HBA-KMH S.B. 1034 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 1034 By: Ellis Judicial Affairs 4/29/1999 Engrossed BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, the state offers liability insurance to certain state employees through their state agencies. The court of appeals, however, is excluded from offering this insurance option to staff because of a definition of state agency excluding the court. In addition, current statutes may force the cost of insurance to adversely affect the salary of an appellate court justice. In order to offer liability insurance, these two provisions would need to be clarified. S.B. 1034 redefines "state agency" and excludes the cost of insurance from the salary of an appellate court justice. 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 Section 612.004(f)(2), Government Code, as added by Chapter 1035, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, to redefine "state agency," to include a court of appeals as described by Section 22.201 (Courts of Appeals Districts), Government Code. Makes conforming and nonsubstantive. SECTION 2. Amends Section 612.004, Government Code, as added by Chapter 1035, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, by adding Subsection (g), to provide that the cost of insurance purchased or acquired by a court of appeals is not included in determining the salary of a justice serving on the court. SECTION 3. Effective date: September 1, 1999. SECTION 4.Emergency clause.