| TO: | Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives |
| FROM: | John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB2549 by Crownover (Relating to the authority of a state employee to authorize a deduction from the employee's salary or wage payment for a charitable contribution to certain entities.), As Passed 2nd House |
The bill would amend the Government Code relating to state employee charitable contributions. The bill would add Chapter 450 to the Government Code to authorize a charitable historical organization, as defined by the bill, to be considered as an eligible charitable organization entitled to participate in a state employee charitable campaign. The bill would amend and add provisions in Chapter 659, regarding the state employee charitable campaign policy committee, pertaining to membership; compensation and reimbursement of committee members; selection of a state campaign manager; application of open meetings and public information laws; requests for information maintained by vendors contracted under Subchapter I; and application of the Texas Sunset Act to the committee. The bill would require that a state employee or retired state employee receiving benefits under Chapter 814, Government Code, who chooses to make a deduction to designate an eligible charitable organization to receive the deductions.
It is anticipated that any additional costs associated with implementation of the legislation could be absorbed within existing resources.
| Source Agencies: | 301 Office of the Governor
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| LBB Staff: | JOB, SD, KM, LCO
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