HBA-CMT C.S.H.B. 965 77(R)BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisC.S.H.B. 965 By: Dunnam Licensing & Administrative Procedures 4/2/2001 Committee Report (Substituted) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, the Texas Lottery Commission (commission) may deny, suspend, or revoke a license to sell lottery tickets under certain conditions, or if the applicant or sales agent has certain outstanding obligations to the state. Current law requires the director of the lottery division of the commission (director) to deduct the amount of delinquent or outstanding obligations to the state from a sales agent's compensation, but does not allow the commission to deny, revoke, or suspend a license for certain unpaid or delinquent obligations. C.S.H.B. 965 requires the director to deny a license application and suspend or revoke a license of a lottery sales agent who is delinquent in the payment of certain taxes or student loans. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that rulemaking authority is expressly delegated to the Texas Lottery Commission in SECTION 1 (Section 466.155, Government Code) of this bill. ANALYSIS C.S.H.B. 965 amends the Government Code to require the director of the lottery division of the Texas Lottery Commission (commission) to deny, revoke, or suspend a lottery sales agent license, if the lottery sales agent has been finally determined to be delinquent in the payment of taxes or other money collected by the comptroller, Texas Workforce Commission, or the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission or in default on specified student loans. The bill requires the comptroller, Texas Workforce Commission, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, and Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation to provide the executive director of the commission (executive director) with a report of persons who have been finally determined to be delinquent in the payment of any money owed to or collected by that agency. The bill requires the commission to adopt rules regarding the form and frequency of reports (Sec. 466.155). The bill amends the Family Code to add the Texas Lottery Commission to the list of licensing authorities whose licenses are subject to license suspension on the order of the court of the attorney general for failure to pay child support (Sec. 232.002). The bill provides that with respect to the Texas Lottery Commission, the provisions of the bill apply only to a lottery ticket sales agent licensed by the Texas Lottery Commission (Sec. 232.002). The bill repeals provisions requiring the executive director to deduct money owed from the compensation to a sales agent who is delinquent in paying the specified taxes or student loans or in making child support payments (SECTION 4). EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2001. COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE C.S.H.B. 965 removes the delinquent child support payments administered or collected by the attorney general from the conditions under which the director of the Texas Lottery Commission is required to deny, suspend, or revoke a license (Sec. 466.155). The substitute removes the attorney general from the list of persons required to submit a report of persons who have been finally determined to be delinquent in the payment of any money owed to or collected by the attorney general (Sec. 466.155). The substitute adds the Texas Lottery Commission to the list of licensing authorities whose licenses are subject to license suspension for failure to pay child support (Sec. 232.002 and 232.0021).