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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to reports by the Legislative Budget Board regarding the |
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General Appropriations Act and other fiscal actions taken by the |
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legislature and each general appropriations bill proposed by the |
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legislature. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 322, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Sections 322.025 and 322.026 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 322.025. REPORT ON FISCAL ACTIONS OF LEGISLATURE. (a) |
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Not later than April 1 of each even-numbered year, or as soon |
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thereafter as practicable, the board shall submit to the |
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legislature and post on the board's Internet website a biennial |
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report on the General Appropriations Act passed and other fiscal |
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actions taken by the current legislature to provide contextual |
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information about the structure, operation, and fiscal condition of |
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the government of this state. |
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(b) The report must include: |
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(1) a summary of the overall fiscal condition of this |
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state before the passage of the General Appropriations Act; |
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(2) an overview of the General Appropriations Act, |
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including an overview of the major revenue sources and funds; |
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(3) an examination of economic indicators for this |
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state and the United States for the state fiscal biennium in which |
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the report is made; |
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(4) a highlight of legislation passed that may have a |
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significant fiscal effect on the economy of this state; and |
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(5) a summary of each function of the government of |
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this state and a comprehensive description of programs and services |
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funded by the legislature. |
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Sec. 322.026. REPORT ON GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL. (a) |
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The board shall submit to the legislature and post on the board's |
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Internet website a summary of each version of the general |
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appropriations bill filed in either house of the legislature during |
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a legislative session as soon as practicable after it is filed. |
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(b) The report must include: |
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(1) an overview of the general appropriations bill; |
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(2) the amount of appropriations proposed for the next |
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state fiscal biennium compared to the current state fiscal |
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biennium, in total and disaggregated by each method of finance for |
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each article of the general appropriations bill; |
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(3) highlights of major funding items, significant |
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policy, or fiscal issues across this state; |
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(4) significant factors affecting the general |
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appropriations bill; |
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(5) an explanation of how the appropriations made for |
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the current state fiscal biennium have been adjusted for the next |
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state fiscal biennium; |
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(6) an overview of the total appropriations in each |
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article of the general appropriations bill by agency or |
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institution, including estimated and budgeted expenditures for the |
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current state fiscal biennium and recommended appropriations for |
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the next state fiscal biennium; |
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(7) a guide to the general appropriations bill for |
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first-time readers; and |
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(8) a comparison between the current version and the |
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preceding version, if any, of the general appropriations bill. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |