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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring state agencies to identify spending reduction |
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measures. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 322, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 322.025 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 322.025. STATE AGENCY REPORT ON SPENDING REDUCTION |
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MEASURES. (a) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, |
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each state agency shall submit to the governor, lieutenant |
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governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and Legislative |
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Budget Board a detailed report identifying measures by which the |
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agency can reduce the agency's biennial expenditures by 1 percent, |
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5 percent, and 10 percent. |
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(b) The Legislative Budget Board by rule may adopt standards |
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for the report required by this section, including rules governing |
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the format, content, and methods of submission of the report. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2015. |