HBA-JEK S.B. 1165 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 1165
By: Truan
State, Federal & International Relations
4/16/2001
Engrossed



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Under current law, a person must have completed 10 years of service as a
federally recognized officer of not less than field grade in the Texas
National Guard to be eligible for appointment as adjutant general. Reducing
the number of years required would expand the pool of candidates eligible
for the adjutant general appointment.  Senate Bill 1165 reduces the number
of years' service a person must have to qualify for appointment as adjutant
general from 10 to 5 years. 

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

Senate Bill 1165 amends the Government Code to decrease the number of
years' service from 10 to 5 years that a person must have completed as a
federally recognized commissioned officer with an active unit of the Texas
National Guard to qualify for appointment as adjutant general. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.