40 TAC §603.30
The Texas Pension Review Board proposes an amendment to §603.30,
concerning election of officers each calendar year. The purpose of the amendment
is to amend the election of officers and would remove the word chair because
the Government Code Title 8, Subtitle A, §801.110 states that "The governor
shall designate a member of the board as the presiding officer of the board
to serve in that capacity at the will of the governor."
Jesse Ayala, Accountant, Texas Pension Review Board, has determined that
for the first five-year period the amendment as proposed will be in effect,
there will be fiscal implications for state or local government.
Virginia Smith, Executive Director, has determined that for each year of
the first five years the amendment is in effect, the public benefits anticipated
as a result of the proposed amendment will not change. The amendment does
not have any adverse affect to small or micro-business or to those who are
required to comply with the amended section.
Comments concerning the proposed amendment should be submitted within 30
days of publication to Virginia Smith, Executive Director, Texas Pension Review
Board, P.O. Box 13498, Austin, Texas 78711-3498, or by e-mail to ginger.smtih@prb.state.tx.us.
The amendment is proposed under the rulemaking authority provided
in Government Code, Tile 8, Subtitle A, §801.201(a) which authorizes
the board to adopt rules necessary for the conduct of its business.
No other articles, codes, or statutes are affected by this proposal.
§603.30.Officers.
The members of the board shall elect for each calendar year a
vice-chair
[
chairman and vice-chairman
]. The
vice-chair
[
officers
] shall be elected at the last scheduled regular
board meeting
of each
[
prior to the next
] calendar year
and
the vice-chair
[
they
] shall take office the following
January 1. The
chair
[
chairman
] of the board [
or the vice-chairman, in the chairman's absence,
] presides at the meetings
of the board. While presiding, the
chair
[
chairman
]
directs the order of the meeting, recognizes persons to be heard, limits time,
and takes other action to clarify issues, and preserves order.
In the
presiding officer's absence, the vice-chair assumes all of the duties of the
presiding officer.
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority to adopt.
Filed with the Office of
the Secretary of State on April 7, 2004.
TRD-200402371
Lynda Baker
Executive Assistant
State Pension Review Board
Proposed date of adoption: June 1, 2004
For further information, please call: (512) 463-1736