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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the format of the general appropriations bill. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 322.008, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) The general appropriations bill must, for each state |
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agency or other entity to which an appropriation is proposed under |
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the bill: |
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(1) include a line item for each specific program or |
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activity administered by the agency or entity or by an |
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organizational unit of the agency or entity, arranged according to |
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the agency's, entity's, or unit's organizational structure, except |
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that if a specific program or activity administered by the agency, |
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entity, or unit includes identifiable components or subprograms, |
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the bill must include a line item for each of those components or |
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subprograms; |
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(2) specify the amount of the proposed appropriation |
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for each line item; and |
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(3) include, for each line item that represents a |
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specific program or activity or, if applicable, each group of line |
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items representing the components or subprograms of a specific |
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program or activity: |
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(A) a description of the program or activity and |
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a citation to the authorization in law for the program or activity; |
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and |
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(B) a statement regarding whether the source of |
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the proposed appropriation is nondedicated general revenue money, |
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dedicated general revenue money, federal money, or another source. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |