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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to zero-based budgeting for state agencies as part of the |
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sunset review process. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 325.007, Government Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 325.007. AGENCY REPORT TO COMMISSION; ZERO-BASED |
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BUDGET. |
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SECTION 2. Section 325.007, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows: |
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(c) Before November 1 of the odd-numbered year before the |
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year in which a state agency subject to this chapter is to be |
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abolished, the agency shall present to the commission a zero-based |
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budget for the state fiscal biennium that begins on the date the |
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agency is scheduled to be abolished that contains: |
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(1) a description of the discrete activities the |
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agency is charged with conducting or performing, together with a |
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justification for each activity by reference to a statute or other |
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legal authority; |
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(2) for each activity identified under Subdivision |
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(1): |
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(A) a quantitative estimate of any adverse |
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effects that reasonably may be expected to result if the activity |
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were discontinued, together with a description of the methods by |
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which the adverse effects were estimated; |
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(B) an itemized account of expenditures required |
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to maintain the activity at the minimum level of service or |
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performance required by the statute or other legal authority, |
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together with a concise statement of the quantity and quality of |
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service or performance required at that minimum level; and |
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(C) an itemized account of expenditures required |
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to maintain the activity at the current level of service or |
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performance, together with a concise statement of the quantity and |
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quality of service or performance provided at that current level; |
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and |
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(3) a ranking of activities identified under |
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Subdivision (1) that illustrates the relative importance of each |
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activity to the overall goals and purposes of the agency at current |
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service or performance levels. |
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(d) A state agency shall submit the zero-based budget |
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required under Subsection (c) to the Legislative Budget Board as |
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part of the agency's legislative appropriations request for the |
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state fiscal biennium that begins on the date the agency is |
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scheduled to be abolished. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply to |
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agencies scheduled to be abolished on or after September 1, 2025, if |
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not continued in accordance with Chapter 325, Government Code. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |