By: Ashby (Senate Sponsor - Nichols) H.B. No. 2252
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 29, 2013;
April 30, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on
Government Organization; May 7, 2013, reported favorably by the
following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 7, 2013, sent to printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to eligibility of charitable organizations to participate
in a state employee charitable campaign.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 659.146(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) To be eligible to participate in a state employee
charitable campaign, a charitable organization must:
(1) be governed by a voluntary board of citizens that
meets at least twice each year to set policy and manage the affairs
of the organization;
(2) if the organization's annual budget:
(A) does not exceed $250,000 [$100,000], provide
a completed Internal Revenue Service Form 990 and an accountant's
review that offers full and open disclosure of the organization's
internal operations; or
(B) exceeds $250,000 [$100,000], be audited
annually in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards
of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; and
(3) not spend more than 25 percent of its annual
revenue for administrative and fund-raising expenses.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
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