Summary of Sunset Legislation 80th Legislature (July 2007)
Report to the 80th Legislature (May 2007)
The 80th Legislature evaluated 20 agencies and boards under Sunset review, four of which were not subject to abolishment or had their Sunset dates removed. The Legislature continued 14 agencies, abolished one, and abolished and transferred the functions of another. The Legislature also directed the Sunset Commission to continue evaluation of one agency under review, the Office of State-Federal Relations, by extending its Sunset date for only two years. For the 80th Legislative Session, Sunset legislation resulted in more than $447,000 in savings and revenue gains during the next biennium. Also, several bills contained changes that went beyond Sunset’s traditional role of eliminating duplication and waste, reflecting larger policy issues that both the Commission and Legislature considered to improve services to the citizens of Texas.
Agencies Continued in 2007
- Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Texas
- Animal Health Commission, Texas
- Arts, Texas Commission on the
- Correctional Managed Health Care Committee
- Criminal Justice, Texas Department of
- Higher Education Tuition Board, Prepaid
- Historical Commission, Texas
- Library and Archives Commission, Texas State
- Nursing Examiners, Board of
- Real Estate Commission, Texas
- Risk Management, State Office of
- Rural Community Affairs, Office of
- State-Federal Relations, Office of
- Veterans Commission, Texas
Agency Abolished in 2007
Agency Abolished with Functions Transferred in 2007
Agencies Not Subject to Abolishment in 2007
- Brain Injuries, Study of Health Benefit Plan Coverage for
- Court Costs and Fees Study
- Pardons and Paroles, Board of
- Teacher Retirement System of Texas
- Veterans’ Land Board