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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of information on financial literacy |
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resources to the public. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 403, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 403.0255 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 403.0255. FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAM INFORMATION. (a) |
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In this section: |
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(1) "Financial literacy" means proficiency at |
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managing personal finances. |
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(2) "Health and human services agencies" has the |
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meaning assigned by Section 531.001. |
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(b) The comptroller shall collect information on programs, |
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including classes, and other resources available to the public that |
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focus on teaching financial literacy and compile the information in |
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a brochure. |
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(c) The comptroller shall identify appropriate state |
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agencies through which to distribute the brochures to the public, |
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such as the Health and Human Services Commission, health and human |
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services agencies, and other agencies whose employees frequently |
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interact with the public. The comptroller shall make the brochures |
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available to the identified agencies. |
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(d) A state agency identified as appropriate for |
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distributing the brochures shall ensure that the brochures are |
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readily available to interested persons at locations at which those |
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persons frequently access services provided by the agency. |
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(e) The comptroller shall periodically update the |
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information contained in a brochure required by this section and |
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make the updated brochures available to the state agencies |
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identified as appropriate for distributing the brochures. |
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SECTION 2. The comptroller of public accounts shall produce |
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and distribute to appropriate state agencies the brochure required |
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by Section 403.0255, Government Code, as added by this Act, not |
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later than December 1, 2011. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |