1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the reconciliation of county checks and warrants. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 113, Local Government Code, 1-5 is amended by adding Section 113.008 to read as follows: 1-6 Sec. 113.008. RECONCILIATION OF COUNTY CHECKS AND WARRANTS. 1-7 (a) The county depository shall provide all canceled checks and 1-8 warrants and supporting statements to the county treasurer. 1-9 (b) Subsection (a) does not apply if the checks and 1-10 warrants are payable from funds under the direct authority of an 1-11 official other than the county treasurer as provided by statute. 1-12 The exemption provided by this subsection does not apply if the 1-13 official requests the county treasurer to be responsible for the 1-14 reconciliation of the checks and warrants payable from the funds 1-15 that are under the direct authority of the official. 1-16 (c) In fulfilling the requirements of Subsection (a), the 1-17 county depository shall provide, at the direction of the county 1-18 treasurer: 1-19 (1) original canceled checks and warrants; or 1-20 (2) optical images of the front and back of canceled 1-21 checks and warrants if the optical images are retained in 1-22 accordance with the rules adopted by the Texas State Library and 1-23 Archives Commission. 1-24 (d) The county treasurer shall: 2-1 (1) reconcile the canceled checks and warrants with 2-2 the account records of the depository; and 2-3 (2) ensure all financial adjustments are made 2-4 regarding the depository account as required. 2-5 (e) In this section, a reference to the county treasurer 2-6 includes a person performing the duties of the county treasurer. 2-7 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the 2-8 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-9 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-10 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-11 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended. _______________________________ _______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 1741 was passed by the House on April 11, 1997, by a non-record vote; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. No. 1741 on May 6, 1997, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 1741 was passed by the Senate, with amendments, on May 1, 1997, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. _______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor