EXECUTIVE ORDER
THE STATE OF TEXAS
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMEN'l'
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
AUSTIN. TEXAS
EXECUTIVE ORDER
GWB96-9
RELATING TO TBE COlll'lNUA110N ANllIU:HAMING
or TBETEXASSTATltCOMMISSlON ON
NATIONAL AND COWMVNlT\' SEIl.V1CE
WHEREAS, TCXNll are a d'Cdieated~ "eltleu people who
mscs .md serve tneu fcUow <:itizeas; and
s~tutly
manhal volunteer t'e$OUt'CeS to meet
WHEREAS, genuine vohmteerism encourages a sense of stc.ward!hip with
foster a mORl resJ)QDsible and enterprising citizenry; and
ottO'S ~mrmmity
and btlps
wmREAS, Tex.. WI benefit from a comprehelllive 4llel coorclinateel effort to (i) improve IIld 'Il'engtheQ
we- !tate's voluntcerism
and community service infrutructW'e. (ii) maxJmizo the utilization of ..vaillble
reso=. onel (iii) nulttv,to volunteer scrvioe opportunities that acIc1RssUle stato', p.....ina needs; enel
WHEREAS. Congrot! passed and !be P....idenl.ignecl tho Netional and Community Service Trust Act of
1993 (Ull •Act") to rewanI eonununity servlce wttb edu••tiOll ar-nls; and
WHEREAS. Texo> m\lllt de.ignate , sta1e entity to servo IS ito odmilli!1rltive vehicle under the At!, end ro
over'" T....• p,rticipetion in prosrams &Ulhori7ed and appropriated by the Corpononoo for National and
Community Servicej and
WHEREAS. in 1995. the 74th Texas Lesislaturo passed House Bill 1363 (now codifiecl os Tc:xas Labor
Code § 302.021), which consolidatod several job-trliaing. employment, and employment-related ed~ational
plOl:fOltlS and function., incluellng progrem. under tile Act, under lbe autl10rity of lbe Division of Worlcforco
Development of the Texas Workfare< CommisSion;
NOW, TKElU:FORE,I, GEORGE W. BUSH, GOVERNOR OF TEXAS. by virtue of the pow" vested
in m.. do Ilenby cn!er
T
State Commission 00 Nation.l and Community Srrvioe. nnw ronamed
lb. Texas Commission on Vohlllteeri and Community So",l.. ("1'l<CVCS") is heroby contiD\lCCI:
_the
Aside from eay additional duti.. prescribed by the Act, TxCVCS is clJorgecl with tho following
responsibilities:
I.
Secving u tile sta!o'. llaiion to the Corporatioo for National and Community Service.
Ipplylall for funding under the At!, ovel\lecing Texat' participation In the relevant prollJOm•• lIlel
preparing. compreh.".ive n.tional ead community !elVice plan for the . _ that shall be updateel
annually;
2.
Providing technical usistance:, cdw::ation, infonoatioa, and other support to Toxas'
eJC1en5ive volunteer community, and improving and strengthDDU1' the state', )loJunteerism and
cOn1n\unity servite infiutru~;
3.
PromotinQ innontivc and model pra;rams lAd initiatives
public safety, human, and enviromnental ncecb;
thBt
Address Texu' educational,
4.
Working clo.ely willi faith-b..ed and privato charities. commuoity-basecl grnups, voluntary
associations. edueaticnal entities, and other organization! to promote voluoteerl.sm and community
service based not on the institutions of government, but on tho mstifutign, of civil jOCiety, and to:
(a)
(b)
eni;Ouragti community len1U and volunteer partilO:ipation as II means of
ccmmuniryand state problmwiOlviDa;
promote and support voluntary citizen involvemont in "arious Pl"Opa:ls
IhrouglloUl tho 'Illte:
S_
Ell-a in'" a Memonndum of UDclemandil>I wi1h the Govemor'e Commisoion for
Women, which hOUIe. tho Governor', Offic. of Volua.teer1.sm, in ardor to lUbe in tha prepamion
..d pRIenlllioD oCthe Governor', VOIUDteeT t.eadenhip CODf....... on<! tbe Governor', VoLun.e..
AwvdI for OllUtaDdina Service, on<! In IUjlpOlt othet volunteer.fl"om in tha suto.
TxCVCS ,ball be h""'ed under tho authority of tile Toxas Wortt'oroo Colnmi,.ioo', DMJiOl1 of
Workforce Deve\opmen~ PunuADI '" § 302.021 of the T.... l.abor Code. TxCVCS ohall OC<01DIIlish its
ruponsibilili....d charges undor tbe diRolion of. aDd in coopontl.. with, tbe Texas Workforce
Commi,.ioa, whicb .ball -.let adminJ!tralive UJd proarammatic ovet'lanl purruanl to § 302.002 of the
Labor Cem. Whil. exercising ultimate .opcrvlslon over TxCVCS' fuca!, pct1OlIIlO~ aod legal
matters, tho Workforce Conuniulon is dirtetod to lOCOgoi:zo T1CVCS' unique status as a federally.
authorized and -funded entity.
r._
I~
The lOla! number of voting membcro 011 TxCYCS ahalt be IB for &II interim period, aod 1hcD .-h
in April 1997. of which no m... than 50 pcteolll plUl 0IIt un be from the same political party. Curmrt
TxCVCS colDJlliuioaer. whose term. have.ot yotupirod >hall COJllplot. th.ir tcnJu. AU commissio.ers
subsequently IIppointed by tho Govomor !bell serve tbRc-ycar temu. Members may be fCIIppoillted and
,ervo up to two consceutivc lonna. The votina membcro DfTxCVCS who .... ofticcn or employees of the
stl1tc 'hall .01 exceed 25 pc=1 (reduced to the Deaml whole number) of the lDlIl mcmhmhip. Tho
GoveTllOr may repllKe I TxCVCS COIIImisaion.r who miuo' throe Icb.duled meeriDgs. Tho voting
members ofTxCVCS sball elOCllI\Dually 0.0 of ita VOtiDS members to serve as C~OD.
PunlWll to ie<lerallaw, TxCVCS .hall include tha following voting members and >UCb otb<r voting
membeR as the Governor may ap,pomt
I.
&II individual with expertilc in tha educational, trainlDg, and developmonl
llm!o of youth, pozticuJarly disadv&lll>8od youth;
2.
IJ1
individual with tXpertiso in promoting involvement of senior citizens in
and vohmteerilm~
Strvi~
3.
a represcntaUvCl ofcommunity· based, organizations within tilt state;
4.
the commissioner of the Texas Education Aioncy;
S.
• reproscntativo of local govemmeDts in the ...te;
6.
• re~S6Dtati\le of local labor unions in the state;
1.
• representative ofbu~incssi
8.
In Individual between tho ages of 16 and 2' who is .. participant or
superviJoc in a service program; .IIJd
9.
a rcpresentative ofa netioDal service proanm.
The Governor may also appoint as ex affiero, nonvotlni members representatives selected from
among officen and W'ploycea of ItI.te AGenCies OIMrating ~omtnunity senrice, youth service. education,
social scrIlce, senior .ervi.e, and job WiIlin& programs. NODvoting member. shall serve at tho ple...uce of
tho Governor.
A member of T1CVCS 'hall .erve without compenulioo, bur may be reirnbucsod by the TOlW
Workforce Commission for .....onabl. and llOCOS.Iary travel oxpetlSC5 incumd while performing IIpproved
raCVCS duli••• u provided 10 th. General ApproprictiOSl' ACL
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GIven under lOy hlnd this the 14 th
Novellber
, 199>0:
day of
-IU
A\9l1ll TIlE (JIfl1l Of i~t
_~(fSi~n
ANTONIO 0, GARZA. JR.
SecrOlaCy
of Slalo
NOV 14.1996
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