Executive Orders
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MW-33
Establkhing the Texas Rapid Response Program.
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.WHEREAS, Texas has had a strong and healthy business climate as a result of the historic partnership between
the public and private sector; and
WHEREAS, the increasingly competitive national and international markets are forcing a major reorganization
of the Texas economy; and
WHEREAS, this restructuring will inevitably result in obsolescence of workers' skills, industrial technologies,
a n d business practices; and .
WHEREAS, the State of Texas recognizes the need to develop the capability to respond immediately t o unexpected dislocation and to assist businesses, workers, and communities in planning for long-term readjustment
and economic diversification;
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the authority vested in me,.do hereby create
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mark white, Governpr of ~ e x h under
and establish the Texas Rapid Response Team, hereafter referred t o as the TEAM.
The TEAM will consist of representatives appointed by each of the following agencies with major responsibilities
for education, job training, employment services, and economic development:
(a) the Texas Department of Community Affairs;
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. , the Texas Emolovment Commission:
(c) the Texh ~ d u i a i o aAgency;
(d) the Texas Economic Develooment Commissi~n:
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(e) the Texas Department of ~ k a ,Resources.
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Coordination of the TEAM will reside in the governor's Division of Economic Development. Meetings of the
TEAM will be called by the director of the governor's Division of Economic Development as needed. The governor's Task Force on the Advancement of Labor-Management Relations will serve in an advisory capacity to
the TEAM. '
The TEAM is charged with the following responsibilities:
(a) to develop the state's capability to immediately respond to unexpected .dislocation; and
(b) to coordinate existing services and' resources at the local, state, and federal level; and
(c) to offer technical assistance such as exploring refinancing options and market expansions to assist distre*
businesses; and
(d) to minimize the economic, social, and personal costs that accompany major layoffs or plant closings; and
(e) to preserve jobs where possible, to retrain workers; and
(f) to help communities in planning for economic diversification and identifying potential business expansions.
All agencies of state and local governments are directed t o cooperate with and assists the Texas Rapid Response
Team.
This.executiveorder shall be effective immediately and shall remain in full force and effect until modified, amended,
or rescinded by me.
Issued in Austin. Texas. on March 14. 1985.
Mark White
Governor of Texas
Creating the Texas Conservation Corps.
WHEREAS, youth unemployment rates continue at more than.twice the national average; and
WHEREAS, the State of Texas is committed to serving our youdg people by preparing them with the knowledge
and skills, and providing the opportunities t o enter the work force as productive citizens; and
WHEREAS, the economy of Texas is healthy a i d growing, and the business and industrial community of our
state has a continuing need for qualified workers; and
WHEREAS, young citizens who are systematically excluded from economic participation and meaningful work
experience become a tragic waste of resources and a costly burden to our society; and
WHEREAS, the quality of life of the citizens of Texas is enhanced by the preservation, conservation, and development of our natural and historic resources; and
WHEREAS, I have designated the Texas Educational Foundation t o be the administrative entity to operate the
Texas Conservation Corps; and
WHEREAS, I have appointed the Texas Conservation Corps Advisory Board composed of representatives of
business and industry, state agencies, and environmentalgroups who serve at the pleasure of the governor, without
compensation or reimbursement of expenses, to provide policy guidance and private sector support for the program;
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NOW, THEREFORE, 1, Mark White, Governor of the State of Texas, do hereby establish the Texas Conservation Corps, as a governor's Model Youth Program.
The Texas Conservation Corps is hereby charged with, but not limited M, the following functions and responsiilities:
(1) to protridd a work/education program that will prepare young men and women 18-21 years of age for
entry into the work force;
(2) to provide the business and industrial community of Texas with a pool of workers who have proven abilitySandwho have good work habits and attitudes;
(3) to conserve, preserve, and develop the natural and historical resources of our state, both public and private;
(4) to assist in establishing local community service and/or conservation corps programs;
(5) to assist governmental and other disaster relief organizations in responding to natural disasters and other
emergencies.
The Texas conservation Corps shall be funded primarily from appropriate federal funds, private sector funds,
available state resources such as surplus property. and any fee for service contracts which it may negotiate with
public or private entities.
All state agencies, boards, and commissions are hereby directed to assist fully the Texas Conservation Corps
and its administrative entity in carrying out its responsibilities.
This executive order shall be effective immediately andshall remain in full force and effect until modified, amended,
or rescinded by me.
Issued in Austin, Texas, on August 8, 1985.
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TRD-857408
Mark White
dovernor of Texas
Proclamation
4 1-2043
WHEREAS, the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, 5 1 0 3 ~ as
; amended, provides that interest on bonds issued
by or on -behalf of a state or a political subdivision thereof to provide f m c i n g for owner-occupied residences
shall be, exempt from federal income taxation under certain circurnstank; and
WHEREAS, the Code, Q103A(g),imposes a ceiling on the aggregate amount of such housing bonds that may
be issued within any state during any calendar year; and
WHEREAS, the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984, $61l(dM4); Texas Civil Statutes, Article 12691-8, 52, as amended; and Executive Order MW-25A (January 31, 1983) provide that both the governor of Texas and the Texas
Housing Agency shall determine the amount of such state ceiling for calendar year 1985 based on such evidence
as they may determine and that, in the event that the governor and the Texas Housing Agency act on different
dates in making such determination, the latter date shall control; and
r 1944, the Board of qirectors of the Texas Housing AgenWHEREAS, by resolution adopted on ~ e c b b e 20,
cy, and by Proclamation 4-1980 issqed on Jaiuary 18,1985,'Governor Mark White, have heretofore established
such state ceiling for calendar year 1985 to be $1.014 @lion; . a d
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by resolutipn adopted on July 11, 1985, the Bond of Directors of the Texas Housing Agency re- .
vised such state ceiling for calendar year 1985 to be the 1,esser of:
(a) $1.5 billion, or
(b) the greater of $1.014 b i o n or the amount that is equal to the state ceiling safe harbqr fig& to be published
by the United States Treasury Department.for calendar year 1985, and provided further that such revision would
be effective on the first date upon which both the United States Treasury Department has issued a state ceiling
safe harbor figu~efor calendar year 1985 and Governor Mark White has revised such state ceiling in accordance ,
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with such safe harbor figure; and
WHERE& on July 15,1985, the Internal Revenue Service releasedrevenue Procedure 85-39, which establishes
61.18 billion as the state ceiling safe harbor S i t a t i o n for the State of Texas for 1985;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mark White, Governor of Texas, under the authority vested in me, do hereby proclaim
as follows:
Section 1. That, for the purposes set forth previously, the state ceiling for the State of Texas for calendar year
1985 is hereby revised to be $1.18 billion.
Section 2. That this droclamatian shall supercede Proclamation 41-1908 issued by me on January 18, 1985.
Section 3. That the revision set forth in Section 1 hereof shall be deemed to be effective on the date hereof
in accordance with the provisions of Executivq Order MW-25A and the resolution of the Board of Directors
of the Texas Housing Agency adopted on July 11, 1985.
Issued in Austin, Texas, on August 9, 1985.
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Mark White
Governor of Texas
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