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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the coordination of state and federal standards and |
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reporting requirements related to the receipt of certain federal |
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money. |
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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 403.0123 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 403.0123. COORDINATION OF CERTAIN STANDARDS AND |
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REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "One-time payment" means a one-time allocation of |
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federal money, including stimulus money, to a state agency |
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appropriated by legislation other than an annual federal |
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appropriations act. |
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(2) "State agency" means a department, commission, |
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board, office, or other agency in the executive or legislative |
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branch of state government created by the constitution or a statute |
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of this state, including an institution of higher education as |
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defined by Section 61.003, Education Code. |
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(b) If at least 10 state agencies receive a combined total |
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of at least $1 billion in one-time payments in a state fiscal year, |
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the comptroller shall establish standards and reporting |
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requirements, including performance benchmarks, required of each |
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state agency that receives a one-time payment. The comptroller |
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shall ensure that the standards and reporting requirements conform |
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to any federal standards and reporting requirements related to the |
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one-time payments. To the greatest extent practicable, the |
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comptroller shall eliminate or suspend a state reporting |
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requirement that is duplicative or unnecessary in light of the |
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standards and reporting requirements established under this |
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section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |