HBA-NRS, CMT H.B. 350 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 350
By: Wise
Civil Practices
3/27/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law requires the commissioners court in a county with a population
of 200,000 or more to maintain a veterans county service office. Some
veterans have experienced problems relating to the effectiveness of the
services they receive from their veterans county service office. House Bill
350 authorizes a resident of a county with a population of 200,000 or more
to bring a writ of mandamus or use any other legal or equitable remedy to
require the commissioners court to maintain a veterans county service
office that is separate and distinct from other county offices.  

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 350 amends the Government Code to authorize a resident of a
county with a population of 200,000 or more to bring a writ of mandamus or
use any other legal or equitable remedy to require the commissioners court
to maintain a veterans county service office that is separate and distinct
from other county offices, and staffed by a least one full-time employee. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act
takes effect September 1, 2001.