HBA-MSH H.B. 2760 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2760
By: Brown, Betty
County Affairs
4/8/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law provides that it is the policy of this state that disputes
before governmental bodies be resolved as fairly and expeditiously as
possible and that each governmental body support this policy by developing
and using alternative dispute resolution procedures in appropriate aspects
of the governmental body's operations and programs.  However, provisions
regulating interlocal cooperation contracts do not provide for the
application of existing alternative dispute resolution procedures.  House
Bill 2760 authorizes parties to an interlocal cooperation contracts to use
alternative dispute resolution procedures. 

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. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 2760 amends the Government Code to authorize local governments
that are parties to an interlocal cooperation contract to provide in the
contract for the submission of disputes arising under the contract to the
alternative dispute resolution procedures authorized under the Governmental
Dispute Resolution Act. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.