Bill Text: TX SB1747 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the creation of the African American Family Commission.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-14 - Referred to State Affairs [SB1747 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB1747-Introduced.html
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| By: Miles | S.B. No. 1747 | |
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| relating to the creation of the African American Family Commission. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 401, Government Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 401.106 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 401.106. AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILY COMMISSION. (a) In | ||
| this section, "commission" means the African American Family | ||
| Commission established under this section. | ||
| (b) The governor shall establish the African American | ||
| Family Commission in the office of the governor to improve and | ||
| expand existing policies, services, programs, and opportunities | ||
| for African American families. | ||
| (c) The commission shall: | ||
| (1) guide the efforts of and collaborate with state | ||
| agencies and the office of the governor in matters relating to | ||
| African American families; | ||
| (2) monitor and comment on existing and proposed | ||
| legislation and programs designed to address the needs of African | ||
| Americans in this state; | ||
| (3) assist state agencies in developing programs, | ||
| services, public policies, and research strategies that will expand | ||
| and enhance the social and economic well-being of African American | ||
| children and families; | ||
| (4) facilitate the participation and representation | ||
| of African Americans in the development, implementation, and | ||
| planning of policies, programs, and services; and | ||
| (5) promote research efforts to document the impact of | ||
| policies and programs on African American families. | ||
| (d) The commission is composed of seven members appointed by | ||
| the governor. The governor shall appoint members that reflect the | ||
| various regions of the state to ensure that the needs of African | ||
| American families and children throughout this state are | ||
| represented. Members serve staggered three-year terms, with the | ||
| terms of two or three members, as appropriate, expiring each year. | ||
| (e) The commission shall annually report on the | ||
| commission's progress toward the objectives described by | ||
| Subsection (c) to the governor and the members of the legislature. | ||
| (f) The commission may solicit and accept gifts, donations, | ||
| and grants of money from any public or private source to assist the | ||
| commission in fulfilling its duties under this section. | ||
| SECTION 2. In making the initial appointments to the | ||
| commission established under this Act, the governor shall appoint: | ||
| (1) two members to terms expiring February 1, 2020; | ||
| (2) two members to terms expiring February 1, 2021; | ||
| and | ||
| (3) three members to terms expiring February 1, 2022. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
