Final Report to the 66th Legislature
Final Report to the 67th Legislature
The 66th and 67th Legislatures reviewed 54 agencies, primarily focusing on professional licensing agencies. The Legislature continued 36 agencies, abolished 10 agencies, and abolished and transferred the functions of eight.
Major changes developed by the first two Commissions were applied to professional licensing agencies. The Sunset Commission developed statutory language to correct a number of problems common to professional licensing agencies, and later expanded the scope of the language to apply to any agency under Sunset review. These standard provisions are outlined below.
- Governor designation of agencies’ presiding officers. Increases agencies’ accountability to the executive branch by empowering the Governor to designate the presiding officer of an agency’s oversight board or commission.
- Public members on boards. Provides the public with a direct voice in agencies’ activities.
- Prohibit conflicts of interest. Breaks close ties between agencies and associations and other groups. Prioritizes fairness and impartiality in agencies’ regulatory activities and decisions.
- Development of EEO policy. Places a highly visible emphasis on fair and impartial hiring and promotion of state employees.
- Provision for public testimony. Increases the opportunity for public input and participation in agency activities.
Agencies Continued in 1979 and 1981
- Accountancy, Texas State Board of Public
- Adjutant General’s Department
- Aeronautics Commission, Texas
- Amusement Machine Commission, Texas
- Architectural Examiners, Texas Board of
- Bar of Texas, State
- Barber Examiners, Board of
- Chiropractic Examiners, Board of
- Cosmetology Commission, Texas
- Dental Examiners, Texas State Board of
- Engineers, Board of Registration for Professional
- Good Neighbor Commission
- Hearing Aids, Texas Board of Examiners in the Fitting and Dispensing of
- Law Examiners, Board of
- Medical Examiners, Texas State Board of
- Morticians, State Board of
- Motor Vehicle Commission, Texas
- National Guard Armory Board
- Nurse Examiners, Board of
- Nursing Home Administrators, Texas Board of Licensure for
- Optometry Board, Texas
- Pharmacy, Texas State Board of
- Physical Therapy Examiners, Texas State Board of
- Plumbing Examiners, Board of
- Podiatry Examiners, Texas State Board of
- Polygraph Examiners Board
- Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies, Board of
- Psychologists, Texas State Board of Examiners of
- Real Estate Commission
- Real Estate Research Center
- Structural Pest Control Board, Texas
- Turnpike Authority, Texas
- Veterans Affairs Commission, Texas
- Veterinary Medical Examiners, Texas Board of
- Vocational Nurse Examiners, Board of
- Water Well Drillers Board, Texas
Agencies Abolished in 1979 and 1981
- Battleship Texas Commission
- Civil Air Patrol Commission
- County and District Road Indebtedness, Board of
- Navy, Incorporated, Texas
- Pesticide Advisory Committee
- Pink Bollworm Commission
- Social Psychotherapy, Texas State Board of Examiners in
- Stonewall Jackson Memorial Board
- Tuberculosis Nurse Examiners, Board of
- Vehicle Equipment Safety Commission
Agencies Abolished with Functions Transferred in 1979 and 1981
- Burial Association Rate Board
- Irrigators, Texas Board of
- Landscape Architects, Texas State Board of
- Library Examiners, Board of
- Nimitz Memorial Naval Museum Commission
- Private Employment Agency Regulatory Board, Texas
- Surveyors, Board of Examiners of Licensed State Land
- Surveyors, Board of Registration for Public