HBA-CMT H.B. 965 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 965
By: Dunnam
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
2/19/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, the Texas Lottery Commission (commission) may deny, suspend, or
revoke a license to sell lottery tickets under certain conditions, or if
the applicant or sales agent has certain outstanding obligations to the
state.  Current law requires the director of the lottery division of the
commission (director) to deduct the amount of delinquent or outstanding
obligations to the state from a sales agent's compensation, but does not
allow the commission to deny, revoke, or suspend a license for certain
unpaid or delinquent obligations. House Bill 965 requires the director to
deny a license application and suspend or revoke a license of a lottery
sales agent who is delinquent in the payment of certain taxes, child
support payments, or student loans. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that rulemaking
authority is expressly delegated to the Texas Lottery Commission in SECTION
1 (Section 466.155, Government Code) of this bill. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 965 amends the Government Code to require the director of the
lottery division of the Texas Lottery Commission (commission) to deny,
revoke, or suspend a lottery sales agent license, if the lottery sales
agent has been finally determined to be delinquent in the payment of taxes
or other money collected by the comptroller, Texas Workforce Commission, or
the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, or in making child support
payments administered or collected by the attorney general, or in default
on specified student loans.   

The bill requires the attorney general, comptroller, Texas Workforce
Commission, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board, and Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation to
provide the executive director of the commission (executive director) with
a report of persons who have been finally determined to be delinquent in
the payment of any money owed to or collected by that agency.  The bill
requires the commission to adopt rules regarding the form and frequency of
reports. 

The bill removes provisions requiring the executive director to deduct
money owed from the  
compensation to a sales agent who is delinquent in paying the specified
taxes or student loans or in  
making child support payments.

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.