SRC-JBJ S.B. 1256 76(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1256
By: Nelson
Criminal Justice
4/6/1999
As Filed


DIGEST 

Currently, the comptroller of public accounts compiles information
regarding taxes.  The tax information could be provided to a county or
municipality that would produce reports critical to forecasting budgeting
needs of their crime prevention programs.  S.B. 1256 would authorize the
comptroller to provide certain information to a crime control and
prevention district for economic forecasting purposes. 

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 1256 authorizes the comptroller of public accounts to
provide certain tax information to a crime and prevention district. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Chapter 323D, Tax Code, by adding Section 323.3022, as
follows: 

Sec. 323.3022.  CRIME CONTROL DISTRICT TAX INFORMATION.  Requires the
comptroller to provide to a crime control and prevention district
(district) that has adopted a tax under this chapter information relating
to the amount of tax paid to the district by each person doing business in
the area of the district who annually remits to the comptroller state and
local sales tax payments of more than $100,000.  Requires the request to be
made in writing by the district's chief administrative officer.  Provides
that the information is confidential, not open to public inspection, and
may be used only for economic forecasting.  Authorizes the comptroller to
set and collect reasonable fees from a district to cover the expenses of
compiling and providing the  information.   

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3.Emergency clause.