Bill Text: TX HB2355 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Relating to the acceptance of gifts, grants, and donations by the Texas Department of Insurance and the office of public insurance counsel for employee training or education.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-05-01 - Referred to Business & Commerce [HB2355 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-HB2355-Engrossed.html

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88R14083 RDS-F
By: Cortez H.B. No. 2355

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the acceptance of gifts, grants, and donations by the
Texas Department of Insurance and the office of public insurance
counsel for employee training or education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 31, Insurance Code, is
amended by adding Section 31.046 to read as follows:
Sec. 31.046. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS FOR
EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES. (a) In addition to
money appropriated by the legislature, the department may accept
gifts, grants, and donations from any source to provide funding for
department employees to participate in educational events or
trainings and for other purposes related to employee education,
including education relating to:
(1) any insurance line, product, or service; or
(2) any other topic that may assist the department in
performing the department's duties under Section 31.002.
(b) The commissioner may adopt rules to administer this
section.
SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 501, Insurance Code, is
amended by adding Section 501.106 to read as follows:
Sec. 501.106. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS
FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF OFFICE EMPLOYEES. In addition to
money appropriated by the legislature, the office may accept gifts,
grants, and donations from any source to provide funding for the
public counsel or office employees to participate in educational
events or trainings and for other purposes related to employee
education, including education relating to:
(1) any insurance line, product, or service; or
(2) any other topic that may assist the office in
performing the office's duties under this chapter.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2023.