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Chapter 9 The Plural Executive and the Bureaucracy

Chapter 9 The Plural Executive and the Bureaucracy. Learning Objectives. 9.1 Describe the roles, functions, and structure of the bureaucracy in Texas 9.2 Explain the roles of the elected members of the executive branch

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Chapter 9 The Plural Executive and the Bureaucracy

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  1. Chapter 9 The Plural Executive and the Bureaucracy

  2. Learning Objectives 9.1 Describe the roles, functions, and structure of the bureaucracy in Texas 9.2 Explain the roles of the elected members of the executive branch 9.3 Identify the functions of important governor-appointed, single-head agencies 9.4 Describe the purposes important multimember agencies serve 9.5 Differentiate between multimember elected commissions and hybrid agencies 9.6 Assess how the plural executive influences policy and the methods of holding the bureaucracy in check

  3. Bureaucracy in Texas • The Size of the Texas Bureaucracy • What the Texas Bureaucracy Does • Policy Implementation • Rule-Making • Regulation • Licensing • Enforcement

  4. Bureaucracy in Texas • Structure of the Texas Bureaucracy • Agencies headed by officials appointed by the governor • Agencies headed by officials independently elected by the people • Boards and commissions headed by a multimember, governor-appointed board or commission • Hybrid agencies where there is a mix of elected and appointed boards and commissions headed by a multimember appointed board or commission

  5. Independently Elected Officers • Lieutenant Governor • Qualifications • Must be thirty years old • US Citizen • Texas resident for more than five years prior to election • Four year term, no limit

  6. Independently Elected Officers • Lieutenant Governor Roles • Working with the governor • Managing the Senate • Directing the Flow of Legislation • Tiebreaking vote in the Senate • Appointments to Senate Committees • Membership on Key Legislative Boards • Involving Texans in the Law-making process

  7. Independently Elected Officers • Attorney General • Comptroller of Public Accounts • Commissioner of the General Land Office • Agriculture Commissioner • Plural Executive Feuds

  8. Governor-Appointed, Single-Head Agencies • Secretary of State • Commissioner for Health and Human Services • Department of Insurance

  9. Governor-Appointed, Multimember Agencies • Public Utility Commission • Department of Transportation • Texas Parks and Wildlife Department • Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

  10. Multimember Elected Commissions and Hybrid Agencies • Texas Railroad Commission • Texas Ethics Commission • State Board of Education

  11. Controlling the Bureaucracy • Selection of the Bureaucracy • Sluggish Policymaking • Oversight and Change • Sunset Process • Legislative Oversight • Gubernatorial Oversight • Other Agencies with Oversight

  12. Texas Takeaways • Bureaucracies administer rules, make rules, enforce laws, and provide services to individuals. • The Texas bureaucracy has grown due to a combination of population growth and economic expansion. • Agencies with more appointees from the governor are more indebted to the governor. Agencies that are elected independently are less likely to cater to the governor’s will.

  13. Texas Takeaways • The lieutenant governor serves as the presiding officer of the Texas Senate, casts tiebreaking votes, and serves and appoints officials to key state boards and commissions. • The AG office’s consumer functions involve enforcement of health, safety, and consumer regulations and protection of the rights of the elderly and disabled. The attorney general is also responsible for enforcement of child support payments, including locating absent parents, establishing paternity, reviewing and adjusting child support payments, and collecting and distributing child support payments.

  14. Texas Takeaways • The comptroller sets the revenue estimate and audits the budget. • The Secretary of State is the chief elections administrator, the steward of all state records, and an ambassador of the state to other nations. • The HHSC is so difficult to manage because it is a large agency and has many policies that it must implement. • In a governor-appointed, singled-headed agency, the appointee is often closer to the governor. Where there are more appointees on a larger commission, the governor may have less influence.

  15. Texas Takeaways • The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality deals with natural resources, maintains clean air and water, and protects the environment, among others. • The TRC’s primary functions are the regulation of the oil and gas industry and environmental protection. • The main goal of the Texas Ethics Commission is to oversee, regulate, and enforce campaign finance and lobbying activities. • The State Board of Education oversees the curriculum standards for primary and secondary education.

  16. Texas Takeaways • The mission of the Sunset Commission is to periodically review the function and efficiency of agencies. An agency is set to be abolished unless legislation is passed to allow that agency to continue to function. • The state can hold the bureaucracy accountable in several ways, including the Sunset process and legislative, gubernatorial, and agency oversight.

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