1-1 75R9352 PAM-D 1-2 AN ACT 1-3 relating to the reconciliation of county checks and warrants. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 113, Local Government Code, 1-6 is amended by adding Section 113.008 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 113.008. RECONCILIATION OF COUNTY CHECKS AND WARRANTS. 1-8 (a) The county depository shall provide all canceled checks and 1-9 warrants and supporting statements to the county treasurer. 1-10 (b) Subsection (a) does not apply if the checks and 1-11 warrants are payable from funds under the direct authority of an 1-12 official other than the county treasurer as provided by statute. 1-13 The exemption provided by this subsection does not apply if the 1-14 official requests the county treasurer to be responsible for the 1-15 reconciliation of the checks and warrants payable from the funds 1-16 that are under the direct authority of the official. 1-17 (c) In fulfilling the requirements of Subsection (a), the 1-18 county depository shall provide, at the direction of the county 1-19 treasurer: 1-20 (1) original canceled checks and warrants; or 1-21 (2) optical images of the front and back of canceled 1-22 checks and warrants if the optical images are provided in 1-23 accordance with the rules adopted by the Texas State Library and 1-24 Archives Commission. 1-25 (d) The county treasurer shall: 1-26 (1) reconcile the canceled checks and warrants with 1-27 the account records of the depository; and 1-28 (2) ensure all financial adjustments are made 1-29 regarding the depository account as required. 1-30 (e) In this section, a reference to the county treasurer 1-31 includes a person performing the duties of the county treasurer. 1-32 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the 2-1 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-2 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-3 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-4 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.