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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring the comptroller to assess ways to expand the |
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provision of information about the federal earned income tax |
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credit. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) The comptroller of public accounts shall |
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conduct a study on promoting awareness of the federal earned income |
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tax credit. In conducting the study, the comptroller shall: |
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(1) determine the state agencies, offices, or |
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departments that are best suited to disseminate information |
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regarding the federal earned income tax credit to the public; |
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(2) develop: |
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(A) strategies for increasing the effectiveness |
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of programs currently in use to inform the public about the federal |
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earned income tax credit; and |
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(B) new programs to inform the public about the |
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federal earned income tax credit and the eligibility requirements |
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to claim the credit; and |
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(3) meet with and consider the suggestions of taxpayer |
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advocacy organizations regarding improving awareness of the |
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federal earned income tax credit. |
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(b) At the comptroller's request, a state agency shall |
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provide information for and assistance in conducting the study |
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under this section. |
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(c) Not later than April 1, 2012, the comptroller shall |
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provide a report containing the results of the study to the |
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governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of |
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representatives. The report must specify at least three strategies |
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and programs that the comptroller has selected for implementation |
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to increase awareness of the federal earned income tax credit. |
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(d) Not later than September 1, 2012, the comptroller shall |
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implement the strategies and programs specified under Subsection |
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(c) of this section. |
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(e) This section expires January 1, 2013. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |