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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to filing of personal financial statements by unsalaried |
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appointed state officers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 572, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 572.0212 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 572.0212. FILING BY UNSALARIED APPOINTED OFFICER NOT |
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REQUIRED. (a) In this section, "salary" means a salary for state |
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service, but not a per diem or other form of compensation. |
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(b) An appointed officer, including an appointed officer of |
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a major state agency, is not required to file a financial statement |
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if the officer: |
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(1) is not authorized to receive a salary; and |
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(2) does not receive a salary. |
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(c) To be eligible for the exemption under Subsection (b), |
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the officer must provide written notice that the officer satisfies |
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the requirements of that subsection to the commission. |
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SECTION 2. Section 572.0212, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies to a financial statement filed under Subchapter |
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B, Chapter 572, Government Code, regardless of whether the |
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statement was required to be filed before, on, or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |