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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the applicability of certain unfunded mandates on |
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political subdivisions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 320.001, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 320.001. DEFINITIONS [DEFINITION]. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Interagency work group" means the unfunded |
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mandates interagency work group. |
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(2) "Mandate" [, "mandate"] means a requirement made |
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by a statute enacted by the legislature on or after January 1, 2011 |
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[1997], that requires a political subdivision to establish, expand, |
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or modify a duty or [an] activity in a way that requires the |
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expenditure of revenue by the political subdivision that would not |
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have been required in the absence of the statutory provision. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 320, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Sections 320.002 and 320.005 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 320.002. UNFUNDED MANDATES INTERAGENCY WORK GROUP. |
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(a) The unfunded mandates interagency work group consists of: |
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(1) the state auditor; |
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(2) the director of the Legislative Budget Board; |
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(3) the comptroller; |
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(4) a senator appointed by the lieutenant governor; |
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and |
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(5) a member of the house of representatives appointed |
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by the speaker of the house of representatives. |
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(b) A member of the interagency work group is not entitled |
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to additional compensation for service on the work group. |
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(c) A member of the interagency work group may use any |
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person employed by the member's agency to complete the member's work |
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on the interagency work group. |
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(d) The members of the interagency work group may enter into |
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an interagency memorandum of understanding regarding the |
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completion of the work required by this chapter. |
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Sec. 320.005. APPLICABILITY OF UNFUNDED MANDATES. A |
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political subdivision is not required to comply with an unfunded |
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mandate identified on the list published under Section 320.003(a). |
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SECTION 3. Section 320.004, Government Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2011. |