HBA-CMT H.B. 72 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 72
By: Pitts
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
2/14/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, administrative conflicts exist between the licensing and
complaint resolution processes for staff leasing services companies in the
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation's (TDLR)  enabling statute of
the Occupations Code, the Administrative Procedure Act, and the Labor Code.
House Bill 72 removes redundant language from the Labor Code relating to
notice of denial.  

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 72 amends the Labor Code to delete the provision requiring the
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to provide an applicant for a
staff services company license a listing of the reasons for denial at least
30 days after the date of the original  notice of denial.  The bill removes
the provision that the commissioner of licensing and regulation may grant
an additional 30 days to remedy the reasons for denial if there is good
cause and the applicant has shown a good faith  effort to remedy the
reasons for denial. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.