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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the comptroller of public accounts to |
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perform administrative, economic, fiscal, or policy research or |
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analysis regarding certain issues and to assist political |
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subdivisions with related research or analysis. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 403, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 403.022 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 403.022. ADMINISTRATIVE, ECONOMIC, FISCAL, OR POLICY |
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RESEARCH OR ANALYSIS. (a) At the request of the governor, |
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lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of representatives, or |
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chair of a standing committee of the legislature, or on the |
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comptroller's own initiative, the comptroller may: |
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(1) perform administrative, economic, fiscal, or |
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policy research or analysis regarding issues of concern to the |
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state or to political subdivisions of the state, including policy |
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issues, emerging issues, and issues related to: |
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(A) economic and financial impact forecasting; |
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(B) expenditure analysis and other data |
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analysis; |
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(C) interstate comparisons; and |
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(D) future trends and projections; or |
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(2) assist a political subdivision of the state with |
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administrative, economic, fiscal, or policy research or analysis |
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regarding an issue described by Subdivision (1). |
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(b) The comptroller may prepare and distribute reports on |
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any issue researched or analyzed under Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 2. 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. |