| |
| |
|
|
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
|
|
|
AN ACT
|
|
|
relating to the abolishment of the Music, Film, Television, and |
|
|
Multimedia Office in the office of the governor and the moving image |
|
|
industry incentive program. |
|
|
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
|
|
SECTION 1. Section 444.030(b), Government Code, is amended |
|
|
to read as follows: |
|
|
(b) The commission shall enter into an agreement as required |
|
|
by Subsection (a) with the: |
|
|
(1) Texas [Central] Education Agency regarding the |
|
|
arts in education program in the public schools; and |
|
|
(2) office of the governor [Music, Film, Television,
|
|
|
and Multimedia Office in the governor's office regarding work with
|
|
|
the state's music and film industries; and
|
|
|
[(3) Texas Department of Commerce], Texas Department |
|
|
of Transportation, and Parks and Wildlife Department regarding |
|
|
state tourism promotion efforts. |
|
|
SECTION 2. Section 2155.444(h), Government Code, is amended |
|
|
to read as follows: |
|
|
(h) The [Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia Office
|
|
|
within the] office of the governor has exclusive rulemaking |
|
|
authority for purposes of: |
|
|
(1) determining whether an advertising campaign is |
|
|
subject to the requirements of this section; |
|
|
(2) establishing a bid process for purposes of the |
|
|
services described by Subsection (f); and |
|
|
(3) establishing criteria to determine whether a |
|
|
commercial production company or advertising agency is located in |
|
|
this state for the purposes of this section. |
|
|
SECTION 3. Section 2165.008(a)(1), Government Code, is |
|
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
|
(1) "Office" means the office of the governor [Music,
|
|
|
Film, Television, and Multimedia Office]. |
|
|
SECTION 4. Section 504.639(b), Transportation Code, is |
|
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
|
(b) After deduction of the department's administrative |
|
|
costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates |
|
|
shall be deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund [Texas
|
|
|
Music Foundation account established by Section 7.027, Education
|
|
|
Code]. |
|
|
SECTION 5. The following statutes are repealed: |
|
|
(1) Section 7.027, Education Code; |
|
|
(2) Section 403.029, Government Code; |
|
|
(3) Chapters 485 and 485A, Government Code; and |
|
|
(4) Section 151.3415, Tax Code. |
|
|
SECTION 6. (a) The Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia |
|
|
Office in the office of the governor is abolished. |
|
|
(b) All records and other property in the custody of the |
|
|
Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia Office are transferred to |
|
|
the office of the governor. |
|
|
(c) All unobligated and unexpended appropriations of the |
|
|
Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia Office lapse. |
|
|
(d) All donations, gifts, and grants made to the Music, |
|
|
Film, Television, and Multimedia Office shall be transferred to the |
|
|
office of the governor to be used for purposes consistent with the |
|
|
mission of the Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia Office. |
|
|
SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |