1-1  By:  Rosson                                            S.B. No. 255
    1-2        (In the Senate - Filed January 17, 1995; January 19, 1995,
    1-3  read first time and referred to Committee on Finance;
    1-4  March 2, 1995, reported favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 12,
    1-5  Nays 0; March 2, 1995, sent to printer.)
    1-6                         A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
    1-7                                AN ACT
    1-8  relating to the distribution of earned income tax credits
    1-9  information by the comptroller of public accounts and other state
   1-10  agencies.
   1-11        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
   1-12        SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 403, Government Code, is
   1-13  amended by adding Section 403.0111 to read as follows:
   1-14        Sec. 403.0111.  DISTRIBUTION OF FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION.
   1-15  (a)  In addition to the distribution of state tax and fiscal
   1-16  information, the comptroller's office is authorized to take the
   1-17  lead in promoting awareness of federal earned income tax credits
   1-18  and to encourage other agencies to similarly promote awareness of
   1-19  the federal tax credit for working families and individuals who may
   1-20  qualify.
   1-21        (b)  State agencies that otherwise distribute information to
   1-22  the public may use existing resources to distribute information to
   1-23  persons likely to qualify for federal earned income tax credits and
   1-24  shall cooperate with the comptroller in information distribution
   1-25  efforts.
   1-26        SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 1995.
   1-27        SECTION 3.  The importance of this legislation and the
   1-28  crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
   1-29  emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
   1-30  constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
   1-31  days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.
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