H.B. No. 2252
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.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2252 was passed by the House on April
25, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 135, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2252 was passed by the Senate on May
15, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor