CHAPTER 468. STATE DEMOGRAPHER
GOVERNMENT CODE
TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH
SUBTITLE E. OTHER EXECUTIVE AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS
CHAPTER 468. STATE DEMOGRAPHER
Sec. 468.001. DEFINITION. In this section, "state agency" means
a department, commission, board, office, or other agency in the
executive branch of state government, including a university
system or institution of higher education as defined by Section
61.003, Education Code.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 245, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
2001.
Sec. 468.002. DESIGNATION OF STATE DEMOGRAPHER. (a) The
governor shall appoint an employee or officer of a state agency
as the state demographer from a list submitted by the speaker of
the house of representatives and the lieutenant governor.
(b) To be eligible for designation as state demographer, a
person must have:
(1) a graduate degree with specialization in demography or a
closely related field of study; and
(2) extensive experience in employing demographic and related
socioeconomic data for use by legislative, public, and private
entities.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 245, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
2001.
Sec. 468.003. PERSONNEL AND FACILITIES. (a) The state agency
that employs the person designated as the state demographer shall
provide:
(1) staff necessary for the state demographer to perform the
demographer's duties; and
(2) the main office for the state demographer.
(b) The Texas Legislative Council shall provide office space and
other support in Austin necessary for the state demographer to
perform the demographer's duties for the legislature.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 245, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
2001.
Sec. 468.004. POWERS AND DUTIES. The state demographer shall:
(1) disseminate demographic and related socioeconomic data to
the public, with emphasis on data that may be useful to public
policymakers;
(2) provide annual population estimates for all counties and
municipalities in the state;
(3) provide biennial population projections for the state and
all counties of the state;
(4) provide information to the legislature relating to the
impact that demographic and socioeconomic changes in the
population of the state have on the demand for state services;
and
(5) evaluate the type and quality of data needed to:
(A) adequately monitor demographic and socioeconomic changes in
the population of the state; and
(B) assess the effectiveness of delivery of state services.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 245, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
2001.
Sec. 468.005. ADMINISTRATOR OF THE UNITED STATES BUREAU OF THE
CENSUS FEDERAL-STATE COOPERATIVE. The state agency that employs
the state demographer shall serve as the official cognizant
administrator for the State of Texas of the United States Bureau
of the Census federal-state cooperative program for population
estimates and the federal-state cooperative program for
population projections and as coordinating agency for the State
Data Center program.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 529, Sec. 1, eff. June 8,
1993. Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 88.214 and amended by
Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 245, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.