Texas 2015 - 84th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB827 Compare Versions

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1	1	84R731 KLA-F
2	2	By: Hall S.B. No. 827
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the format of the general appropriations bill.
8	8	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	9	SECTION 1. Section 322.008, Government Code, is amended by
10	10	adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
11	11	(b-1) The general appropriations bill must, for each state
12	12	agency or other entity to which an appropriation is proposed under
13	13	the bill:
14	14	(1) include a line item for each specific program or
15	15	activity administered by the agency or entity or by an
16	16	organizational unit of the agency or entity, arranged according to
17	17	the agency's, entity's, or unit's organizational structure, except
18	18	that if a specific program or activity administered by the agency,
19	19	entity, or unit includes identifiable components or subprograms,
20	20	the bill must include a line item for each of those components or
21	21	subprograms;
22	22	(2) specify the amount of the proposed appropriation
23	23	for each line item; and
24	24	(3) include, for each line item that represents a
25	25	specific program or activity or, if applicable, each group of line
26	26	items representing the components or subprograms of a specific
27	27	program or activity:
28	28	(A) a description of the program or activity and
29	29	a citation to the authorization in law for the program or activity;
30	30	and
31	31	(B) a statement regarding whether the source of
32	32	the proposed appropriation is nondedicated general revenue money,
33	33	dedicated general revenue money, federal money, or another source.
34	34	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.