By: Ashby (Senate Sponsor - Nichols) H.B. No. 2252

(In the Senate - Received from the House April 29, 2013; April 30, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Government Organization; May 7, 2013, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 7, 2013, sent to printer.)

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to eligibility of charitable organizations to participate in a state employee charitable campaign.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 659.146(a), Government Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a) To be eligible to participate in a state employee charitable campaign, a charitable organization must:

(1) be governed by a voluntary board of citizens that meets at least twice each year to set policy and manage the affairs of the organization;

(2) if the organization's annual budget:

(A) does not exceed $250,000 [$100,000], provide a completed Internal Revenue Service Form 990 and an accountant's review that offers full and open disclosure of the organization's internal operations; or

(B) exceeds $250,000 [$100,000], be audited annually in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; and

(3) not spend more than 25 percent of its annual revenue for administrative and fund-raising expenses.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.

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