S.B. No. 59

	AN ACT
	relating to required reports and other documents prepared by state
	agencies and institutions of higher education.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 15.006, Agriculture Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 15.006.  BIENNIAL [ANNUAL] REPORT. The department [and
	the Texas Department of Health] shall [jointly] prepare a biennial
	[an annual] report concerning the special nutrition program and
	submit a copy of the report to the governor, lieutenant governor,
	and speaker of the house of representatives. The report must
	include information on the condition of the program, persons
	served, amount of food coupons redeemed, and funds received and
	expended.
	SECTION 2.  Subsection (e), Section 102.167, Agriculture
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(e)  Not later than December 1 [the 30th day] before the
	first day of each regular session of the legislature, the
	department shall submit to the governor a full report of
	transactions under this subchapter during the preceding biennium.
	The report must include a complete statement of receipts and
	expenditures under this subchapter during the biennium.
	SECTION 3.  Section 201.028, Agriculture Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 201.028.  ANNUAL [SEMIANNUAL] REPORT. Not later than
	January 1 [and July 1] of each year, the state board shall prepare
	and deliver to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the
	speaker of the house of representatives a report relating to the
	status of the budget areas of responsibility assigned to the board,
	including outreach programs, grants made and received, federal
	funding applied for and received, special projects, and oversight
	of water conservation district activities.
	SECTION 4.  Article 59.11, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
	amended to read as follows:
	Art. 59.11.  REPORT OF SEIZED AND FORFEITED AIRCRAFT. Not
	later than the 10th day after the last day of each quarter of the
	fiscal year, the Department of Public Safety shall report to the
	Texas Department of Transportation [State Aircraft Pooling Board]:
	(1)  a description of each aircraft that the Department
	of Public Safety [department] has received by forfeiture under this
	chapter during the preceding quarter and the purposes for which the
	Department of Public Safety [department] intends to use the
	aircraft; and
	(2)  a description of each aircraft the Department of
	Public Safety [department] knows to have been seized under this
	chapter during the preceding quarter and the purposes for which the
	Department of Public Safety [department] would use the aircraft if
	it were forfeited to the Department of Public Safety [department].
	SECTION 5.  Subsection (j), Article 60.02, Code of Criminal
	Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
	(j)  At least once during each five-year period the council
	shall coordinate an examination of the records and operations of
	the criminal justice information system to ensure the accuracy and
	completeness of information in the system and to ensure the
	promptness of information reporting. The state auditor, or other
	appropriate entity selected by the council, shall conduct the
	examination with the cooperation of the council, the Department of
	Public Safety, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The
	Department of Public Safety, the council, and the Texas Department
	of Criminal Justice may examine the records of the agencies
	required to report information to the Department of Public Safety
	or the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The examining entity
	shall submit to the legislature and the council a report that
	summarizes the findings of each examination and contains
	recommendations for improving the system. Not later than the first
	anniversary after the date the examining entity submits its report,
	the Department of Public Safety shall report to the Legislative
	Budget Board, the governor, [the state auditor,] and the council on
	the department's progress in implementing the examining entity's
	recommendations, including for each recommendation not implemented
	the reason for not implementing the recommendation. The Department
	of Public Safety shall submit a similar report each year following
	the submission of the first report until each of the examining
	entity's recommendations is implemented.
	SECTION 6.  Subsection (a), Section 32.157, Education Code,
	is amended to read as follows:
	(a)  After the expiration of the project, the agency may
	review the project based on the annual reports the agency receives
	from the board of trustees of participating school districts.  The
	agency may include the review of the project in the comprehensive
	biennial [annual] report required under Section 39.332 that
	includes [covers] the 2012-2013 school year.
	SECTION 7.  Subsection (e), Section 39.027, Education Code,
	is amended to read as follows:
	(e)  The commissioner shall develop an assessment system
	that shall be used for evaluating the academic progress, including
	reading proficiency in English, of all students of limited English
	proficiency, as defined by Section 29.052.  A student who is exempt
	from the administration of an assessment instrument under
	Subsection (a)(1) or (2) who achieves reading proficiency in
	English as determined by the assessment system developed under this
	subsection shall be administered the assessment instruments
	described by Sections 39.023(a) and (c).  The performance under the
	assessment system developed under this subsection of students to
	whom Subsection (a)(1) or (2) applies shall be included in the
	indicator systems under Section 39.301, as applicable, the
	performance report under Section 39.306, and the comprehensive
	biennial [annual] report under Section 39.332.  This information
	shall be provided in a manner that is disaggregated by the bilingual
	education or special language program, if any, in which the student
	is enrolled.
	SECTION 8.  The heading to Section 39.332, Education Code,
	is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 39.332.  COMPREHENSIVE BIENNIAL [ANNUAL] REPORT.
	SECTION 9.  Subsection (a), Section 39.332, Education Code,
	is amended to read as follows:
	(a)  Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year,
	the agency shall prepare and deliver to the governor, the
	lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives,
	each member of the legislature, the Legislative Budget Board, and
	the clerks of the standing committees of the senate and house of
	representatives with primary jurisdiction over the public school
	system a comprehensive report covering the two preceding school
	years [year] and containing the information described by Subsection
	(b).
	SECTION 10.  Section 39.333, Education Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 39.333.  REGIONAL AND DISTRICT LEVEL REPORT. As part of
	the comprehensive biennial report under Section 39.332, the [The]
	agency shall submit [prepare and deliver to the governor, the
	lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives,
	each member of the legislature, the Legislative Budget Board, and
	the clerks of the standing committees of the senate and house of
	representatives with primary jurisdiction over the public school
	system] a regional and district level report covering the preceding
	two school years and containing:
	(1)  a summary of school district compliance with the
	student/teacher ratios and class-size limitations prescribed by
	Sections 25.111 and 25.112, including:
	(A)  the number of campuses and classes at each
	campus granted an exception from Section 25.112; and
	(B)  for each campus granted an exception from
	Section 25.112, a statement of whether the campus has been awarded a
	distinction designation under Subchapter G or has been identified
	as an unacceptable campus under Subchapter E;
	(2)  a summary of the exemptions and waivers granted to
	campuses and school districts under Section 7.056 or 39.232 and a
	review of the effectiveness of each campus or district following
	deregulation;
	(3)  an evaluation of the performance of the system of
	regional education service centers based on the indicators adopted
	under Section 8.101 and client satisfaction with services provided
	under Subchapter B, Chapter 8;
	(4)  an evaluation of accelerated instruction programs
	offered under Section 28.006, including an assessment of the
	quality of such programs and the performance of students enrolled
	in such programs; and
	(5)  the number of classes at each campus that are
	currently being taught by individuals who are not certified in the
	content areas of their respective classes.
	SECTION 11.  Section 51.406, Education Code, is amended by
	amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as
	follows:
	(c)  A rule or policy of a state agency, including the Texas
	Higher Education Coordinating Board, in effect on June 1, 2011,
	that requires reporting by a university system or an institution of
	higher education has no effect on or after September 1, 2013, unless
	the rule or policy is affirmatively and formally readopted before
	that date by formal administrative rule published in the Texas
	Register and adopted in compliance with Chapter 2001, Government
	Code.  This subsection does not apply to:
	(1)  a rule or policy for which the authorizing statute
	is listed in Subsection (b);
	(2)  a rule or policy for which the authorizing statute
	is repealed on or before September 1, 2013, by legislation enacted
	by the legislature that becomes law; or
	(3)  a report required under any of the following
	provisions [laws]:
	(A)  Article 59.06(g)(1), Code of Criminal
	Procedure;
	(B)  Section 51.005;
	(C)  Section 51.0051;
	(D) [(B)]  Section 51.3062;
	(E) [(C)]  Section 51.402;
	(F) [(D)]  Section 56.039;
	(G) [(E)]  Section 61.051(k);
	(H) [(F)]  Section 61.059;
	(I)  [or
	[(G)]  Section 62.095(b);
	(J)  Section 62.098;
	(K)  Section 411.187(b), Government Code;
	(L)  Subchapter C, Chapter 606, Government Code;
	(M)  Subchapter E, Chapter 815, Government Code;
	or
	(N)  Chapter 1551, Insurance Code.
	(d)  This section does not apply to a request for information
	by the state auditor.
	SECTION 12.  Subsection (g), Section 51.752, Education Code,
	is amended to read as follows:
	(g)  Not later than December 1 of each year, the [The]
	committee shall report to the Legislative Budget Board, [at least
	once a year. The committee shall also report to] the governor, the
	State Board of Education, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
	Board, and the legislature [before the convening of each regular
	session].
	SECTION 13.  Subsection (j), Section 54.633, Education Code,
	is amended to read as follows:
	(j)  The board may contract with an independent certified
	public accountant to annually audit the direct-support
	organization under rules adopted by the board. The board shall
	submit the audit to the comptroller, governor, lieutenant governor,
	speaker of the house of representatives, Legislative Budget Board,
	Legislative Audit Committee, [state auditor,] and Texas Higher
	Education Coordinating Board. The comptroller [or state auditor]
	may require the direct-support organization or independent
	certified public accountant to provide additional information
	relating to the operation of the organization.
	SECTION 14.  Subsections (a) and (c), Section 54.642,
	Education Code, are amended to read as follows:
	(a)  Not later than December 1 of each year, the board shall
	submit to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house
	of representatives, Legislative Budget Board, Legislative Audit
	Committee, [state auditor,] and Texas Higher Education
	Coordinating Board a report including:
	(1)  the board's fiscal transactions during the
	preceding fiscal year;
	(2)  the market and book value of the fund as of the end
	of the preceding fiscal year;
	(3)  the asset allocations of the fund expressed in
	percentages of stocks, fixed income, cash, or other financial
	investments;
	(4)  the rate of return on the investment of the fund's
	assets during the preceding fiscal year; and
	(5)  an actuarial valuation of the assets and
	liabilities of the program, including the extent to which the
	program's liabilities are unfunded.
	(c)  The [Not later than December 1 of each year, the] board
	shall include in the report described by Subsection (a):
	(1)  [provide to the Texas Higher Education
	Coordinating Board] complete prepaid tuition contract sales
	information, including projected enrollments of beneficiaries at
	institutions of higher education; and
	(2)  the information maintained by the board under
	Section 54.777.
	SECTION 15.  The heading to Section 54.777, Education Code,
	is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 54.777.  INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR ANNUAL REPORT
	[REPORTS].
	SECTION 16.  Subsection (a), Section 54.777, Education Code,
	is amended to read as follows:
	(a)  The [Not later than December 1 of each year, the] board
	shall maintain the following information for the purpose of
	inclusion in the annual report under Section 54.642 [submit to the
	governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of
	representatives, Legislative Budget Board, Legislative Audit
	Committee, state auditor, and Texas Higher Education Coordinating
	Board a report including]:
	(1)  the fiscal transactions of the board and the plan
	manager under this subchapter during the preceding fiscal year;
	(2)  the market and book value of the fund as of the end
	of the preceding fiscal year;
	(3)  the asset allocations of the fund expressed in
	percentages of stocks, fixed income, cash, or other financial
	investments;
	(4)  the rate of return on the investment of the fund's
	assets during the preceding fiscal year; and
	(5)  an actuarial valuation of the assets and
	liabilities of the program, including the extent to which the
	program's liabilities are unfunded.
	SECTION 17.  Subsection (i), Section 61.051, Education Code,
	is amended to read as follows:
	(i)  The board shall develop and periodically revise a
	long-range statewide plan to provide information and guidance to
	policy makers to ensure that institutions of higher education meet
	the current and future needs of each region of this state for higher
	education services and that adequate higher education services at
	all levels are reasonably and equally available to the residents of
	each region of this state. The board in developing the plan shall
	examine existing undergraduate, graduate, professional, and
	research programs provided by institutions of higher education and
	identify the geographic areas of this state that, as a result of
	current population or projected population growth, distance from
	other educational resources, economic trends, or other factors,
	have or are reasonably likely to have in the future significantly
	greater need for higher education services than the services
	currently provided in the area by existing institutions of higher
	education. The board shall also consider the higher education
	services provided by private and independent institutions of higher
	education in developing the plan. The board shall identify as
	specifically as practicable the programs or fields of study for
	which an area has or is projected to have a significant unmet need
	for services. In determining the need for higher education
	[educational] services in an area, the board shall consider the
	educational attainment of the current population and the extent to
	which residents from the area attend institutions of higher
	education outside of the area or do not attend institutions of
	higher education. The board shall include in the plan specific
	recommendations, including alternative recommendations, for
	administrative or legislative action to address an area's unmet
	need for higher education [educational] services as efficiently as
	possible. Not later than November 1 of each even-numbered year, the
	board shall deliver to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the
	speaker of the house of representatives, and the legislature a
	report of the current long-range plan developed under this section.
	SECTION 18.  Section 61.063, Education Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 61.063.  LISTING AND CERTIFICATION OF JUNIOR COLLEGES.
	The commissioner of higher education shall file with [the state
	auditor and] the state comptroller on or before October 1 of each
	year a list of the public junior colleges in this state. The
	commissioner shall certify the names of those colleges that have
	complied with the standards, rules, and regulations prescribed by
	the board. Only those colleges which are so certified shall be
	eligible for and may receive any appropriation made by the
	legislature to public junior colleges.
	SECTION 19.  Subsection (e), Section 96.652, Education Code,
	is amended to read as follows:
	(e)  The Crime Victims' Institute shall prepare a complete
	annual financial report as prescribed by Section 2101.011,
	Government Code [file annually with the governor and the presiding
	officer of each house of the legislature a complete and detailed
	written report accounting for all funds received and disbursed by
	the institute during the preceding year. The form of the annual
	report and the reporting time shall be as provided by the General
	Appropriations Act. The Crime Victims' Institute shall determine
	the format and contents of the report and may have copies of the
	report printed for distribution as the institute considers
	appropriate].
	SECTION 20.  Section 151.008, Education Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 151.008.  STRATEGIC PLAN [BIENNIAL REPORTING]. The
	[(a)   Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, each
	member of the] institute shall develop [provide] a long-term
	strategic plan that includes [for that member to:
	[(1)     each member of the governing board of the
	institute;
	[(2)     each member of the legislature whose district
	includes any portion of a county where the Border Health Institute
	is established or operating; and
	[(3)  the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
	[(b)     The long-term strategic plan for each member must
	include] a statement of the institute's [member's] goals and
	objectives for:
	(1)  providing health care services to persons living
	in the border region;
	(2)  providing health care education to persons living
	in the border region; and
	(3)  conducting research into issues affecting public
	health in the border region, including research related to:
	(A)  diabetes;
	(B)  health issues of particular concern to
	persons of Hispanic descent;
	(C)  infectious diseases;
	(D)  emerging infections;
	(E)  trauma care;
	(F)  environmental health; and
	(G)  children's health.
	SECTION 21.  Subsection (a), Section 264.608, Family Code,
	is amended to read as follows:
	(a)  Not later than December 1 of each year [Before each
	regular session of the legislature], the attorney general shall
	publish a report that:
	(1)  summarizes reports from volunteer advocate
	programs under contract with the attorney general;
	(2)  analyzes the effectiveness of the contracts made
	by the attorney general under this chapter; and
	(3)  provides information on:
	(A)  the expenditure of funds under this chapter;
	(B)  services provided and the number of children
	for whom the services were provided; and
	(C)  any other information relating to the
	services provided by the volunteer advocate programs under this
	chapter.
	SECTION 22.  Subsection (b), Section 81.023, Government
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(b)  The state bar shall file annually with the supreme
	court, the governor, and the presiding officer of each house of the
	legislature a copy of the annual financial report prepared by the
	state bar under Section 2101.011 [complete and detailed written
	report accounting for all funds received and disbursed by the state
	bar during the preceding fiscal year. The annual report must be in
	the form and reported in the time provided by the General
	Appropriations Act].
	SECTION 23.  Subsection (b), Section 82.035, Government
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(b)  The board shall file annually with the supreme court,
	the governor, and the presiding officer of each house of the
	legislature a copy of the annual financial report prepared by the
	board under Section 2101.011 [complete and detailed written report
	accounting for all funds received or disbursed by the board during
	the preceding fiscal year. The annual report must be in the form
	and reported in the time provided by the General Appropriations
	Act].
	SECTION 24.  Subsection (c), Section 322.011, Government
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(c)  As soon as practicable after completion of the audit or
	evaluation under Subsection (a) [On the third Tuesday of each
	January in which the legislature meets in regular session], the
	board shall make a performance report to the governor and the
	legislature.
	SECTION 25.  Subsection (d), Section 324.008, Government
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(d)  The governing body of a state agency, as defined by
	Sections 2151.002(1) and (3) [2151.002(2)(A) and (C)], shall
	deliver to the library and the Texas State Library and Archives
	Commission immediately after transcription a certified copy of the
	minutes of any meeting of the governing body. Any changes or
	corrections to the minutes shall also be delivered to the library
	and the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
	SECTION 26.  Subsection (b), Section 403.021, Government
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(b)  A state agency that expends appropriated funds shall
	report into the uniform statewide accounting system all payables
	and binding encumbrances by appropriation account for the first
	three quarters of the current appropriation year within 30 days
	after the close of each quarter. A state agency shall report
	payables and binding encumbrances for all appropriation years
	annually to the comptroller[, the state auditor,] and the
	Legislative Budget Board no later than October 30 of each year.
	SECTION 27.  Subsection (g), Section 403.1041, Government
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(g)  Before December 1 of each year the comptroller shall
	prepare a written report regarding the account during the fiscal
	year ending on the preceding August 31. Not later than January 1 of
	each year the comptroller shall distribute the report to the
	advisory committee, the governor, the lieutenant governor, [the
	state auditor,] the attorney general, and the Legislative Budget
	Board. The comptroller shall furnish a copy of the report to any
	member of the legislature or other interested person on request.
	The report must include:
	(1)  statements of assets and a schedule of changes in
	book value of the investments from the account;
	(2)  a summary of the gains, losses, and income from
	investments on August 31;
	(3)  an itemized list of the securities held for the
	account on August 31; and
	(4)  any other information needed to clearly indicate
	the nature and extent of the investments made of the account and the
	income realized from the components of the account.
	SECTION 28.  Subsection (d), Section 411.0097, Government
	Code, as added by Chapter 693 (S.B. 293), Acts of the 79th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2005, is amended to read as follows:
	(d)  The department, in conjunction with the border commerce
	coordinator, shall develop short-range and long-range plans,
	including recommendations to increase bilateral relations with
	Mexico and expedite trade by mitigating delays in border crossing
	inspections for northbound truck traffic.  In developing the plans,
	the department and coordinator shall consider information obtained
	from any meetings under Subsection (a).  The department shall
	update the plan biennially [and submit the updated plan to the
	lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives,
	and each other member of the legislature on or before December 1 of
	each even-numbered year].
	SECTION 29.  Subsection (e), Section 419.008, Government
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(e)  Not later than January 1 of each odd-numbered year, the
	[The] commission shall report to the governor [annually] and to the
	legislature [at each regular session] on the commission's
	activities. The commission may make recommendations in those
	reports on matters under its jurisdiction. The commission may make
	other reports in its discretion.
	SECTION 30.  Section 420.009, Government Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 420.009.  REPORT. The attorney general shall publish a
	report on the service not later than December 10 of each
	[even-numbered] year. The report must summarize reports from
	programs receiving grants from the attorney general, analyze the
	effectiveness of the grants, and include information on the
	expenditure of funds authorized by this chapter, the services
	provided, the number of persons receiving services, and any other
	information relating to the provision of sexual assault services.
	A copy of the report shall be submitted to the governor, lieutenant
	governor, speaker of the house of representatives, Legislative
	Budget Board, Senate Committee on Health and Human Services or its
	successor committee, and House Committee on Human Services or its
	successor committee.
	SECTION 31.  Subsection (b), Section 431.030, Government
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(b)  Not later than August 1 of the year in which the
	Commissioner of the General Land Office submits a report as
	provided by Section 31.157, Natural Resources Code, the adjutant
	general shall submit a preliminary report of the report required
	under Subsection (a) to the Commissioner of the General Land Office
	identifying the real property used for military purposes.  Not
	later than September 1 of the year in which the Commissioner of the
	General Land Office submits a report as provided by Section 31.157,
	Natural Resources Code, the adjutant general shall submit the
	report as required by Subsection (a) to:
	(1)  the governor;
	(2)  the presiding officer of each house of the
	legislature; and
	(3)  [the Legislative Budget Board; and
	[(4)]  the Governor's Office of Budget, Planning, and
	Policy [governor's budget office].
	SECTION 32.  Subsection (a), Section 431.034, Government
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(a)  The adjutant general annually shall report to the
	governor. The report shall be delivered to the legislature. The
	report must include:
	(1)  [a complete and detailed written statement
	accounting for all funds received and disbursed by the department
	during the preceding fiscal year that meets the reporting
	requirements applicable to financial reporting provided in the
	General Appropriations Act;
	[(2)]  an account, to the extent of the adjutant
	general's knowledge, of all arms, ammunition, and other military
	property owned by or in possession of the state, the source from
	which it was received, to whom it is issued, and its present
	condition;
	(2) [(3)]  a statement of the number, condition, and
	organization of the Texas National Guard and reserve militia;
	(3) [(4)]  suggestions that the adjutant general
	considers important to the military interests and conditions of the
	state and the perfection of its military organization;
	(4) [(5)]  a list and description of all Texas National
	Guard missions that are in progress at the time the report is
	prepared; and
	(5) [(6)]  a statement of department plans to obtain
	and maintain future Texas National Guard missions, including
	proposed missions that are consistent with the United States
	Department of Defense's war-fighting strategies, including
	strategies used in the war on terrorism.
	SECTION 33.  Subsection (b), Section 531.0141, Government
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(b)  To assist the secretary of state in preparing the report
	required under Section 405.021, the commission, on an annual [a
	quarterly] basis, shall provide a report to the secretary of state
	detailing any projects funded by the commission that provide
	assistance to colonias. The secretary of state may prescribe the
	date on which the report required under this section is due.
	SECTION 34.  Subsection (b), Section 531.02492, Government
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(b)  The commission shall electronically publish on the
	commission's Internet website [prepare and deliver] a biennial
	report and, on or before the date the report is due, shall notify
	[to] the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the
	house of representatives, the comptroller, the Legislative Budget
	Board, and the appropriate legislative committees that the report
	is available on the commission's Internet website. The report must
	address [on] the efforts of the health and human services agencies
	to provide health and human services to children younger than six
	years of age. The report may contain recommendations by the
	commission to better coordinate state agency programs relating to
	the delivery of health and human services to children younger than
	six years of age and may propose joint agency collaborative
	programs.
	SECTION 35.  Section 531.03131, Government Code, is amended
	by amending Subsection (f) and adding Subsection (g) to read as
	follows:
	(f)  Not later than December 1 [the last day] of [the month
	following] each year [calendar quarter], the commission shall file
	with the legislature a report regarding the use of the Internet site
	in the provision and delivery of child-care and education services
	during the reporting period.  The report must include:
	(1)  the number of referrals made to Head Start or Early
	Head Start offices or centers;
	(2)  the number of referrals made to local workforce
	development centers; and
	(3)  the number of referrals made to each school
	district.
	(g)  The report required under Subsection (f) may be made in
	conjunction with any other report the commission is required to
	submit to the legislature.
	SECTION 36.  The heading to Section 531.042, Government
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 531.042.  INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE REGARDING CARE AND
	SUPPORT OPTIONS[; REPORTS].
	SECTION 37.  Subsection (c), Section 531.103, Government
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(c)  The commission and the office of the attorney general
	shall jointly prepare and submit an annual [a semiannual] report to
	the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of
	representatives[, and comptroller] concerning the activities of
	those agencies in detecting and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse
	under the state Medicaid program or other program administered by
	the commission or a health and human services agency. The report
	may be consolidated with any other report relating to the same
	subject matter the commission or office of the attorney general is
	required to submit under other law.
	SECTION 38.  Subsection (e), Section 531.108, Government
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(e)  The commission shall submit to the governor and
	Legislative Budget Board an annual [a semiannual] report on the
	results of computerized matching of commission information with
	information from neighboring states, if any, and information from
	the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The report may be
	consolidated with any other report relating to the same subject
	matter the commission is required to submit under other law.
	SECTION 39.  Subsection (e), Section 614.102, Government
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(e)  The director shall prepare an annual written report on
	the activity, status, and effectiveness of the fund and shall
	submit the report to the lieutenant governor and[,] the speaker of
	the house of representatives[, and the comptroller] before November
	1 of each year.
	SECTION 40.  Section 654.037, Government Code, is amended by
	adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
	(d)  Each state fiscal biennium the classification officer
	shall:
	(1)  identify each state agency that experienced an
	employee turnover rate of more than 17 percent during the preceding
	state fiscal biennium;
	(2)  with respect to each state agency described by
	Subdivision (1), conduct a comparative study of salary rates at the
	agency that compares the salaries paid at the agency with:
	(A)  the market average maximum salary in other
	governmental units and in the private sector for similar work
	performed; and
	(B)  the market average mid-range salary in other
	governmental units and in the private sector for similar work
	performed; and
	(3)  report the findings of the study in the manner
	provided by Subsection (a)(2).
	SECTION 41.  Subsection (j), Section 661.202, Government
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(j)  A state agency shall maintain [file] a written statement
	[with the state auditor] covering the policies and procedures for
	an extension of leave under Subsection (i) and shall make the
	statement available to all agency employees.  The state agency
	shall provide a copy of the statement to the state auditor on
	request.
	SECTION 42.  Subsection (a), Section 663.052, Government
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(a)  The commission shall report to the legislature not later
	than December 1 of each even-numbered year [legislative session].
	SECTION 43.  Subsections (f) and (g), Section 772.009,
	Government Code, are amended to read as follows:
	(f)  Each state agency shall designate an employee on the
	management or senior staff level to serve as the agency's federal
	funds coordinator. An agency may not create a staff position for a
	federal funds coordinator. The coordinator's duties are additional
	duties of an employee of the agency. Each federal funds coordinator
	shall:
	(1)  oversee and coordinate the agency's efforts in
	acquiring discretionary federal funds;
	(2)  send the grant writing team an annual [a
	quarterly] report listing the grants for which the agency has
	applied and the catalogue of federal domestic assistance number and
	giving a short description of the grant; and
	(3)  notify the grant writing team of an award or denial
	of a federal grant to the agency.
	(g)  Each state agency other than an [or] institution of
	higher education shall file an annual report with the grant writing
	team concerning the agency's efforts in acquiring available
	discretionary federal funds during the preceding state fiscal year.
	The grant writing team shall establish guidelines for information
	included in the annual report required by this section. The grant
	writing team shall evaluate the effectiveness of each agency in
	acquiring discretionary federal funds and shall report the
	evaluation to the governor and the Legislative Budget Board.
	SECTION 44.  Section 802.301, Government Code, is amended by
	adding Subsection (h) to read as follows:
	(h)  The board shall provide to the Legislative Budget Board
	a copy of any actuarial impact statement required under this
	section.
	SECTION 45.  Subsections (c) and (d), Section 825.108,
	Government Code, are amended to read as follows:
	(c)  A copy of the report required by Subsection (a) must be
	filed with the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of
	the house of representatives, the State Pension Review Board, and
	the legislative audit committee[, and the state auditor] no later
	than December 15 of each year.
	(d)  A copy of the report required by Subsection (b) must be
	filed with the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of
	the house of representatives, the State Pension Review Board, and
	the legislative audit committee[, and the state auditor] no later
	than March 1 of each year.
	SECTION 46.  Subsection (e), Section 825.407, Government
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(e)  After the end of each fiscal year, the retirement system
	shall report to the comptroller of public accounts [and the State
	Auditor] the name of any general academic teaching institution and
	any medical and dental unit delinquent in the reimbursement of
	contributions under this section for the preceding fiscal year and
	the amount by which each reported institution or unit is
	delinquent.
	SECTION 47.  Subsection (b), Section 1231.086, Government
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(b)  On November 15 of each year, the board shall send to the
	lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house, and each member of
	the legislature[, and the joint committee] a report of the
	information received under this subchapter for the fiscal year
	ending August 31 of that year.
	SECTION 48.  Subsection (d), Section 2054.1015, Government
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(d)  A state agency shall notify the department and[,] the
	Legislative Budget Board[, and the state auditor's office] if the
	agency makes a substantive change to a planned procurement schedule
	for commodity items.
	SECTION 49.  Subchapter F, Chapter 2054, Government Code, is
	amended by adding Section 2054.1211 to read as follows:
	Sec. 2054.1211.  REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF INSTITUTIONS OF
	HIGHER EDUCATION. The department and the Information Technology
	Council for Higher Education established under Section 2054.121(b)
	shall review all plans and reports required of institutions of
	higher education under this chapter. After September 1, 2014, an
	institution of higher education is not required to prepare or
	submit a plan or report generally required of a state agency under
	this chapter except to the extent expressly provided by a rule
	adopted by the department on or after September 1, 2013.
	SECTION 50.  Section 2102.0091, Government Code, is amended
	by amending Subsections (a) and (c) and adding Subsection (d) to
	read as follows:
	(a)  A state agency shall file with the Sunset Advisory
	Commission, the Governor's Office of Budget, Planning, and Policy
	[budget division of the governor's office], the state auditor, and
	the Legislative Budget Board a copy of each report submitted to the
	state agency's governing board or the administrator of the state
	agency if the state agency does not have a governing board by the
	agency's internal auditor.
	(c)  In addition to the requirements of Subsection (a), a
	state agency shall file with the Governor's Office of Budget,
	Planning, and Policy [budget division of the governor's office],
	the state auditor, and the Legislative Budget Board any action plan
	or other response issued by the state agency's governing board or
	the administrator of the state agency if the state agency does not
	have a governing board in response to the report of the state
	agency's internal auditor.
	(d)  If the state agency does not file the report as required
	by this section, the Legislative Budget Board or the Governor's
	Office of Budget, Planning, and Policy may take appropriate action
	to compel the filing of the report.
	SECTION 51.  Section 2165.055, Government Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	Sec. 2165.055.  REPORT ABOUT IMPROVEMENTS AND REPAIRS. Not
	later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the [The]
	commission [biennially on December 1st] shall report to the
	governor:
	(1)  all improvements and repairs that have been made,
	with an itemized account of receipts and expenditures; and
	(2)  the condition of all property under its control,
	with an estimate of needed improvements and repairs.
	SECTION 52.  Subsections (f) and (h), Section 2165.1061,
	Government Code, are amended to read as follows:
	(f)  The commission shall conduct a study of the commission's
	efforts to colocate administrative office space at least once each
	fiscal biennium and shall include the findings of the study in the
	commission's master facilities plan required under Section
	2166.102 [report the findings to the Governor's Office of Budget
	and Planning, the Legislative Budget Board, and the comptroller not
	later than July 1 of each even-numbered year].
	(h)  In addition to the requirements of Subsection (f), not
	later than July 1 of each even-numbered year, the commission shall
	complete a study on the amount of each state agency's
	administrative office space in Travis County to identify locations
	that exceed the space limitations prescribed by Section 2165.104(c)
	and include the findings of the study in the commission's master
	facilities plan required under Section 2166.102 [report the
	findings to the Governor's Office of Budget and Planning, the
	Legislative Budget Board, and the comptroller]. The findings
	[report] shall include:
	(1)  the location of office space that exceeds the
	space limitations prescribed by Section 2165.104(c);
	(2)  the amount of excess space;
	(3)  the cost of the excess space;
	(4)  the expiration dates of any leases covering the
	excess space;
	(5)  the amount of exempt and nonexempt space under
	Section 2165.104(c); and
	(6)  recommendations for the most cost-effective
	method by which a state agency could comply with the requirements of
	Section 2165.104(c), including recommendations that identify the
	amount and cost of office space that could be reduced or eliminated,
	state the moving costs and expenses associated with reductions in
	space, and state the earliest date by which the space reductions
	could be feasibly achieved.
	SECTION 53.  Subsections (d) and (e), Section 2166.101,
	Government Code, are amended to read as follows:
	(d)  The commission shall summarize its findings on the
	status of state-owned buildings and current information on
	construction costs and include the summary in the commission's
	master facilities plan required under Section 2166.102 [in a report
	it shall make available to the governor, the legislature, and the
	state's budget offices].
	(e)  State agencies, departments, and institutions shall
	cooperate with the commission in providing any [the] information
	needed by the commission to comply with this section [necessary for
	the report].
	SECTION 54.  The heading to Section 2166.103, Government
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 2166.103.  FINDINGS ON [BIENNIAL REPORT ON] SPACE
	NEEDS.
	SECTION 55.  Subsection (b), Section 2166.103, Government
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(b)  The [Before each legislative session, the] commission
	shall identify [send to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the
	speaker of the house of representatives, and the Legislative Budget
	Board a report identifying] counties in which more than 50,000
	square feet of usable office space is needed and make [the
	commission's] recommendations for meeting that need. The
	commission may recommend leasing or purchasing and renovating one
	or more existing buildings or constructing one or more buildings.
	The commission shall include the commission's findings and
	recommendations in the commission's master facilities plan
	required under Section 2166.102.
	SECTION 56.  The heading to Section 2166.104, Government
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 2166.104.  SUMMARY OF [BIENNIAL REPORT ON] REQUESTED
	PROJECTS.
	SECTION 57.  Subsections (a), (b), and (d), Section
	2166.104, Government Code, are amended to read as follows:
	(a)  The [On or before a date specified by the state's budget
	agencies in each year immediately preceding a regular session of
	the legislature, the] commission shall compile a list of and
	summarize [send to the budget agencies a report listing] all
	projects requested under Subchapter D. The commission shall
	include the summary in the commission's master facilities plan
	required under Section 2166.102.
	(b)  The summary [report] must include [contain]:
	(1)  a brief and specific justification prepared by the
	using agency for each project;
	(2)  a summary of the project analysis or, if the
	analysis was not made, a statement briefly describing the method
	used to estimate costs for the project;
	(3)  a project cost estimate developed in accordance
	with Subchapter D, detailed enough to allow the budget agencies,
	the governor, and the legislature the widest possible latitude in
	developing policy regarding each project request;
	(4)  an estimate, prepared by the commission with the
	cooperation of both the using agency and any private design
	professional retained, of the annual cost of maintaining the
	completed project, including the estimated cost of utility
	services; and
	(5)  an estimate, prepared by the using agency, of the
	annual cost of staffing and operating the completed project,
	excluding maintenance cost.
	(d)  If a using agency requests three or more projects, it
	shall designate its priority rating for each project. The budget
	agencies shall, with the commission's cooperation, develop
	detailed instructions to implement the priority system required by
	this subsection. The commission's summary [report] must show the
	designated priority of each project to which a priority rating has
	been assigned.
	SECTION 58.  Subchapter I, Chapter 2166, Government Code, is
	amended by adding Section 2166.409 to read as follows:
	Sec. 2166.409.  STATE AGENCY ENERGY SAVINGS PROGRAM.
	(a)  Each state agency shall develop a plan for conserving energy
	that includes a percentage goal for reducing the agency's use of
	electricity, gasoline, and natural gas.
	(b)  Each state agency shall file a quarterly report with the
	governor and the Legislative Budget Board listing the goals
	identified in the agency's energy conservation plan and a
	description of the progress made by the agency in meeting those
	goals.  The report must include ideas for additional energy savings
	developed by the agency.
	(c)  Each state agency shall make the report required under
	Subsection (b) available to the public by posting the report in a
	conspicuous place on the agency's Internet website.
	SECTION 59.  Subsection (c), Section 2205.039, Government
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(c)  A state agency other than the Texas Department of
	Transportation [board] shall send the agency's travel logs to the
	department on an annual basis.  An agency is not required to file a
	travel log with the department if the agency did not operate an
	aircraft during the period covered by the travel log [board each
	month in which the agency operates an aircraft].
	SECTION 60.  Subsection (b), Section 2262.052, Government
	Code, as amended by Chapters 309 (H.B. 3042) and 785 (S.B. 19), Acts
	of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, is reenacted to
	read as follows:
	(b)  Subject to the legislative audit committee's approval
	of including the work described by this subsection in the audit plan
	under Section 321.013(c), the state auditor may:
	(1)  periodically monitor compliance with this
	section;
	(2)  report any noncompliance to:
	(A)  the governor;
	(B)  the lieutenant governor;
	(C)  the speaker of the house of representatives;
	and
	(D)  the team; and
	(3)  assist, in coordination with the attorney general
	and the comptroller, a noncomplying state agency to comply with
	this section.
	SECTION 61.  Subsection (c), Section 2306.0721, Government
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(c)  The plan must include:
	(1)  an estimate and analysis of the housing needs of
	the following populations in each uniform state service region:
	(A)  individuals and families of moderate, low,
	very low, and extremely low income;
	(B)  individuals with special needs; and
	(C)  homeless individuals;
	(2)  a proposal to use all available housing resources
	to address the housing needs of the populations described by
	Subdivision (1) by establishing funding levels for all
	housing-related programs;
	(3)  an estimate of the number of federally assisted
	housing units available for individuals and families of low and
	very low income and individuals with special needs in each uniform
	state service region;
	(4)  a description of state programs that govern the
	use of all available housing resources;
	(5)  a resource allocation plan that targets all
	available housing resources to individuals and families of low and
	very low income and individuals with special needs in each uniform
	state service region;
	(6)  a description of the department's efforts to
	monitor and analyze the unused or underused federal resources of
	other state agencies for housing-related services and services for
	homeless individuals and the department's recommendations to
	ensure the full use by the state of all available federal resources
	for those services in each uniform state service region;
	(7)  strategies to provide housing for individuals and
	families with special needs in each uniform state service region;
	(8)  a description of the department's efforts to
	encourage in each uniform state service region the construction of
	housing units that incorporate energy efficient construction and
	appliances;
	(9)  an estimate and analysis of the housing supply in
	each uniform state service region;
	(10)  an inventory of all publicly and, where possible,
	privately funded housing resources, including public housing
	authorities, housing finance corporations, community housing
	development organizations, and community action agencies;
	(11)  strategies for meeting rural housing needs;
	(12)  a biennial action plan for colonias that:
	(A)  addresses current policy goals for colonia
	programs, strategies to meet the policy goals, and the projected
	outcomes with respect to the policy goals; and
	(B)  includes information on the demand for
	contract-for-deed conversions, services from self-help centers,
	consumer education, and other colonia resident services in counties
	some part of which is within 150 miles of the international border
	of this state; and
	(13)  a summary of public comments received at a
	hearing under this chapter or from another source that concern the
	demand for colonia resident services described by Subdivision
	(12)[; and
	[(14)     any other housing-related information that the
	state is required to include in the one-year action plan of the
	consolidated plan submitted annually to the United States
	Department of Housing and Urban Development].
	SECTION 62.  Subsection (a), Section 2306.559, Government
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(a)  The corporation shall file an annual report of the
	financial activity of the corporation with the department. The
	corporation's board of directors shall submit the report to the
	governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of
	representatives, and comptroller[, and Legislative Budget Board].
	SECTION 63.  Subsection (a), Section 2306.560, Government
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(a)  The corporation shall hire an independent certified
	public accountant to audit the corporation's books and accounts for
	each fiscal year. The corporation shall file a copy of the audit
	with the department and shall submit the audit report to the
	governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of
	representatives, comptroller, Bond Review Board, and State
	Auditor's Office[, and Legislative Budget Board] not later than the
	30th day after the submission date established in the General
	Appropriations Act for the annual financial report.
	SECTION 64.  Section 103.013, Health and Safety Code, is
	amended by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
	(g)  The report required under Subsection (f) may be
	published electronically on a state agency's Internet website. A
	state agency that electronically publishes a report under this
	subsection shall notify each agency entitled to receive a copy of
	the report that the report is available on the agency's Internet
	website on or before the date the report is due.
	SECTION 65.  Subsection (b), Section 161.0211, Health and
	Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(b)  The department may conduct those investigations to
	determine the nature and extent of the disease or environmental
	exposure believed to be harmful to the public health. Any findings
	or determinations from such investigations that relate to
	environmental exposures believed to be harmful to the public shall
	be reported in writing to the Texas [Natural Resource Conservation]
	Commission on Environmental Quality, and the two agencies shall
	coordinate corrective measures as appropriate. The department
	shall use generally accepted methods of epidemiology or toxicology
	in the conduct of an investigation.
	SECTION 66.  Section 161.032, Health and Safety Code, is
	amended by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
	(g)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this section,
	the records of a medical committee of a university medical school or
	a health science center, including a joint committee, may be
	disclosed to the extent required under federal law as a condition on
	the receipt of federal money.
	SECTION 67.  Subchapter Q, Chapter 361, Health and Safety
	Code, is amended by adding Section 361.5061 to read as follows:
	Sec. 361.5061.  PLANNING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS:
	INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. An institution of higher
	education that is required to develop a source reduction and waste
	minimization plan under this subchapter for more than one facility
	may:
	(1)  develop and submit one plan that covers all of the
	facilities; and
	(2)  submit one annual report and one executive summary
	under Section 361.506 that covers all of the facilities.
	SECTION 68.  Section 534.068, Health and Safety Code, is
	amended by adding Subsections (a-1) and (g) to read as follows:
	(a-1)  The audit required under Subsection (a) may be
	published electronically on an authority's Internet website. An
	authority that electronically publishes an audit under this
	subsection shall notify the department that the audit is available
	on the authority's Internet website on or before the date the audit
	is due.
	(g)  The report required under Subsection (f) may be
	published electronically on the department's Internet website. The
	department shall notify each entity entitled to receive a copy of
	the report that the report is available on the department's
	Internet website on or before the date the report is due.
	SECTION 69.  Subsection (b), Section 22.0251, Human
	Resources Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(b)  The department shall submit to the governor and[,] the
	Legislative Budget Board an annual[, and the Health and Human
	Services Commission a semiannual] report detailing the
	department's progress in reaching its goals under Subsection
	(a)(2). The report may be consolidated with any other report
	relating to the same subject that the department is required to
	submit under other law.
	SECTION 70.  Subsection (b), Section 22.0252, Human
	Resources Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(b)  The department shall submit to the governor and[,] the
	Legislative Budget Board an annual[, and the Health and Human
	Services Commission a semiannual] report on the operation and
	success of the telephone collection program. The report may be
	consolidated with any other report relating to the same subject
	that the department is required to submit under other law.
	SECTION 71.  Subsection (d), Section 22.0292, Human
	Resources Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(d)  The department shall submit to the governor and[,] the
	Legislative Budget Board an annual[, and the Health and Human
	Services Commission a semiannual] report on the operation and
	success of the information matching system required by this
	section. The report may be consolidated with any other report
	relating to the same subject matter the department is required to
	submit under other law.
	SECTION 72.  Section 51.006, Human Resources Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 51.006.  REPORT. (a)  Not later than November 1 of each
	even-numbered year, the department shall publish a report that
	summarizes reports from family violence centers under contract with
	the department and that analyzes the effectiveness of the contracts
	authorized by this chapter. The reports must include information
	on the expenditure of funds authorized under this chapter, the
	services provided, the number of persons for whom a service was
	provided, and any other information relating to the provision of
	family violence services. The report may be combined with the
	report required by Section 21.011. Copies of the report shall be
	submitted to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of
	the house of representatives, the Legislative Budget Board, and the
	standing committees of the senate and house of representatives
	having primary jurisdiction over the department.
	(b)  The report required under Subsection (a) may be
	published electronically on the department's Internet website. The
	department shall notify each agency entitled to receive a copy of
	the report that the report is available on the department's
	Internet website on or before the date the report is due.
	SECTION 73.  Subsection (a), Section 114.008, Human
	Resources Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(a)  The agencies represented on the council and the public
	members shall report to the council any requirements identified by
	the agency or person to provide additional or improved services to
	persons with autism or other pervasive developmental
	disorders.  Not later than November 1 of each even-numbered year,
	the council shall prepare and deliver to the executive commissioner
	of the Health and Human Services Commission, the governor, the
	lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of
	representatives a report summarizing the recommendations.
	SECTION 74.  Section 122.022, Human Resources Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 122.022.  REPORTS. (a)  On or before November 1 of each
	year, the council shall file with the governor and the presiding
	officer of each house of the legislature a copy of the annual
	financial report prepared by the council under Section 2101.011,
	Government Code [complete and detailed written report accounting
	for all funds received and disbursed by the council during the
	preceding year. The annual report must meet the reporting
	requirements applicable to financial reporting provided in the
	General Appropriations Act].
	(b)  As part of the report filed under Subsection (a), the
	council shall provide [The report submitted under this section must
	include]:
	(1)  the number of persons with disabilities, according
	to their type of disability, who are employed in community
	rehabilitation programs participating in the programs established
	by this chapter or who are employed by businesses or workshops that
	receive supportive employment from community rehabilitation
	programs;
	(2)  the amount of annual wages paid to a person
	participating in the program;
	(3)  a summary of the sale of products offered by a
	community rehabilitation program;
	(4)  a list of products and services offered by a
	community rehabilitation program;
	(5)  the geographic distribution of the community
	rehabilitation programs;
	(6)  the number of nondisabled workers who are employed
	in community rehabilitation programs under this chapter; and
	(7)  the average and range of weekly earnings for
	disabled and nondisabled workers who are employed in community
	rehabilitation programs under this chapter.
	SECTION 75.  Subsection (g), Section 134.0041, Human
	Resources Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(g)  A state agency or medical school affected by the plan
	shall use the plan as the basis for its request for appropriations
	during the next biennium unless the agency or school disagrees with
	the plan. If the agency or school disagrees with the plan or
	intends to deviate from the plan in its budget request, the agency
	or school shall submit to the council[, Legislative Budget Board,]
	and the Governor's Office of Budget, Planning, and Policy
	[governor's budget office] a written explanation of each
	disagreement or deviation and the reason for the disagreement or
	deviation. The state agency or medical school must submit the
	written explanation not later than November 1 of the year in which
	the plan is prepared.
	SECTION 76.  Subsection (a), Section 32.021, Insurance Code,
	is amended to read as follows:
	(a)  The department shall file annually with the governor and
	the presiding officer of each house of the legislature a complete
	and detailed written report that includes:
	(1)  [an accounting of all funds received and disbursed
	by the department during the preceding fiscal year;
	[(2)]  a description of the commissioner's official
	acts;
	(2) [(3)]  a description of the condition of companies
	doing business in this state; and
	(3) [(4)]  other information that exhibits the affairs
	of the department.
	SECTION 77.  Subsection (d), Section 21.003, Labor Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(d)  The commission at least annually shall make a
	comprehensive written report on the commission's activities to the
	governor and to the legislature.
	SECTION 78.  Subsection (b), Section 21.552, Labor Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(b)  Each year the commission shall compile equal employment
	opportunity information reported to the commission by a state
	agency. The information must include:
	(1)  the total number of employees of the agency and the
	total number of new employees hired since the date of the last
	report made by the agency;
	(2)  the total number of employees of the agency listed
	by racial and ethnic group and the percentage of the total number of
	agency employees for each racial and ethnic group, including a
	distinction for those categories between the total number of
	employees and the total number of employees hired since the date of
	the last report made by the agency;
	(3)  the total number of male employees and the total
	number of female employees of the agency, including a distinction
	for those categories between the total number of employees and the
	total number of employees hired since the date of the last report
	made by the agency;
	(4)  the total number of male employees and the total
	number of female employees of the agency for each racial and ethnic
	group, including a distinction for those categories between the
	total number of employees and the total number of employees hired
	since the date of the last report made by the agency; and
	(5)  [the total number of disabled employees of the
	agency, including a distinction for that category between the total
	number of employees and the total number of employees hired since
	the date of the last report made by the agency; and
	[(6)]  the total number of employees of the agency
	listed by job classification and the total number of employees for
	each sex and[,] racial and ethnic group[, and disability] listed by
	job classification, including a distinction for those categories
	between the total number of employees and the total number of
	employees hired since the date of the last report made by the
	agency.
	SECTION 79.  The heading to Section 21.553, Labor Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 21.553.  COOPERATION WITH COMPTROLLER AND UNIFORM
	STATEWIDE ACCOUNTING SYSTEM; REPORT [TO LEGISLATURE].
	SECTION 80.  Subsection (b), Section 21.553, Labor Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(b)  The commission shall conduct an analysis of the
	information reported to the commission under this subchapter and
	report the results of that analysis to the legislature, the
	Legislative Budget Board, and the governor not later than January 1
	of each odd-numbered year [the fifth day of each regular session of
	the legislature]. The report required under this subsection must
	be written in plain language.
	SECTION 81.  The heading to Section 412.051, Labor Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 412.051.  DUTIES OF STATE AGENCIES; INSURANCE
	NOTIFICATION [REPORTING] REQUIREMENTS.
	SECTION 82.  Subsection (b), Section 412.051, Labor Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(b)  Subject to Section 412.011 [In addition to the report
	required under Section 412.053], each state agency that intends to
	purchase property, casualty, or liability insurance coverage in a
	manner other than through the services provided by the office shall
	notify the office of [report] the intended purchase [to the office]
	in the manner prescribed by the office. The state agency shall
	notify the office of [report] the intended purchase not later than
	the 30th day before the date on which the purchase of the coverage
	is scheduled to occur. The office may require a state agency to
	submit copies of insurance forms, policies, and other relevant
	information.
	SECTION 83.  Subsection (b), Section 506.002, Labor Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(b)  The workers' compensation division of the office of the
	attorney general shall send to the comptroller [and the state
	auditor] a copy of each statement of amounts due from an agency or
	other instrumentality of state government that, with funds that are
	held outside the state treasury, reimburses the general revenue
	fund for workers' compensation payments made out of the general
	revenue fund.
	SECTION 84.  The heading to Section 91.1135, Natural
	Resources Code, is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 91.1135.  OIL AND GAS REGULATION AND [OIL-FIELD]
	CLEANUP FUND ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
	SECTION 85.  Subsections (a), (d), (e), (f), and (g),
	Section 91.1135, Natural Resources Code, are amended to read as
	follows:
	(a)  In this section, "committee" means the Oil and Gas
	Regulation and [Oil-Field] Cleanup Fund Advisory Committee.
	(d)  The committee shall:
	(1)  meet at least quarterly with the commission;
	(2)  receive information about rules proposed by the
	commission relating to the oil and gas regulation and [oil-field]
	cleanup fund;
	(3)  review recommendations for legislation proposed
	by the commission; and
	(4)  monitor the effectiveness of the oil and gas
	regulation and [oil-field] cleanup fund.
	(e)  The commission shall provide quarterly reports to the
	committee and the Legislative Budget Board that include:
	(1)  the following information with respect to the
	period since the last report was provided as well as cumulatively:
	(A)  the amount of money deposited in the oil and
	gas regulation and [oil-field] cleanup fund;
	(B)  the amount of money spent from the fund;
	(C)  the balance of the fund;
	(D)  the number of wells plugged with money from
	the fund;
	(E)  the number of sites remediated with money
	from the fund; and
	(F)  the number of wells abandoned; and
	(2)  any additional information or data requested in
	writing by the committee.
	(f)  The committee may:
	(1)  submit to the commission comments of the committee
	regarding proposed rules relating to the oil and gas regulation and
	[oil-field] cleanup fund; and
	(2)  request reports and other information from the
	commission as necessary to implement this section.
	(g)  Not later than November 15 of each even-numbered year,
	the committee shall report to the governor, lieutenant governor,
	and speaker of the house of representatives on the committee's
	activities. The report must include:
	(1)  an analysis of any problems with the
	administration of the oil and gas regulation and [oil-field]
	cleanup fund; and
	(2)  recommendations for any legislation needed to
	address any problems identified with the administration of the fund
	or otherwise needed to further the purposes of the fund.
	SECTION 86.  Section 141.079, Natural Resources Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 141.079.  REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. Not later than
	January 1 of each odd-numbered year [During the first 30 days of
	each regular session of the legislature], the commissioner shall
	report to the legislature on the status of the exploration,
	development, and production of geothermal energy and associated
	resources under the land governed by this subchapter.
	SECTION 87.  Section 161.2111, Natural Resources Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 161.2111.  REPORT TO BOND REVIEW BOARD. With respect to
	purchases made under this chapter, the Veterans' Land Board shall
	file annually [semiannually] with the Bond Review Board a report on
	the performance of loans made by the Veterans' Land Board in
	connection with the purchases. The Bond Review Board shall review
	the reports filed by the Veterans' Land Board under this section to
	assess the performance of loans made under this chapter. The filing
	dates and the contents of the reports must comply with any rules
	adopted by the Bond Review Board.
	SECTION 88.  Subsection (e), Section 162.003, Natural
	Resources Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(e)  With respect to loans made under the program, the
	Veterans' Land Board shall file annually [semiannually] with the
	Bond Review Board a report on the performance of the loans. The
	Bond Review Board shall review the reports filed by the Veterans'
	Land Board under this subsection to assess the performance of loans
	made under the program. The filing dates and the contents of the
	reports must comply with any rules adopted by the Bond Review Board.
	SECTION 89.  Section 651.162, Occupations Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	Sec. 651.162.  BIENNIAL REPORT [ANNUAL REPORTS].
	[(b)]  The commission shall file biennially [annually] with
	the governor a written description of the activities of the
	commission during the two preceding fiscal years [year].
	SECTION 90.  Subsection (d), Section 201.207,
	Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(d)  The department, in conjunction with the border commerce
	coordinator, shall develop short-range and long-range plans,
	including recommendations to increase bilateral relations with
	Mexico and expedite trade by mitigating delays in border crossing
	inspections for northbound truck traffic.  In developing the plans,
	the department and coordinator shall consider information obtained
	from any meetings under Subsection (a).  The department shall
	update the plan biennially [and submit the updated plan to the
	lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives,
	and each other member of the legislature on or before December 1 of
	each even-numbered year].
	SECTION 91.  Subsection (a), Section 201.806,
	Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(a)  The department shall:
	(1)  tabulate and analyze the vehicle accident reports
	it receives; and
	(2)  annually or more frequently publish statistical
	information derived from the accident reports as to the number,
	cause, and location of highway accidents, including information
	regarding the number of:
	(A)  accidents involving injury to, death of, or
	property damage to a bicyclist or pedestrian; and
	(B)  fatalities caused by a bridge collapse, as
	defined by Section 550.081[; and
	[(3)     not later than December 15 of each even-numbered
	year provide to the governor and the legislature:
	[(A)     an abstract of the statistical information
	for the biennium ending on the preceding August 31; and
	[(B)     a report with the department's conclusions,
	findings, and recommendations for decreasing highway accidents and
	increasing highway and bridge safety].
	SECTION 92.  Subsection (c), Section 228.012,
	Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(c)  Not later than January 1 of each odd-numbered year, the
	department shall submit to the Legislative Budget Board and the
	Governor's Office of Budget, Planning, and Policy[, in the format
	prescribed by the Legislative Budget Board,] a report on cash
	balances in the subaccounts created under this section and
	expenditures made with money in those subaccounts. The report must
	be in the form prescribed by the Legislative Budget Board.
	SECTION 93.  Subsection (a), Section 456.008,
	Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(a)  Not later than January 1 of each year, the [The]
	commission by rule shall prepare and issue to the legislature a
	report on [the performance of] public transportation providers in
	this state that received state or federal funding during the
	previous 12-month period. A [The commission shall issue a] report
	under this section must:
	(1)  detail the performance of the transportation
	providers during the preceding state fiscal year; and
	(2)  include, as to each transportation provider,
	monthly data on industry utilized standards that best reflect
	ridership, mileage, revenue by source, and service effectiveness
	[at least once each state fiscal year].
	SECTION 94.  Section 12.203, Utilities Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 12.203.  BIENNIAL [ANNUAL] REPORT. Not later than
	January 15 of each odd-numbered year [(a)     The commission shall
	prepare annually a complete and detailed written report accounting
	for all funds received and disbursed by the commission during the
	preceding fiscal year. The annual report must meet the reporting
	requirements applicable to financial reporting in the General
	Appropriations Act.
	[(b)     In the annual report issued in the year preceding the
	convening of each regular session of the legislature], the
	commission shall prepare a written report that includes [make]
	suggestions regarding modification and improvement of the
	commission's statutory authority and for the improvement of utility
	regulation in general that the commission considers appropriate for
	protecting and furthering the interest of the public.
	SECTION 95.  Subsection (c), Section 51, Chapter 1406 (S.B.
	758), Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(c)  The recommendations for expanding and improving
	provider capabilities under Subdivision (8), Subsection (b) of this
	section, must include provisions for start-up funding for providers
	to build necessary capacity in the state, partnerships with
	community leaders to identify local resources to support building
	capacity, and the development of pilot projects to procure regional
	capacity development. [Beginning September 1, 2007, at the end of
	each fiscal year, the Department of Family and Protective Services
	shall prepare a progress report that details the department's
	activities in implementing the recommendations described in
	Subdivision (8), Subsection (b) of this section. The progress
	report must include regional data regarding the number of children
	in state conservatorship who are placed in their home region
	separated into classifications based on levels of care. The
	Department of Family and Protective Services shall submit the
	periodic progress reports required by this subsection to:
	[(1)  the governor;
	[(2)  the lieutenant governor;
	[(3)  the speaker of the house of representatives;
	[(4)     appropriate oversight committees of the
	legislature;
	[(5)  the Legislative Budget Board; and
	[(6)  the state auditor.]
	SECTION 96.  Subsection (c), Section 1, Chapter 413 (H.B.
	1966), Acts of the 81st Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(c)  Not later than December 1 of each year[, 2009], the
	Health and Human Services Commission shall submit an annual
	[initial] report to the governor and the Legislative Budget Board
	regarding [detailing] the e-prescribing implementation plan
	developed under this section. The report must include the
	projected expenditures and cost savings anticipated for the plan
	during the state fiscal year and the total expenditures associated
	with and cost savings realized from the plan to date. This
	subsection expires January 1, 2015.
	SECTION 97.  Section 34, Chapter 1409 (H.B. 4586), Acts of
	the 81st Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, is amended by adding
	Subsection (d) to read as follows:
	(d)  After an agency or institution that receives money
	available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has
	spent all the money received under that Act and completed all
	projects related to that Act, the agency or institution is no longer
	required to submit reports related to the agency's receipt of that
	money to the Legislative Budget Board.
	SECTION 98.  The Department of Information Resources and the
	Information Technology Council for Higher Education shall complete
	the review required under Section 2054.1211, Government Code, as
	added by this Act, not later than March 1, 2014.
	SECTION 99.  The following provisions are repealed:
	(1)  Subsection (e), Section 22.004, Education Code;
	(2)  Subsections (e) and (f), Section 29.160, Education
	Code;
	(3)  Subchapter L, Chapter 51, Education Code;
	(4)  Subsections (b) and (c), Section 54.777, Education
	Code;
	(5)  Subsection (d), Section 61.0761, Education Code;
	(6)  Subsection (d), Section 74.004, Education Code;
	(7)  Section 152.005, Education Code;
	(8)  Section 152.006, Education Code;
	(9)  Section 59.012, Family Code;
	(10)  Section 264.759, Family Code;
	(11)  Subsection (d), Section 21.007, Government Code;
	(12)  Subsection (e), Section 21.008, Government Code;
	(13)  Subsection (c), Section 411.0097, Government
	Code, as added by Chapter 556 (House Bill No. 1239), Acts of the
	79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005;
	(14)  Section 499.028, Government Code;
	(15)  Subsection (e), Section 531.02415, Government
	Code;
	(16)  Subsection (d), Section 531.042, Government
	Code;
	(17)  Subsection (i), Section 531.073, Government
	Code;
	(18)  Section 531.0731, Government Code;
	(19)  Section 825.510, Government Code;
	(20)  Section 825.518, Government Code;
	(21)  Subsection (c), Section 2155.448, Government
	Code;
	(22)  Subsections (d) and (e), Section 2161.121,
	Government Code;
	(23)  Subsection (e), Section 2165.2035, Government
	Code;
	(24)  Subsection (d), Section 2306.560, Government
	Code;
	(25)  Subsection (f), Section 101.0061, Human
	Resources Code;
	(26)  Subsection (b), Section 221.012, Human Resources
	Code;
	(27)  Subsection (c), Section 1575.170, Insurance
	Code;
	(28)  Subsection (b), Section 205.019, Labor Code;
	(29)  Subsection (c), Section 201.103, Transportation
	Code;
	(30)  Subsection (c), Section 201.608, Transportation
	Code;
	(31)  Subsection (e), Section 222.103, Transportation
	Code;
	(32)  Subsection (b), Section 6.156, Water Code;
	(33)  Section 26.051, Water Code;
	(34)  Section 26.561, Water Code;
	(35)  Subsection (g), Section 21A, Texas Local Fire
	Fighters Retirement Act (Article 6243e, Vernon's Texas Civil
	Statutes);
	(36)  Subsection (d), Section 1, Chapter 413 (House
	Bill No. 1966), Acts of the 81st Legislature, Regular Session,
	2009; and
	(37)  Section 46, Chapter 1130 (House Bill No. 2086),
	Acts of the 81st Legislature, Regular Session, 2009.
	SECTION 100.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House
	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 59 passed the Senate on
	March 27, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0; and that
	the Senate concurred in House amendments on May 23, 2013, by the
	following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate
	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 59 passed the House, with
	amendments, on May 20, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 146,
	Nays 0, two present not voting.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House
	Approved:
	______________________________
	Date
	______________________________
	Governor