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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring a state agency to report the acceptance of |
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federal money to the comptroller of public accounts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 10, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 2118 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 2118. STATE AGENCY REPORTING ON ACCEPTANCE OF FEDERAL |
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MONEY |
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Sec. 2118.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "state agency" |
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means an agency, department, commission, bureau, board, office, |
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council, court, or other entity that is in any branch of state |
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government and that is created by the constitution or a statute of |
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this state. The term includes an institution of higher education as |
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defined by Section 61.003, Education Code. |
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Sec. 2118.002. REPORT ON ACCEPTANCE OF FEDERAL MONEY. (a) |
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A state agency that accepts federal money shall submit to the |
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comptroller a report that includes: |
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(1) the amount, source, and intended use of the money; |
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(2) a detailed description of each condition or |
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limitation that will be imposed on the agency as a result of the |
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agency accepting the money; and |
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(3) an estimate of the cost to implement the |
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conditions and limitations described by Subdivision (2). |
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(b) The comptroller shall adopt the form to be used by a |
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state agency for purposes of making a report under Subsection (a). |
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Sec. 2118.003. COPY OF REPORT FOR CERTAIN OFFICIALS. On |
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receipt of a report under Section 2118.002, the comptroller shall |
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provide a copy of the report to the governor, the lieutenant |
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governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and each |
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other member of the legislature. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 2118, Government Code, as added by this |
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Act, applies only to federal money that is accepted by a state |
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agency on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |