HBA-ATS S.B. 204 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 204
By: Carona
County Affairs
3/2/1999
Engrossed



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

State law authorizes a county sheriff, a deputy sheriff, or a juvenile
probation officer who is transporting a state prisoner to participate in
the General Services Commission's (commission) contract for travel services
for purposes of obtaining reduced airline fares.  S.B. 204 expands the list
of officials authorized to receive reduced airline fares as participants in
the commission's contract by including any county officer or employee who
is engaged in official county business. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that rulemaking
authority previously delegated to the General Services Commission is
modified in SECTION 1 (Section 2171.055, Government Code) of this bill. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Subsection (e), Section 2171.055, Government Code, to
include a county officer or employee who engages in official county
business as a person who is authorized to participate in the General
Services Commission's (commission) contract for travel services to obtain
reduced airline fares.  Requires the commission to adopt rules and make or
amend existing contracts as necessary to administer the provisions of this
subsection. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.