2005S0456-1  03/04/05


By:  Harris                                                       S.B. No. 1276


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to financial disclosure by appointed state officers after 
leaving office.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 572.021, Government Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
	Sec. 572.021.  FINANCIAL STATEMENT REQUIRED.  (a)  Except as 
provided under Subsections (b), (c), and (d), a [A] state officer, a 
partisan or independent candidate for an office as an elected 
officer, and a party chairman shall file with the commission a 
verified financial statement complying with Sections 572.022 
through 572.0252.
	(b)  An appointed officer who resigns is not required to file 
a financial statement that is due because of service after the 
effective date of the resignation.
	(c)  An appointed officer whose term expires and who ceases 
to participate in the functions of the agency or institution is not 
required to file a financial statement that is due because of 
service after the date the term expires.
	(d)  An appointed officer of an agency whose functions are 
moved or abolished is not required to file a financial statement 
that is due because of service after the date that the functions of 
the agency are moved or abolished.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect September 1, 2005.