Title GV, Government Code

Sec. 324.005. DIRECTOR. (a) The board shall appoint a director to serve at the pleasure of the board. (b) The board shall set the salary of the director. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 349, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 198…

Sec. 324.006. PERSONNEL. (a) The director, with the approval of the board, may employ professional and clerical personnel. (b) The board shall set the salaries of the personnel employed by the director. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.

Sec. 324.007. DUTIES. (a) The library shall be maintained for the use and information of members of the legislature, heads of state departments, and citizens of this state. (b) The library shall contain, as may best be made available for legislative use, the following items: (1) …

Sec. 324.008. DEPOSIT AND MANAGEMENT OF DOCUMENTS. (a) The library is a depository library as defined by Section 441.101 and shall receive state documents and publications from other states distributed by the Texas State Library. (b) Each printed daily legislative journal, bill, …

Sec. 324.0085. LEGISLATIVE RECORDS. (a) The library is the depository for any record created or received by the office of a member of the legislature or the lieutenant governor during that official's term of office. (b) The legislative entity that transferred records to the libra…

Sec. 324.0086. PLACEMENT IN OTHER DEPOSITORY. (a) A member of the legislature may apply to the board to place records that were created or received by the member's office during the member's term in a depository other than the library. (b) The board shall: (1) create a list of pr…

Sec. 324.009. GIFTS AND GRANTS. (a) The board may accept gifts, grants, and donations from any organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code for the purpose of funding any activity under this chapter. (b) All gifts, grants, and donations must be accepte…

Sec. 324.010. COPY COSTS; FORMAT. The library has exclusive authority to determine the charge for copies or reproduction of records in the custody of the library. The library may reproduce records in a format such as CD-ROM, another computer-readable format, or any other format d…

Sec. 325.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as the Texas Sunset Act. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.

Sec. 325.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "State agency" means an entity expressly made subject to this chapter. (2) "Advisory committee" means a committee, council, commission, or other entity created under state law whose primary function is to advise a state agency. (3) …

Sec. 325.003. SUNSET ADVISORY COMMISSION. (a) The Sunset Advisory Commission is a legislative agency that consists of five members of the senate and one public member appointed by the lieutenant governor and five members of the house of representatives and one public member appoi…

Sec. 325.004. STAFF. (a) The commission shall employ an executive director to act as the executive head of the commission. (b) The executive director shall employ persons necessary to carry out this chapter through funds made available by the legislature. (c) The chairman and vic…

Sec. 325.005. RULES. The commission shall adopt rules necessary to carry out this chapter. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.

Sec. 325.007. AGENCY REPORT TO COMMISSION. (a) Before September 1 of the odd-numbered year before the year in which a state agency subject to this chapter is abolished or reviewed, the agency shall report to the commission: (1) information regarding the application to the agency …

Sec. 325.0075. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF AGENCY BEING REVIEWED. Before September 1 of the odd-numbered year before the year in which a state agency subject to this chapter is abolished or reviewed, the agency shall submit to the commission, the governor, the lieutenant governor, …

Sec. 325.008. COMMISSION DUTIES. (a) Before January 1 of the year in which a state agency subject to this chapter and its advisory committees are abolished or reviewed, the commission shall: (1) review and take action necessary to verify the reports submitted by the agency under …

Sec. 325.009. PUBLIC HEARINGS. (a) Before February 1 of the year a state agency subject to this chapter and its advisory committees are abolished or reviewed, the commission shall conduct public hearings concerning but not limited to the application to the agency of the criteria …

Sec. 325.010. COMMISSION REPORT. (a) At each regular legislative session, the commission shall present to the legislature and the governor a report on the agencies and advisory committees reviewed. (b) In the report the commission shall include: (1) its findings regarding the cri…

Sec. 325.011. CRITERIA FOR REVIEW. The commission and its staff shall consider the following criteria in determining whether a public need exists for the continuation of a state agency or its advisory committees or for the performance of the functions of the agency or its advisor…

Sec. 325.0115. CRITERIA FOR REVIEW OF CERTAIN AGENCIES. (a) In this section: (1) "License" means a license, certificate, registration, permit, or other form of authorization required by law or a state agency rule that must be obtained by an individual to engage in a particular oc…

Sec. 325.012. RECOMMENDATIONS. (a) In its report on a state agency, the commission shall: (1) make recommendations on the abolition, continuation, or reorganization of each affected state agency and its advisory committees and on the need for the performance of the functions of t…

Sec. 325.0123. REVIEW OF CERTAIN AGENCIES FOR RESPECTFUL LANGUAGE. (a) As part of its review of a health and human services agency, the commission shall consider and make recommendations regarding the statutory revisions necessary to use the phrase "intellectual disability" inste…

Sec. 325.0124. REVIEW OF AGENCY'S SALE OF PERSONAL DATA. (a) In this section, "personal data" means any information relating to an identified or identifiable individual that directly or indirectly identifies the individual by reference to: (1) an identifier for the individual, in…

Sec. 325.0125. REVIEW OF CERTAIN AGENCIES. (a) In the two-year period preceding the date scheduled for the abolition or review of a state agency under this chapter, the commission may exempt certain agencies from the requirements of this chapter relating to staff reports, hearing…

