Bill Text: TX HB4056 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Relating to the establishment of a committee to study the formation of a Texas Bicentennial Commission.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-3)
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-15 - Effective on 9/1/21 [HB4056 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB4056-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Relating to the establishment of a committee to study the formation of a Texas Bicentennial Commission.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-3)
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-15 - Effective on 9/1/21 [HB4056 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB4056-Introduced.html
87R11402 JCG-D | ||
By: Meza | H.B. No. 4056 |
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relating to the establishment of a committee to study the formation | ||
of a Texas Bicentennial Commission. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. DEFINITION. In this Act, "committee" means the | ||
committee established under Section 2 of this Act. | ||
SECTION 2. COMMITTEE. (a) The committee is composed of 76 | ||
members as follows: | ||
(1) one member appointed by the governor who serves as | ||
presiding officer of the committee; | ||
(2) one member appointed jointly by the lieutenant | ||
governor and the speaker of the house of representatives who serves | ||
as vice presiding officer; | ||
(3) two members appointed by each senator: | ||
(A) both of whom must be residents of the | ||
senator's district; | ||
(B) one of whom must be male and the other female; | ||
(C) one of whom must be: | ||
(i) a member of a county historical | ||
commission or local historical society in the senator's district | ||
and recommended by the commission or society, if there is at least | ||
one county historical commission or local historical society in the | ||
district; or | ||
(ii) otherwise recommended by a county | ||
commissioners court in the senator's district as knowledgeable on | ||
local history; and | ||
(D) one of whom must be selected after soliciting | ||
input from each county judge in the senator's district on the | ||
proposed member; | ||
(4) four members appointed by the chair of the Texas | ||
Legislative Black Caucus in consultation with the members of the | ||
caucus; | ||
(5) four members appointed by the chair of the Mexican | ||
American Legislative Caucus in consultation with the members of the | ||
caucus; | ||
(6) one member appointed by the commissioner of the | ||
General Land Office to represent that office; | ||
(7) one member appointed by the comptroller to | ||
represent the comptroller's office; | ||
(8) one member appointed by the executive director of | ||
the Texas Historical Commission to represent that commission; and | ||
(9) one member appointed by the executive director of | ||
the Texas Commission on the Arts to represent that commission. | ||
(b) The committee must reflect the racial, ethnic, and | ||
geographic diversity of this state. | ||
(c) The committee shall meet at the call of the presiding | ||
officer. Committee meetings may be held in-person, by telephone, | ||
or by other means of communication. | ||
(d) The committee may establish subcommittees to assist the | ||
committee in carrying out its duties under this Act. | ||
(e) A member of the committee may not receive compensation | ||
for service on the committee. | ||
(f) The General Land Office and the Texas Historical | ||
Commission shall provide administrative support services at the | ||
request of the committee, including assisting in drafting and | ||
compiling the report required by this Act. | ||
(g) Committee meetings must be open to the public. | ||
SECTION 3. STUDY; REPORT. (a) The committee shall study | ||
the formation of a Texas Bicentennial Commission to plan this | ||
state's celebration of the 2036 bicentennial, including: | ||
(1) the composition of the commission, the manner of | ||
appointing its members, and the total number of members; and | ||
(2) the scope and duties of the commission. | ||
(b) Not later than December 30, 2022, the committee shall | ||
submit a written report to each member of the legislature with | ||
recommendations on the areas of study described by Subsection (a) | ||
of this section and any other recommendations the committee | ||
considers appropriate. | ||
SECTION 4. EXPIRATION. The committee is abolished and this | ||
Act expires January 1, 2023. | ||
SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September | ||
1, 2021. |