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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to zero-based budgeting for certain entities funded by |
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this state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 322.007, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 322.007. ESTIMATES AND REPORTS. (a) Each |
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institution, department, agency, officer, employee, or agent of the |
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state shall submit to the board any estimate or report relating to |
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appropriations requested by the board or under the board's |
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direction. |
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(b) Each institution, department, and agency of this state |
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that receives an appropriation shall submit to the board a |
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zero-based budget plan that contains: |
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(1) a description of the discrete activities the |
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entity is charged with conducting or performing together with a |
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justification for each activity by reference to a statute or other |
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legal authority; |
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(2) for each activity identified under Subdivision |
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(1), a quantitative estimate of any adverse effects that reasonably |
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may be expected to result if the activity were discontinued, |
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together with a description of the methods by which the adverse |
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effects were estimated; |
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(3) for each activity identified under Subdivision |
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(1), an itemized account of expenditures required to maintain the |
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activity at the minimum level of service required by the statute or |
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other legal authority, together with a concise statement of the |
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quantity and quality of service required at that minimum level; |
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(4) for each activity identified under Subdivision |
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(1), an itemized account of expenditures required to maintain the |
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activity at the current level of service, together with a concise |
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statement of the quantity and quality of service provided at that |
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level; and |
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(5) a ranking of activities identified under |
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Subdivision (1) that illustrates the relative importance of each |
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activity to the overall goals and purposes of the institution, |
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department, or agency at current service levels. |
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(c) Each zero-based budget plan and each estimate or report |
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shall be submitted at a time set by the board and in the manner and |
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form prescribed by board rules. |
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(d) Each zero-based budget plan and each [(c) An] estimate |
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or report required under this section is in addition to a budget |
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plan or an estimate or report required by other law, including those |
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estimates or reports relating to appropriations required by Chapter |
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401. |
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SECTION 2. Section 322.008(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Based on information provided under Section 322.007, |
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the [The] director, under the direction of the board, shall prepare |
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the general appropriations bill for introduction at each regular |
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legislative session. |
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SECTION 3. Section 401.0445(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The governor shall compile the biennial appropriation |
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budget using information: |
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(1) submitted to the governor in the uniform budget |
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estimate forms; [and] |
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(2) obtained at public hearings, from inspections, and |
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from other sources; and |
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(3) submitted to the Legislative Budget Board under |
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Section 322.007. |
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SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply only in |
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regard to information for developing a biennial appropriation |
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budget for a state fiscal biennium beginning on or after September |
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1, 2013. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |