HBA-KMH H.B. 221 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 221
By: Naishtat
Judicial Affairs
1/12/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current state law does not prohibit the appointment of members on the Board
of Law Examiners based on the consideration of such characteristics as
disability, age, and color.  H.B. 221 would prohibit consideration of
disability, age, and color as criteria for appointment to the Board of Law
Examiners. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 82.001(c), Government Code, by adding color,
age, and disability to the list of individual characteristics which cannot
be used to distinguish candidates for appointment to the Board of Law
Examiners and removes creed from this list. 

SECTION 2.  Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.
                       Effective date: upon passage.