HBA-NRS H.B. 3317 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3317
By: Ramsay
County Affairs
3/18/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law provides that a county employee must request a payroll
deduction in writing to the county auditor. The county auditor must then
send the request to the county treasurer or another officer specified by
law to make the deduction. Providing the request in writing to the county
treasurer as well as the county auditor makes the payroll process more
efficient and helps to better serve county employees. House Bill 3317
provides that a request for a payroll deduction must be in writing to the
county treasurer or another officer performing the duties of the county
treasurer as specified by law.  

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 3317 amends the Local Government Code to provide that a written
request of a county employee for a payroll deduction for payment to a
credit union or for investment purposes must be submitted to the county
treasurer or another officer performing the duties of the county treasurer
and remains in effect until a written notice of revocation signed by the
county employee is received by the county treasurer or another officer
performing the duties of the county treasurer. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.