative of
motor vehicle insurance consumers under Subsection (b)(1) of this
section if the person or the person's spouse:
(1) is registered, certified, or licensed by an occupational
regulatory agency in the field of motor vehicle insurance or law
enforcement;
(2) is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade
association in the field of motor vehicle insurance or law
enforcement;
(3) is employed by or participates in the management of a business
entity or other organization receiving funds from the authority;
(4) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a
10-percent interest in a business entity or other organization
receiving funds from the authority; or
(5) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods,
services, or funds from the authority, other than reimbursement
authorized by law for service on the board of the authority.
(j) For purposes of Subsection (i)(2) of this section, a Texas trade
association is a nonprofit, cooperative, and voluntarily joined
association of business or professional competitors in this state
designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in
dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in
promoting their common interest.
(k) A person may not serve as a member of the authority or act as the
general counsel to the authority if the person is required to
register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because
of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a
profession related to law enforcement or motor vehicle insurance.
(l) The director or the director's designee shall provide to
members of the authority, as often as necessary, information
regarding their qualifications for office under this article and
their responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards
of conduct for state officers.
Expenses
Sec. 4. A member of the authority is not entitled to compensation
but is entitled to reimbursement for expenses incurred in
performing the member's duties at the rate provided in the General
Appropriations Act.
Officers; Meetings
Sec. 5. (a) The governor shall designate a member of the authority
as the presiding officer of the authority to serve in that capacity
at the pleasure of the governor.
(b) The authority shall meet at the call of the chairman or at the
call of four members.
(c) To be eligible to take office as a member of the authority, a
person appointed to the authority must complete at least one course
of a training program that complies with Subsection (d).
(d) The training program required by Subsection (c) must provide
information to the person regarding:
(1) the enabling legislation that created the authority and its
policymaking body to which the member is appointed to serve;
(2) the programs operated by the authority;
(3) the role and functions of the authority;
(4) the rules of the authority and the department;
(5) the current budget for the authority;
(6) the results of the most recent formal audit of the authority;
(7) the requirements of the:
(A) open meetings law, Chapter 551, Government Code;
(B) open records law, Chapter 552, Government Code; and
(C) administrative procedure law, Chapter 2001, Government Code;
(8) the requirements of the conflict-of-interest laws and other
laws relating to public officials; and
(9) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the department or the
Texas Ethics Commission.
(e) A person appointed to the authority is entitled to
reimbursement for travel expenses incurred in attending the
training program required by Subsection (c) as provided by the
General Appropriations Act and as if the person were a member of the
authority.
Powers and Duties
Sec. 6. (a) The authority shall adopt rules to implement its powers
and duties.
(b) The authority may solicit and accept gifts and grants.
(c) The authority may use only staff of the department and may
delegate authority to the staff as needed.
(d) Not later than April 1 of each year, the authority shall report
on its activities to the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the
house of representatives.
(e) The authority may be provided various services only by or
through the department as needed to carry out its purposes, powers,
and duties. These services may include, but are not limited to,
legal services not provided by the attorney general, fiscal
services, administrative services, and personnel services. Except
as provided by this section, the authority may enter into contracts
in its own name and on its own behalf with recipients of grants for
purposes of this article.
(f) The department shall provide personnel and services to the
authority as agreed by the authority and the department.
(g) The authority shall, in coordination with the department,
develop and implement policies that clearly separate the
policymaking responsibilities of the authority and the management
responsibilities of the department.
(h) The authority shall develop and implement policies that provide
the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the
authority and to speak on any issue under its jurisdiction.
(i) The authority shall prepare annually a complete and detailed
written report accounting for all funds received and disbursed by
the authority during the preceding fiscal year. The annual report
must meet the reporting requirements applicable to financial
reporting provided in the General Appropriations Act.
Power to Refund
Sec. 6A. (a) The authority may make determinations regarding the
sufficiency of payments made by an "insurer" (as defined under
Section 10 of this article) of fees collected pursuant to Section 10
of this article.
(b) Pursuant to such determination, the authority may:
(1) notify the comptroller that payments made by an insurer are
sufficient; and
(2) request the comptroller to draw warrants on the funds available
to the authority for the purpose of refunding monies to an insurer.
(c) The authority shall make the determination under Subsection (b)
of this section as follows:
(1) the two members of the authority who are representatives of
insurance companies writing motor vehicle insurance in this state
shall recuse themselves;
(2) the remaining five members of the authority shall make the
determination by a simple majority vote.
(d) Determinations made under this section shall be performed in
accordance with procedures set forth in rules adopted by the
Automobile Theft Prevention Authority. The question of eligibility
for a refund is not a contested case within the meaning of the
Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 2001, Government Code).
(e) Repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 305, Sec. 10(1), eff.
Sept. 1, 1997.
Plan of Operation
Sec. 7. (a) The authority shall develop and implement a plan of
operation.
(b) The plan of operation must include:
(1) an assessment of the scope of the problems of automobile theft
and economic automobile theft, including particular areas of the
state where the problems are greatest;
(2) an analysis of various methods of combating the problems of
automobile theft and economic automobile theft;
(3) a plan for providing financial support to combat automobile
theft and economic automobile theft; and
(4) an estimate of the funds required to implement the plan of
operation.
Use of Appropriated Funds
Sec. 8. (a) Money appropriated to the department for authority
purposes shall be used by the authority to pay the department for
administrative costs and to achieve the purposes of this article,
including:
(1) establishing and funding the automobile registration program
required by Section 9 of this article;
(2) providing financial support to law enforcement agencies for
economic automobile theft enforcement teams;
(3) providing financial support to law enforcement agencies, local
prosecutors, judicial agencies, and neighborhood, community,
business, and nonprofit organizations for programs designed to
reduce the incidence of economic automobile theft;
(4) conducting educational programs designed to inform automobile
owners of methods of preventing automobile theft;
(5) providing equipment, for experimental purposes, to assist
automobile owners in preventing automobile theft; and
(6) establishing a uniform program to prevent stolen motor vehicles
from entering Mexico.
(b) In any fiscal year, the amount of the administrative expenses of
the authority, including salaries, travel and marketing expenses,
and other overhead expenses may not exceed eight percent of the
total expenditures of the authority.
(c) The cost of personnel and services provided to the authority by
the department and by the attorney general may be paid only from
appropriations made for authority purposes. Appropriations made
for authority purposes may not be used for any other purpose.
Automobile Registration Program
Sec. 9. (a) The authority shall develop a statewide automobile
registration program to be administered by the Department of Public
Safety.
(b) The authority shall identify a period of the day during which
most automobiles are not used. An owner of an automobile that does
not usually use the automobile during that period may register the
automobile with the Department of Public Safety in accordance with
the program developed by the authority.
(c) The authority shall develop a form for registration of an
automobile under the program. The form shall advise the owner of
the automobile of the provisions of Subsection (f) of this section.
An automobile may not be registered under the program unless the
owner consents to the provisions of Subsection (f) of this section.
(d) The program must provide a method for an owner to withdraw an
automobile from the program. The program may not require owners of
automobiles to participate in the program.
(e) The department shall issue to the owner of an automobile
registered under this section a decal or other appropriate
identifying marker to be affixed to the automobile to indicate that
the automobile is registered with the program.
(f) A peace officer who observes a registered automobile that is
being operated during the period of the day identified by the
authority under Subsection (b) of this section may stop the
automobile to determine whether the automobile is being operated by
the owner or with the owner's permission.
(g) The Department of Public Safety shall adopt rules to administer
the program and shall adopt fees in an amount sufficient to recover
the cost of administering the program.
Fee
Sec. 10. (a) In this section:
(1) "Insurer" means any insurance company writing any form of motor
vehicle insurance in this state, including an interinsurance or
reciprocal exchange, mutual company, mutual association, or
Lloyd's plan.
(2) "Motor vehicle years of insurance" means the total number of
years or portions of years during which a motor vehicle is covered
by insurance.
(b) An insurer shall pay to the authority a fee equal to $1
multiplied by the total number of motor vehicle years of insurance
for insurance policies delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed
by the insurer. The fee shall be paid not later than:
(1) March 1 of each year for a policy issued, delivered, or renewed
from July 1 through December 31 of the previous calendar year; and
(2) August 1 of each year for a policy issued, delivered, or renewed
from January 1 through June 30 of that year.
(c) The fee imposed by this section is in addition to any other fee
or tax imposed by law on an insurer.
(d) The authority shall notify the State Board of Insurance of any
insurer that fails to pay the fee required by this section, and the
board may for that reason revoke the insurer's certificate of
authority.
(e) Repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 305, Sec. 10(2), eff.
Sept. 1, 1997.
Performance Review
Sec. 11. (a) In this section, "automobile theft rate" means the
ratio of automobile thefts in this state to the number of
automobiles in this state. The ratio shall be based on statistical
information provided by the Department of Public Safety's uniform
crime reporting division.
(b) The authority shall determine the automobile theft rate as of
the date a majority of the members of the authority are appointed
and have qualified for office and shall report the rate to the
lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of
representatives. The report required by this subsection shall be
made not later than 30 days after the date on which a majority of the
initial members of the authority are appointed and have qualified
for office.
Advisory Committees
Sec. 12. (a) The authority may establish advisory committees to
advise it on any matter under the jurisdiction of the authority.
(b) Section 2110.008, Government Code, does not apply to an
advisory committee established under this section if the advisory
committee is:
(1) established for a specific and immediate need; and
(2) dissolved before the first anniversary of the date the
committee is created.
(c) A member of an advisory committee may not be compensated by the
authority for committee service but is entitled to reimbursement
for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of
committee service.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 243, Sec. 1, eff. June 6, 1991.
Sec. 12 amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 17, Sec.
3.09, eff. Nov. 12, 1991; Sec. 11(c) amended by Acts 1993, 73rd
Leg., ch. 47, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th
Leg., ch. 953, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 1995; Sec. 1(3), (4) added by
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 305, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Sec. 2
amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 305, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1,
1997; Sec. 3(d), (f), (h) amended by and Sec. 3(i) to (l) added by
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 305, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Sec. 5(a)
amended by and Sec. 5(c) to (e) added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch.
305, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Sec. 6(c), (e) amended by and Sec.
6(f) to (i) added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 305, Sec. 5, eff.
Sept. 1, 1997; Sec. 6A(b) amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 305,
Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Sec. 6A(e) repealed by Acts 1997, 75th
Leg., ch. 305, Sec. 10(1), eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Sec. 8 amended by
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 305, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Sec. 8(b)
amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 21.45, eff. Sept. 1,
1997; Sec. 9(g) amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 305, Sec. 8,
eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Sec. 10(b) amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch.
305, Sec. 9, eff. Aug. 1, 1998; Sec. 10(e) repealed by Acts 1997,
75th Leg., ch. 305, Sec. 10(2), eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Sec. 12
repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 305, Sec. 10(3), eff. Sept. 1,
1997; Sec. 12 added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 102, Sec. 1, eff.
May 11, 2001.
Art. 4413(42a). Joint Advisory Committee on Educational Services to
the Deaf
Purpose
Sec. 1. The purpose of this Act is to promote the economical
delivery of the educational services to the deaf provided by state
governmental educational institutions by means of a comprehensive
review of governmental structure and administration.
Definitions
Sec. 2. In this Act:
(1) "Committee" means the Joint Advisory Committee on Educational
Services to the Deaf.
(2) "Departments and agencies" means all departments, bureaus,
agencies, boards, commissions, and other instrumentalities of the
executive branch of state government which provide any type of
educational services to the deaf or that train professionals to
work with the deaf.
(3) "Professionals" means persons trained as teachers,
interpreters, and directors of teacher training programs, and
ancillary personnel employed by educational institutions for the
deaf.
