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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the reporting of certain information regarding the |
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payment of state money to certain vendors and counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2115.005, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 2115.005. ANNUAL REPORT BY COMPTROLLER [FORWARDING |
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REPORTS]. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), not [The comptroller |
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shall provide copies, including electronic form copies, of any |
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reports received from a consultant contracting under Section |
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2115.002 to: |
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[(1) the governor; |
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[(2) the state auditor's office; and |
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[(3) the Legislative Budget Board. |
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[(b) The comptroller shall provide the copies required by |
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Subsection (a) not later than the 15th day after the date the |
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comptroller receives the consultant's report. |
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[(c) Not] later than February 1 of each [odd-numbered] year, |
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the comptroller shall issue [a report] to the legislature, |
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governor, state auditor's office, and Legislative Budget Board a |
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report summarizing the activities conducted by a consultant |
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pursuant to a recovery audit completed under this chapter during |
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the preceding state fiscal [biennium ending August 31 of the |
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previous] year. |
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(b) The comptroller is required to issue a report under |
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Subsection (a) only if a recovery audit was completed under this |
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chapter during the preceding state fiscal year. |
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SECTION 2. Section 61.040, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.040. TAX INFORMATION. (a) For the purpose of |
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determining eligibility for state assistance under this chapter, |
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[The comptroller shall give] the department may require a county to |
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provide the following information for the relevant period [relating |
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to]: |
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(1) the taxable value of property taxable by the |
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[each] county; |
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(2) the [and each] county's applicable general revenue |
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tax levy [for the relevant period]; and |
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(3) [(2)] the amount of sales and use tax revenue |
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received by the [each] county [for the relevant period]. |
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(b) The department shall prescribe the manner in which a |
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county must provide the information described by Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |