HBA-DMH H.B. 3150 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3150
By: Allen
County Affairs
67/16/2001
Enrolled



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Certain county officers, employees, sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, and juvenile
probation officers are authorized to participate in the General Services
Commission's (GSC) contract for travel services for the purposes of
obtaining reduced airline fares.  If these public employees were also able
to participate in the GSC's contract for travel services to obtain reduced
travel agent rates, then these reduced rates would further reduce the
travel expenditures of a county.  House Bill 3150 extends this
authorization to these county officers and employees. 

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 3150 amends the Government Code to authorize a county officer or
employee who is engaged in official county business to participate in the
General Services Commission's (GSC) contract for travel services for the
purpose of obtaining reduced travel agent fees.  The bill also authorizes a
county sheriff, deputy sheriff, or juvenile probation officer who is
transporting a state prisoner under a felony warrant to participate in the
same contract for travel services. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

June 11, 2001.