Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Historical Commission Page: INSTRUCTIONS
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How TO READ SUNSET REPORTS
Each Sunset report is issued three times, at each of the three key phases of the Sunset process, to compile
all recommendations and actions into one, up-to-date document. Only the most recent version is
posted to the website. (The version in bold is the version you are reading.)
1. SUNSET STAFF EVALUATION PHASE
Sunset staff performs extensive research and analysis to evaluate the need for, performance of,
and improvements to the agency under review.
FIRST VERSION: The Sunset Staff Report identifies problem areas and makes specific
recommendations for positive change, either to the laws governing an agency or in the form of
management directives to agency leadership.
2. SUNSET COMMISSION DELIBERATION PHASEf
The Sunset Commission conducts a public hearing to take testimony on the staff report and the
agency overall. Later, the commission meets again to vote on which changes to recommend to
the full Legislature.
SECOND VERSION:The Sunset Staff Report with Commission Decisions, issued after the decision
meeting, documents the Sunset Commission's decisions on the original staff recommendations
and any new issues raised during the hearing, forming the basis of the Sunset bills.
3. LEGISLATIVE ACTION PHASE
The full Legislature considers bills containing the Sunset Commission's recommendations on
each agency and makes final determinations.
THIRD VERSION: The Sunset Staff Report with Final Results, published after the end of the
legislative session, documents the ultimate outcome of the Sunset process for each agency,
including the actions taken by the Legislature on each Sunset recommendation and any new
provisions added to the Sunset bill.I
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Ogle, Steven; Pfeiffer, Abby; Linebarger, Trisha & Jones, Jennifer. Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Historical Commission, report, June 2019; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1364759/m1/4/: accessed June 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.