Sec. 325.0126. MONITORING OF RECOMMENDATIONS. During each legislative session, the staff of the commission shall: (1) monitor legislation affecting agencies that have undergone sunset review immediately before the legislative session; (2) notify the members of the commission abou…

Sec. 325.0127. COST OF REVIEW. (a) In this section, "self-directed semi-independent agency" means a state agency that has status as a self-directed semi-independent agency under the Self-Directed Semi-Independent Agency Project Act (Article 8930, Revised Statutes), Chapter 16, Fi…

Sec. 325.013. ABOLITION OF ADVISORY COMMITTEES. An advisory committee, the primary function of which is to advise a particular state agency, is abolished on the date set for abolition of the agency unless the advisory committee is expressly continued by law. Acts 1985, 69th Leg.,…

Sec. 325.015. CONTINUATION BY LAW. (a) During the regular session immediately before the abolition of a state agency or an advisory committee that is subject to this chapter, the legislature by law may continue the agency or advisory committee for a period not to exceed 12 years.…

Sec. 325.016. LIMITED REVIEW OF CERTAIN REGULATORY AGENCIES. (a) In the commission's recommendations to the legislature under Section 325.012, the commission may recommend that a limited review of a regulatory agency be conducted prior to the regulatory agency's next sunset revie…

Sec. 325.017. PROCEDURE AFTER TERMINATION. (a) A state agency that is abolished in an odd-numbered year may continue in existence until September 1 of the following year to conclude its business. Unless the law provides otherwise, abolishment does not reduce or otherwise limit th…

Sec. 325.018. SUBPOENA POWER. (a) The commission may issue process to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, records, papers, and other objects necessary or proper for the purposes of the commission proceedings. The process may be served on a witness at a…

Sec. 325.019. ASSISTANCE OF AND ACCESS TO STATE AGENCIES. (a) The commission may request the assistance of state agencies and officers. When assistance is requested, a state agency or officer shall assist the commission. (b) In carrying out its functions under this chapter, the c…

Sec. 325.0195. RECORDS PROTECTED FROM DISCLOSURE. (a) A working paper, including all documentary or other information, prepared or maintained by the commission staff in performing its duties under this chapter or other law to conduct an evaluation and prepare a report is excepted…

Sec. 325.020. RELOCATION OF EMPLOYEES. If an employee is displaced because a state agency or its advisory committee is abolished, reorganized, or continued, the state agency and the Texas Workforce Commission shall make a reasonable effort to relocate the displaced employee. Acts…

Sec. 325.021. SAVING PROVISION. Except as otherwise expressly provided, abolition of a state agency does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, civil or criminal liabilities that arose, or proceedings that were begun before the effective date of …

Sec. 325.022. REVIEW OF PROPOSED LEGISLATION CREATING AN AGENCY. (a) Each bill filed in a house of the legislature that would create a new state agency or a new advisory committee to a state agency shall be reviewed by the commission. (b) The commission shall review the bill to d…

Sec. 325.023. REVIEW OF PROPOSED LEGISLATION REGULATING AN OCCUPATION. (a) Not later than December 31 of an odd-numbered year, a member of the legislature may submit proposed legislation that would create an occupational licensing program or significantly affect an existing occup…

Sec. 325.024. GIFTS AND GRANTS. (a) The commission may accept gifts, grants, and donations from any organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code for the purpose of funding any activity under this chapter. (b) All gifts, grants, and donations must be ac…

Sec. 325.025. RIVER AUTHORITIES SUBJECT TO REVIEW. (a) A river authority listed in Subsection (b) is subject to a limited review under this chapter as if it were a state agency but may not be abolished. (b) This section applies to the: (1) Angelina and Neches River Authority; (2)…

Sec. 326.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "legislative agency": (1) means: (A) the senate; (B) the house of representatives; (C) a committee, division, department, or office of the senate or house; (D) the Texas Legislative Council; (E) the Legislative Budget Board; (F) the Legi…

Sec. 326.002. PROVISION OF SERVICES. (a) A legislative agency may provide administrative, professional, clerical, data processing, and other services to another legislative agency with or without reimbursement and may transfer equipment, supplies, and materials to the other legis…

Sec. 326.003. COMMITTEE OF STATE AUDITOR'S OFFICE, LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD, AND SUNSET ADVISORY COMMISSION. (a) The State Auditor's Office, Legislative Budget Board, and Sunset Advisory Commission shall form a committee to make recommendations relating to the coordination of the…

Sec. 327.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Audit plan" has the meaning assigned by Section 321.001. (2) "Commission" means the Sunset Advisory Commission. (3) "Efficiency audit" means an evaluation of the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of state agency operations, in…

Sec. 327.002. REQUIRED EFFICIENCY AUDIT. (a) Each state agency shall undergo an efficiency audit in accordance with this chapter. (b) The state auditor, subject to the legislative audit committee's approval, shall adopt a schedule for conducting the efficiency audits required by …

Sec. 327.003. SELECTION AND SUPERVISION OF AUDITOR. (a) Not later than March 1 of the year in which an efficiency audit of a state agency is scheduled under this chapter, the state auditor may contract with an external auditor to conduct the audit. (b) The state auditor, in coope…

Sec. 327.004. SCOPE OF AUDIT. (a) The state auditor, in cooperation with the Legislative Budget Board, shall establish the scope of each efficiency audit conducted under this chapter. (b) At a minimum, an efficiency audit must: (1) examine state resources, including financial res…