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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study on reporting and accessibility of county budget |
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information. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) The comptroller of public accounts shall |
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conduct a study to evaluate standards for reporting county budget |
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information and methods for making that information publicly |
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accessible. |
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(b) In conducting the study, the comptroller shall: |
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(1) identify and evaluate uniform standards for |
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reporting county budget information; |
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(2) identify best practices for reporting county |
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budget information; and |
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(3) identify and evaluate methods for making county |
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budget information publicly accessible. |
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(c) Not later than June 1, 2020, the comptroller shall |
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prepare and submit to the governor, lieutenant governor, and |
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speaker of the house of representatives a written report containing |
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the results of the study and any recommendations for legislative or |
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other action. |
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(d) This Act expires September 1, 2021. |
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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, 2019. |