HBA-NLM H.B. 2219 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2219
By: Hilbert
County Affairs
4/1/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, rural volunteer fire prevention district officers and employees
are required to participate in investment training. These employees operate
under limited budgets which are used only to meet ongoing expenses. H.B.
2219 provides that Section 2256.008 (Investment Training; Local
Governments), Government Code, does not apply to an officer or employee of
a district created under Chapters 775 (Emergency Services Districts) and
794 (Rural Fire Prevention Districts), Health and Safety Code. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Subchapter C, Chapter 775, Health and Safety Code, by
adding Section 775.041, as follows: 

Sec. 775.041.  EXEMPTION FROM INVESTMENT TRAINING.  Provides that Section
2256.008 (Investment Training; Local Governments), Government Code, does
not apply to an officer or employee of a district created under this
chapter. 

SECTION 2.  Amends Subchapter C, Chapter 794, Health and Safety Code, by
adding Section 794.038, as follows: 

Sec. 794.038.  EXEMPTION FROM INVESTMENT TRAINING.  Provides that Section
2256.008 (Investment Training; Local Governments), Government Code, does
not apply to an officer or employee of a district created under this
chapter. 

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.
  Effective date: upon passage.