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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the availability of certain Upper Trinity Groundwater |
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Conservation District financial information on the district's |
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Internet website. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 8830, Special District |
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Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Sections 8830.153, 8830.154, |
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and 8830.155 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 8830.153. ELECTRONIC CHECKING ACCOUNT TRANSACTION |
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REGISTER. (a) The district shall maintain the transaction |
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register for the district's checking account in a searchable |
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electronic spreadsheet format, such as a portable document format |
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(PDF) or similar file type, in which the transaction register is |
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readily available for purposes of Subsection (c). Except as |
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provided by Subsection (b), the electronic checking account |
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transaction register must include for each check written from the |
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district checking account: |
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(1) the transaction amount; |
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(2) the check number; |
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(3) the name of the payee; and |
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(4) a statement of the purpose of the expenditure for |
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which the check was written. |
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(b) The district may not include in the district's |
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electronic checking account transaction register a check issued to |
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district personnel in payment of: |
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(1) salary, wages, or an employment stipend; or |
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(2) a workers' compensation income benefit, medical |
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benefit, death benefit, or burial benefit that is issued by the |
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district. |
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(c) The district shall prominently post the electronic |
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checking account transaction register at all times on the |
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district's Internet website for viewing and downloading by |
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interested persons. |
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(d) The district shall: |
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(1) update the electronic checking account |
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transaction register at least once each month, not later than the |
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30th day after the closing date of the most recent monthly statement |
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for the checking account; and |
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(2) maintain each transaction or listing in the |
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electronic checking account transaction register on the district's |
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Internet website until the second anniversary of the date of the |
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transaction or listing. |
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Sec. 8830.154. POSTING OF DISTRICT CREDIT CARD |
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TRANSACTIONS. (a) The district shall post on the district's |
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Internet website a monthly listing of each transaction made using a |
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credit card issued to: |
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(1) the district; or |
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(2) a district officer or employee for use in |
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connection with district business. |
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(b) The listing of credit card transactions under |
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Subsection (a) must include, for each transaction: |
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(1) the month and year of the transaction; |
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(2) the amount of the transaction; and |
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(3) the name of the payee. |
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(c) The district may comply with Subsection (a) by posting a |
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credit card statement on the district's Internet website. Before |
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posting a credit card statement as permitted by this subsection, |
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the district shall remove or obliterate the name of the credit card |
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issuer, the credit card number, the name of the person to whom the |
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card is issued, the day of the month on which each transaction shown |
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was made, and the expiration date. |
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(d) The district shall: |
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(1) post each credit card transaction not later than |
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the 30th day after the first date the district pays any portion of |
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the balance due shown on the credit card statement that contains the |
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transaction; and |
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(2) maintain the listing of a credit card transaction |
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on the district's Internet website until the second anniversary of |
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the date of the transaction. |
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Sec. 8830.155. POSTING OF DISTRICT PERSONNEL COMPENSATION |
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INFORMATION. (a) In this section, "compensation" means salaries, |
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wages, and employment stipends. |
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(b) Not later than the first day of each fiscal year, the |
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district shall post on the district's Internet website a listing of |
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the total amounts budgeted for the compensation of district |
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personnel for the year, grouped by the following categories: |
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(1) operators and field inspectors; |
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(2) professional service providers; |
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(3) administrative staff; and |
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(4) all other employees. |
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(c) For each category under Subsection (b), the district |
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shall post: |
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(1) the number of full-time personnel; and |
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(2) the average compensation. |
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(d) The district shall maintain the personnel compensation |
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information for a year on the district's Internet website until the |
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district posts the information for the following year. |
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SECTION 2. The Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation |
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District shall make the first Internet postings required by |
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Sections 8830.153, 8830.154, and 8830.155, Special District Local |
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Laws Code, as added by this Act, not later than January 1, 2010. |
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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, 2009. |