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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to petty cash funds for county welfare departments in |
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certain populous counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 130.905, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), the [The] |
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commissioners court of a county with a population of 1.3 million or |
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more, for the support of paupers through a county welfare |
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department, may authorize the disbursement of an amount not to |
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exceed $2,500 to the head of the county welfare department for use |
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as a petty cash fund in order that cash is immediately available for |
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transportation and other expenses of the paupers. The petty cash |
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fund must be established under a system provided and installed by |
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the county auditor with reports to be made to the auditor, as the |
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auditor may require, by the head of the county welfare department. |
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(a-1) In a county with a population of 2.3 million or more, |
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the commissioners court may set the maximum amount authorized to be |
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disbursed under Subsection (a). |
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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, 2017. |