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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring a state agency that is undergoing review by |
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the Sunset Advisory Commission to undergo a financial audit and |
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submit a zero-based budget in connection with the review. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 325.007, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 325.007. AGENCY REPORT TO COMMISSION. (a) Before |
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September 1 of the odd-numbered year before the year in which a |
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state agency subject to this chapter is abolished, the agency shall |
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report to the commission: |
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(1) information regarding the application to the |
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agency of the criteria in Section 325.011; and |
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(2) any other information that the agency considers |
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appropriate or that is requested by the commission. |
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(b) Before November 1 of the odd-numbered year before the |
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year in which a state agency subject to this chapter is abolished, |
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the agency shall present to the commission a zero-based budget for |
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the state fiscal year that begins on the date the agency is |
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scheduled to be abolished that: |
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(1) justifies each activity performed by the agency |
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with reference to the agency's legal authority to perform the |
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activity; |
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(2) budgets the minimum amount for each activity that |
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the agency considers necessary to adequately comply with the duties |
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imposed by law on the agency; and |
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(3) includes any other information required by the |
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commission. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 325, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 325.0075 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 325.0075. FINANCIAL AUDIT. The state auditor shall |
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conduct a financial audit under Section 321.0131 of each state |
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agency scheduled to be abolished on a date certain if not continued |
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in accordance with this chapter. The state auditor shall conduct |
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the audit at a time so that the completed audit may be sent to the |
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commission on September 1 of the odd-numbered year before the year |
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the agency is scheduled to be abolished. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply in |
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relation to the review by the Sunset Advisory Commission of |
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agencies scheduled to be abolished on or after September 1, 2013, if |
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not continued in accordance with Chapter 325, Government Code, and |
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in relation to any other agencies that by law are reviewed during |
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those review periods by the Sunset Advisory Commission. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |