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Fannin HB No. 262
Abstract: Appropriates funds and provides for ancillary expenses of state government,
including internal service funds, auxiliary accounts, and enterprise funds.
Proposed law provides for the establishment and reestablishment of agency ancillary funds, to be
specifically known as internal service funds, auxiliary accounts, or enterprise funds for certain
state institutions, officials, and agencies. Requires the appropriated funds, to the extent
deposited, unless otherwise specified, to be used for working capital in the conduct of business
enterprises rendering public, auxiliary, and interagency services. Requires receipts from the
conduct of such businesses to be deposited to the credit of each ancillary fund for FY 2014-2015.
Requires all funds to be expended in accordance with public bid laws.
Proposed law requires, except as otherwise provided, any fund equity resulting from prior year
operations be included as a resource of the fund from which it is derived. Provides that all funds
on deposit with the state treasury at the close of the fiscal year are authorized to be transferred to
each fund as equity for FY 2015-2016. Further provides that all unexpended cash balances as of
June 30, 2015, shall be remitted to the state treasurer on or before Aug. 14, 2015. Further
provides that if not reestablished in the subsequent year's act, the agency must liquidate all assets
and return all advances no later than Aug. 14, 2015.
Proposed law provides that the program descriptions contained in the act are not enacted into law
by virtue of their inclusion in the act. Further provides that, unless explicitly stated otherwise,
each program objective and associated performance indicator contained in the act shall reflect
performance to be achieved for FY 2014-2015.
Proposed law provides that all money from federal, interagency, statutory dedications, or self-
generated revenues of an agency be deemed available for expenditures in the amounts
appropriated, and any increase in such revenues over the amounts appropriated shall only be
available for expenditure by the agency with approval of the division of administration and the
Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget (JLCB).
Proposed law provides that the number of employees approved for each agency may be increased
by the commissioner of administration when appropriate documentation is deemed valid;
however, any request which exceeds five positions requires approval of the division of
administration and JLCB.
Proposed law requires any agency with an appropriation level of $30 million or more to include positions within its table of organization which perform internal auditing service.
Proposed law provides for the agencies and amount of the working capital fund allocated to each.
Proposed law provides that the treasurer shall invest excess cash funds, excluding those arising
from working capital advances, with the interest earned being credited to the account.
Proposed law authorizes the commissioner of administration to transfer functions, positions,
assets, and funds between and within departments in conjunction with the assessment conducted
by Office of Information Technology of staff, assets, contracts, and facilities of information
technology resources, in order to optimize resources and provide cost savings. Provides
exceptions for the Dept. of Culture, Recreation and Tourism and Schedule 04, Elected Officials,
of the General Appropriation Act.
Effective July 1, 2014.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Appropriations to the original
bill.
1. Increased appropriations out of Interagency Transfers by $516,342.
2. Added exception for the Dept. of Culture, Recreation and Tourism and Schedule 04,
Elected Officials, of HB No. 1, from provisions regarding optimizing information
technology resources.