REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS

Friday

April 29, 2011

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Relating to the administration and business affairs of public institutions of higher education.

Committee report printed and distributed 06:20 PM, 04/11/11

SENATE BILLS

(Calendar Order)

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to appropriations for the preservation and perpetuation of certain items of historical value; allowing the legislature and state agencies to accept on behalf of the state gifts of items of historical value and contributions to purchase such items.

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring certain tax bills to be approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house of the legislature.

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a county to regulate land development if approved by a majority vote in a countywide election.

SENATE RESOLUTIONS

Expressing support for the conservation of Castner Range.

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Urging the United States Congress to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases for stationary sources.

Expressing continued support for the construction of a monument on Capitol grounds recognizing Texans who served in the Vietnam War.

Designating western swing as the official State Music of Texas.

Designating the month of April each year from 2011 through 2020 as Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month.

Designating the red drum as the official State Saltwater Fish of Texas.

SENATE BILLS

(Third Reading)

Relating to the establishment of the judicial access and improvement account to provide funding for basic civil legal services, indigent defense, and judicial technical support through certain county service fees and court costs imposed to fund the account.

Relating to the admissibility of evidence of other similar offenses in the prosecution of certain sexual offenses.

Relating to the expunction of records and files relating to a person's arrest.

Relating to consumption advisories for mercury contamination in fish, crustaceans, molluscan shellfish, and other aquatic and terrestrial animals.

Relating to state fiscal matters related to health and human services and state agencies administering health and human services programs.

Relating to state fiscal matters related to the judiciary.

SENATE BILLS

(Second Reading)

Relating to the creation, purpose, implementation, and funding of the County Park Beautification and Improvement Program.

Relating to the designation of certain areas as banking development districts to encourage the establishment of financial institution branches in those areas.

Relating to the reorganization of powers and duties among agencies in this state that provide representation to indigent defendants in criminal cases and to the reorganization of funding sources for indigent defense.

Relating to the elimination of smoking in certain workplaces and public places; providing penalties.

Relating to creating the offense of continuous trafficking of persons; providing a penalty and other civil consequences.

Relating to persons authorized to control the disposition of the remains of certain members of the United States armed forces.

Relating to procedures for establishment, modification, and enforcement of child support obligations.

Relating to the territory and dissolution requirements of the Southern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District.

Relating to the designation of State Highway 121 in Tarrant and Johnson Counties as the Chisholm Trail Parkway.

Relating to the first day of instruction in certain school districts that provide additional days of instruction financed with local funds.

Relating to the continuation and operation of the Texas Department of Insurance and the operation of certain insurance programs; imposing administrative penalties.

Relating to the territory of the El Paso County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4.

Relating to the funding of port security, facility projects, and port studies.

Relating to the eligibility for service retirement annuities of certain elected officials convicted of certain crimes.

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Commission on State Emergency Communications.

Relating to the purchasing and contracting authority of counties.

Relating to the minimum continuing legal education requirements for an attorney employed in the executive branch of state government.

Relating to requirements for businesses that offer plastic checkout bags to customers.

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Public Finance Authority.

Relating to equal opportunity for access by private and parochial school students to University Interscholastic League sponsored activities.

Relating to the method of delivery of certain notices sent by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Relating to the designation of a segment of State Highway 243 in Van Zandt County as the Veterans Memorial Parkway.

Relating to the prohibition of certain regulations by a municipality in its extraterritorial jurisdiction involving trees and vegetation.

Relating to repeal of authority for the establishment and operation of the Trans-Texas Corridor and to the operation of vehicles on certain Texas roadways.

Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns on the campuses of and certain other locations associated with institutions of higher education.

Relating to fishing tournament fraud; providing penalties.

Relating to the duties and responsibilities of certain county officials and the functions of county government.

Relating to the coordination of rural and small community initiatives.

Relating to county and municipal land development regulations; providing a penalty.

Relating to the collection of certain information on a birth certificate.

Relating to the provision of affordable housing in colonias, rural communities, and small municipalities.

Relating to practices and professions regulated by the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board.

Relating to the supervised reentry into the community of certain inmates nearing their date of discharge from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Relating to educational and training requirements for certain peace officers on ethical decision making.

Relating to unclaimed property.

Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain employees of fire protection sprinkler system contractors; providing a penalty.

Relating to newborn hearing screenings.

Relating to the imposition by certain municipalities and municipal transit departments of the local sales and use tax in certain federal military installations.

Relating to smoke alarms and fire extinguishers in residential rental units.

Relating to license renewals by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

Relating to certain extensions of credit to consumers.

Relating to the administration and business affairs of public institutions of higher education.

Relating to the Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (T-STEM) Challenge Scholarship program.

Relating to the possession of fish in the tidal water of this state.

Relating to tree mitigation fees imposed by municipalities.

Relating to the waiver and release of a mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's lien or payment bond claim.

Relating to encouraging public participation by citizens by protecting a person's right to petition, right of free speech, and right of association from meritless lawsuits arising from actions taken in furtherance of those rights.

Relating to certain contracts entered into by school districts for another entity to provide food services at one or more district schools.

Relating to the organization, governance, duties, and functions of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.

Relating to the proof of an applicant's identity and age required for the issuance of a marriage license.

Relating to the expiration of a county burn ban.

Relating to the establishment of a system health center by a university system.

Relating to the investment of the permanent university fund and other funds under the management and control of the board of regents of The University of Texas System.

Relating to the calculation of interest on certain ad valorem tax refunds.

Relating to interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications for law enforcement purposes.

Relating to the application of certain concealed handgun license laws to statewide elected officials, certain current and former members of the legislature, and certain federal and state employees.

Relating to the regulation of crafted precious metal dealers and dealerships; providing a criminal penalty.

Relating to the flexibility of the board of trustees of a school district in the management and operation of public schools in the district.

Relating to the recovery of certain rate case expenses by an investor-owned water and sewer utility.

Relating to prohibiting the sale and use of certain radar interference devices; creating an offense.

Relating to the processing fee charged for a dishonored payment device.

Relating to beginning teacher induction and mentoring programs for public schools.

Relating to the preservation and maintenance of the Alamo by the Texas Historical Commission.

Relating to the appointment of counsel and the rights of an accused and other requirements for the purposes of appellate proceedings or community supervision revocation proceedings.

Relating to restrictions on school districts making available to students food containing industrially produced trans fat.

Relating to minimum standards for approval of educator preparation programs.

Relating to the Riverbend Water Resources District.

Relating to the curriculum that must be provided by a disciplinary alternative education program.

Relating to furthering stability and affordable service in the communications industry through the universal service fund.

Relating to the establishment and operation of a motor-bus-only lane pilot program in certain counties.

Relating to medical care and public health services provided by a health care professional in a licensed freestanding emergency medical care facility.

Relating to the dispensing of certain drugs by physicians.

Relating to the graduate medical training requirements for certain foreign medical school graduates applying for a license to practice medicine in this state.

Relating to the program for impaired pharmacists and disciplinary proceedings conducted by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy.

Relating to the mailing of notices, decisions, and reports by the Texas Ethics Commission.

Relating to liability of certain local emergency management or homeland security organizations.

Relating to retailers engaged in business in this state for purposes of sales and use taxes.

Relating to access to criminal history record information that relates to a person who is an applicant for appointment to an appraisal review board.

Relating to the detention of certain juvenile offenders.

Relating to the age until which juveniles placed on determinate sentence probation may be on probation.

Relating to the prosecution of a parent contributing to the nonattendance of a public school student.

Relating to adding certain synthetic stimulants to Penalty Group 2 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act.

Relating to the authority of counties to appoint, contract for, or employ physicians, dentists, or other health care providers for county jails.

Relating to the authority of certain counties to appoint, contract for, or employ physicians, dentists, or other health care providers for county jails.

Relating to ambulatory surgical centers and to the provision of services at those centers by certain designated physician groups.

Relating to the authority of an independent school district to invest in corporate bonds.

Relating to transition and employment services for public school students enrolled in special education programs.

Relating to the state virtual school network and virtual high schools.

Relating to state fiscal matters.

Relating to optional annuity increases and annual supplemental payments for certain retirees and beneficiaries of the Texas Municipal Retirement System.

Relating to the contents of reports of political contributions and expenditures.

Relating to retirement under public retirement systems for employees of certain municipalities.

Relating to group health benefits coverage for persons wrongfully imprisoned.

Relating to state fiscal matters related to general government.

Relating to state fiscal matters related to public and higher education.

Relating to state fiscal matters related to natural resources and the environment.

Relating to a study by the comptroller of public accounts of the economic impact of the Texas-Mexico border wall in the State of Texas.

Relating to county and municipal land development regulation.

Relating to the program of all-inclusive care for the elderly.

Relating to public school finance and prekindergarten programs.

Relating to state fiscal matters; providing penalties.

Relating to the operation and certification of career schools or colleges.

Relating to optional dispute resolution methods regarding educational services for students with a disability, including individualized education program facilitation.

Relating to the licensure and regulation of equine dental providers; providing penalties.

Relating to the purchasing and contracting practices of junior college districts; providing criminal penalties.

Relating to developmental education courses and the assessment of student readiness under the Texas Success Initiative for public institutions of higher education.

Relating to a fixed tuition rate program for certain students who transfer to a state university after completing an associate degree program.

Relating to guaranteed student loans and alternative education loans.

Relating to the consolidation of related higher education programs governing tuition, fee exemptions, and waivers respective to specific target populations.

Relating to the vaccination against bacterial meningitis of entering students at public and private or independent institutions of higher education.

Relating to sexual abuse and child molestation training and examination for employees of certain programs for minors held on campuses of institutions of higher education; providing penalties.

Relating to higher education curriculum review teams to review public school curriculum standards for college readiness purposes.

Relating to the service retirement benefits of certain retirees who resume employment within the Texas Municipal Retirement System.

Relating to the creation of the Northern Dallam County Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.

Relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to special agents of the Office of Inspector General of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and to updating certain references related to the grant of that authority to other federal law enforcement personnel.

Relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to special agents of the Office of Inspector General of the United States Social Security Administration and to updating certain references related to the grant of that authority to other federal law enforcement personnel.

Relating to the conversion of a nontolled state highway or segment of the state highway system to a toll project.

Relating to the transfer of certain vehicle registrations at the time of sale of the vehicle.

Relating to requiring a retail seller of motor vehicle tires to render certain tires unusable; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to the operation, powers, and duties of ship channel districts.

Relating to design-build contracts and comprehensive development agreements of regional mobility authorities.

Relating to coordinated county transportation authorities; creating an offense.

Relating to operating a motor vehicle without a driver's license or financial responsibility; creating a penalty.

Relating to the awarding of contracts by the Texas Department of Transportation to private sector providers.

Relating to the administration of and benefits payable by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas and to certain domestic relations orders.

Relating to the disclosure of a hazardous drain in a swimming pool or spa by a seller of residential real property.

Relating to the regulation of health spas by the secretary of state.

Relating to the coordinated dissemination of online information regarding the operation and performance of certain for-profit educational entities.

Relating to contributions to the retirement systems for certain police officers in certain municipalities.

Relating to the administration and funding of retirement systems for firefighters in certain municipalities.

Relating to calculation of the net resources of a person ordered to pay child support.

Relating to the minimum standards for the certifications of sexual assault training programs and sexual assault nurse examiners and for certification renewal by those entities.

Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for the offense of breach of computer security.

Relating to the taking of a defendant's bail bond by county jailers.

Relating to the venue for prosecution of misdemeanor cases in justice of the peace courts located in certain counties.

Relating to the date by which law enforcement agencies must report arrests to the Department of Public Safety.

Relating to the collection, storage, preservation, retrieval, and destruction of biological evidence.

Relating to trusts.

Relating to the transfer of a student from the school district of the student's residence to another district.

Relating to land reclamation projects using tires.

Relating to the creation of the Terrell County Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.

Relating to the delay of the transition to competition for an electric utility located in the Western Electricity Coordinating Council service area and net metering requirements and energy efficiency goals and programs for such utility.

Relating to the program for improvement of collection of court costs, fees, and fines imposed in criminal cases.

Relating to the Texas High Performance Schools Consortium.

Relating to guardianships and alternatives to guardianship for persons who have physical disabilities or who are incapacitated.

Relating to the creation of the individual development account program to provide savings incentives and opportunities for certain foster children to pursue home ownership, postsecondary education, and business development.

Relating to the regulation of foundation repair contractors; providing penalties.

Relating to a restriction on the formation into which certain commercial disposal wells permitted by the Railroad Commission of Texas may inject oil and gas waste.

Relating to power of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to authorize certain injection wells that transect or terminate in the Edwards Aquifer.

Relating to the composition of the permanent advisory committee to advise the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regarding the implementation of the ad valorem tax exemption for pollution control property.

Relating to rainwater harvesting systems that are connected to public water supply systems.

Relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to certain criminal investigators of the United States and to other federal law enforcement personnel.

Relating to a grant program to support the prosecution of certain crimes.

Relating to the operation of plug-in electric motor vehicles.

Relating to persons authorized to access or use electronically readable information derived from a driver's license, commercial driver's license, or personal identification certificate.

Relating to timely filing of a surplus lines policy; providing penalties.

Relating to the collection, analysis, and preservation of sexual assault or DNA evidence.

Relating to requiring public junior colleges to offer an academic associate degree program.

Relating to the regulation of LP-gas utility companies.

Relating to access by members of certain electric cooperatives to meetings of the boards of directors and certain information of the electric cooperatives.

Relating to the creation of the Timber Springs Municipal Management District; providing authority to impose a tax, levy an assessment, and issue bonds.

Relating to the appeal of an indefinite suspension of a municipal firefighter or police officer.

Relating to the deadline for filing a suit to compel an appraisal review board to change an appraisal roll.

Relating to scheduling property tax appeal hearings and legal fees for judicial appeals.

Relating to notice of water and wastewater requirements before certain sales of certain residential properties.

Relating to platting requirements affecting subdivision golf courses in certain counties.

Relating to the governing body of the Agua Special Utility District.

Relating to the creation of the Oatman Hill Municipal Utility District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the powers and duties of the Imperial Redevelopment District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.

Relating to certain financial powers and duties of the Travis-Creedmoor Municipal Utility District.

Relating to the creation of Harris County Improvement District No. 22; providing authority to levy an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.

Relating to compensation for services and reimbursement for expenses of a member of the board of directors of the Lake View Management and Development District.

Relating to The University of Texas at Brownsville, including its partnership agreement with the Texas Southmost College District.

Relating to decedents' estates.

Relating to authorizing the use of an image verification system to determine whether an applicant for a driver's license or personal identification certificate is a fugitive from justice.

Relating to the refusal to register motor vehicles by a county assessor-collector or the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.

Relating to duties and restrictions regarding the special Texas Rangers.

Relating to the driver safety courses for individuals under the age of 25 and to the driving course requirements for those individuals when receiving deferred adjudication of certain traffic offenses.

Relating to the regulation of driver training schools and instruction.

Relating to notice required in connection with possessory liens on motor vehicles.

Relating to authorizing the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas to investigate the feasibility of and cooperate in the establishment of southbound checkpoints along the international border of this state.

HOUSE BILLS

(Calendar Order)

HOUSE BILLS

(Second Reading)

Relating to informed consent to an abortion.

General Appropriations Bill.

Relating to membership of the state continuing advisory committee for special education services.

Relating to storage of local government records by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Relating to payoff statements provided in connection with certain home loans.

Relating to appeal of an order of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission or the commission's administrator refusing, canceling, or suspending a license or permit.

Relating to the funding of port security, facility projects, and port studies.

Relating to the admissibility of certain hearsay statements of a child in hearings on an application for a protective order.

Relating to appointments made in and the appeal of certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

Relating to the temporary relocation of an alcoholic beverage distributor's or wholesaler's premises during a period of emergency and delivery of alcoholic beverages to a distributor's or wholesaler's premises.

Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the State Board of Education.

Relating to agreements between neighboring municipalities regarding jurisdiction of cases in municipal courts.

Relating to the territory and dissolution requirements of the Southern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District.

Relating to the power of the Bell County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 to issue bonds.

Relating to the election of the board of directors of the Crockett County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1.

Relating to procedures for establishment, modification, and enforcement of child support obligations.

Relating to the first day of instruction in certain school districts that provide additional days of instruction financed with local funds.

Relating to notice by a governmental entity regarding certain geospatial data products.

Relating to the continuation and functions of the State Soil and Water Conservation Board.

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Racing Commission, the abolishment of the Equine Research Account Advisory Committee, and the authority of Texas AgriLife Research; providing an administrative penalty.

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Designating Giddings as the official Depot Capital of Texas.