Bill Text: TX HCR20 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishing the Complete Count Census Committee.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-25 - Referred to State Affairs [HCR20 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HCR20-Introduced.html

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86R5210 KSM-D
By: Dutton H.C.R. No. 20

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby create the Complete Count Census Committee to study,
develop, and recommend strategies to encourage full participation
of this state's residents in the 2020 federal decennial census;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the committee collaborate with appropriate
state agencies and political subdivisions for the purpose of this
study; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the committee be composed of the following
members:
(1) three persons appointed by the lieutenant
governor;
(2) three persons appointed by the speaker of the
house of representatives; and
(3) one person appointed by the governor, who serves
as the chair of the committee; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the
house of representatives, and the governor appoint members of the
committee as soon as practicable after the effective date of this
resolution; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a member of the committee may be reimbursed
for actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing committee
duties, and that the committee be authorized to accept gifts,
grants, and donations to pay for those expenses; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the committee meet not later than the 30th day
after the date initial appointments are made and meet regularly as
necessary at the call of the chair; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the committee submit a written report to the
legislature with its findings and recommendations not later than
October 31, 2019, and that the committee be abolished on September
1, 2020.