HBA-SEP H.B. 1894 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1894 By: Bosse State Affairs 3/7/2001 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The State Aircraft Pooling Board (board) was created to operate a pool for aircraft owned or leased by the state. Its mission is to provide air transportation services to state officials and employees traveling on official state business and to provide certain ground services for those aircraft. The board is subject to the Texas Sunset Act and is scheduled to be abolished on September 1, 2001 unless continued by the legislature. The Sunset Advisory Commission has recommended the continuation of the board and several statutory modifications. House Bill 1894 continues the board for 12 years, and requires the board to develop a long-range plan for fleet management needs and to maintain a website to provide current travelrelated information. 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. ANALYSIS House Bill 1894 amends the Government Code to continue the State Aircraft Pooling Board (board) until September 1, 2013 and to set forth standard Sunset Advisory Commission recommendations regarding the maintaining of written complaints filed with the board. The bill requires the executive director to provide board employees information and training on the benefits and methods of participation in the State Employee Incentive Program. The bill requires the board, as part of the board's strategic plan, to develop a long-range plan for its pool of aircraft and include appropriate portions of the plan in its legislative appropriations request. The bill also requires the board to consider certain criteria for each aircraft in the pool and to estimate future aircraft replacement needs and other fleet management needs. The bill requires the board to post travel-related information and other services provided by the board on a generally accessible Internet site maintained by or for the board. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2001.