Creation of Committee
Sec. 3. There is created the Joint Advisory Committee on
Educational Services to the Deaf.
Membership
Sec. 4. (a) The committee consists of the lieutenant governor, the
speaker of the house of representatives, the secretary of state,
and other members appointed as provided by this section.
(b) The governor shall appoint six persons, none of whom may be
members of the house or of the senate, two of these members being
deaf consumers, two members being parents of deaf consumers, and
two members being professionals serving the deaf as defined by this
Act.
(c) The lieutenant governor shall appoint one member of the senate.
(d) The speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint one
member of the house of representatives.
Terms and Vacancies
Sec. 5. (a) The initial members of the committee shall take office
within 30 days after the effective date of this Act and shall serve
until the expiration of the committee.
(b) Vacancies among the appointed members shall be filled for the
unexpired terms in the same manner as the original appointments
were made.
Compensation
Sec. 6. (a) Legislative members of the committee shall serve
without additional compensation. Each member shall be reimbursed
from the appropriate fund of the member's respective house for
travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred in
performing the duties of the committee.
(b) Persons appointed pursuant to Section 4(b) of this Act shall
serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for travel,
subsistence, and other necessary expenses from appropriations made
by the legislature to the committee.
(c) The duties to be performed by each public official or employee
appointed to the committee shall be considered duties in addition
to those otherwise required by that person's office.
Officers
Sec. 7. The lieutenant governor shall serve as chairman of the
committee. The speaker of the house of representatives shall serve
as vice-chairman of the committee.
Quorum
Sec. 8. Six members of the committee shall constitute a quorum for
the conduct of business.
Duties
Sec. 9. The committee shall:
(1) examine and evaluate the organization and methods of operation
of the departments and agencies of state government related to
educational programs for the deaf;
(2) develop proposals for improving the structure and
administration of state educational services to the deaf in order
to assure the delivery of quality governmental services at the
lowest possible cost;
(3) recommend suspension of government programs and services that
duplicate and exceed in cost those same services offered by private
business; and
(4) make findings and issue reports in the execution of the duties
imposed by this section.
Powers
Sec. 10. The committee or any subcommittees of its membership
designated by the chairman may:
(1) appoint and fix the compensation of necessary staff;
(2) hold open hearings, take testimony, and administer oaths or
affirmations to witnesses;
(3) secure directly from any department or agency of state
government any information deemed necessary for the implementation
of this Act; and
(4) make findings and issue reports in the execution of the duties
imposed by Section 9 of this Act.
Cooperation of Other Departments and Agencies
Sec. 11. (a) The Texas Legislative Council, the Legislative Budget
Board, the Legislative Audit Committee, the Texas Advisory
Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, and the Division of
Planning Coordination shall, through their respective
administrative officers, furnish staff assistance to the committee
upon request.
(b) Each department and agency of state government is directed to
furnish assistance and information to the committee upon request.
Reports; Recommendations; Dissolution
Sec. 12. The committee may make an interim report on its progress,
together with any specific recommendations it may deem desirable,
to any session of the 65th Legislature, and shall make its final
report to the 66th Legislature not later than 30 days after that
legislature is organized. Unless extended by the 66th Legislature,
the committee is dissolved on May 31, 1979.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1694, ch. 672, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.
Art. 4413(47e-1). Superconducting super collider facility;
activities near site
Definitions
Sec. 1. In this Act:
(1) "Interaction region of the super collider" means an area above,
below, or adjacent to a tunnel or other improvement used in any way
with the super collider or an area designated by the United States
Department of Energy as an interaction region of the super
collider.
(2) "Super collider" means the superconducting super collider
scientific project constructed and operated in Ellis County.
Prohibited Activities
Sec. 2. A person may not conduct blasting, rock quarry operations,
or another activity that causes ground motion in excess of one
micron in frequencies of five hertz or less as measured at an
interaction region of the super collider.
Injunction
Sec. 3. The United States Department of Energy may bring an action
to enjoin a violation of this Act.
Penalties
Sec. 4. (a) A person who violates this Act commits an offense.
(b) An offense under this section is punishable by a fine of not
less than $100 or more than $1,000, confinement in jail for not more
than one year, or both.
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 281, Sec. 1 to 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Art. 4413(56a). Interagency Energy Council
Definitions
Sec. 2.01. In this article:
(1) "Council" means the Interagency Energy Council.
(2) "Participating agency" means the office of the comptroller of
public accounts, the General Land Office, the Railroad Commission
of Texas, or The University of Texas System.
(3) "Plan" means the comprehensive oil and gas production reporting
plan required by Section 2.03 of this article.
Interagency Energy Council
Sec. 2.02. (a) The Interagency Energy Council is established.
(b) The council consists of the following four members:
(1) a representative from the office of the comptroller of public
accounts designated by the comptroller;
(2) a representative from the General Land Office designated by the
commissioner;
(3) a representative from the Railroad Commission of Texas
designated by the chairman of the commission; and
(4) a representative from The University of Texas System designated
by the chief executive officer of the system.
Comprehensive oil and gas production reporting
Sec. 2.03. (a) The council shall review each participating agency's
existing policies and procedures for reporting oil and gas
production and shall prepare and submit to the governor and the
legislature not later than January 1, 1992, a comprehensive oil and
gas production reporting plan that:
(1) establishes a shared data base containing the taxable values,
royalty payment information, and production variables needed by
each participating agency to meet its responsibilities;
(2) develops a unified and efficient audit process for
participating agencies; and
(3) simplifies tax reporting and royalty payment compliance,
enforcement, and collection by providing verified production
figures.
(b) The plan shall include specific recommendations concerning:
(1) a single automated, integrated and comprehensive production
reporting system for use by all participating agencies to verify
reported oil and gas production volumes and values, including
procedures to search for failures to report and for errors in
reporting and mechanisms for correcting errors;
(2) coordinated participating agency audits, including
simultaneous audits of participating agencies, the use of
interagency audit teams, and the coordination of audit results;
(3) integrated and simplified reporting requirements for oil and
gas production volumes and values to elicit all data required by
each participating agency; and
(4) an integrated system for processing and allocating taxes, fees,
royalties, and other payments that maximizes interest earned by the
state.
(c) In developing the unified production reporting form required
under Subdivision (3) of Subsection (b) of this section, the
council may consider the March 1, 1988, recommendations of the
interagency energy council task force coordinating committee.
Agency support
Sec. 2.04. The participating agencies shall provide staff to
perform research and analyses needed for preparing the plan and
shall submit the results to the council in ample time for the
preparation of the preliminary and final plans and the timely
submission of the final plan to the governor and the legislature.
Agency comment and approval
Sec. 2.05. (a) Not later than December 1, 1991, the council shall
submit for comment a preliminary plan to the chief executive
officer of each participating agency.
(b) Not later than January 1, 1992, the council shall complete and
the chief executive officer of each participating agency shall
approve a final plan. The chief executive officer of a
participating agency who objects to a provision of the final plan
may prepare comments to be submitted with the plan.
Costs
Sec. 2.06. The costs of adopting and implementing a plan under this
article shall be paid by funds appropriated for that purpose.
Transfer of authority to comptroller
Sec. 2.07. (a) If the council does not submit a plan to the
legislature by January 1, 1992, the powers and duties of the council
under this article are transferred to the comptroller as of the date
and this section becomes effective.
(b) Not later than March 1, 1992, the comptroller shall submit for
comment a preliminary plan to the chief executive officer of each of
the other participating agencies.
(c) At least 30 days before adopting a revision to the plan, the
comptroller shall submit the proposed change to each of the other
participating agencies.
(d) Not later than August 1, 1992, the comptroller shall adopt a
final plan. Each participating agency shall implement the final
plan not later than September 1, 1992, and shall implement any
changes made by the comptroller to the plan as early as practicable.
(e) The comptroller may revise the plan as the comptroller
considers appropriate.
Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 4, Sec. 2.01 to 2.07, eff. Aug.
22, 1991.
