85R11124 PAM-D
By: Frank H.B. No. 2384
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a study on reporting and accessibility of county budget
information.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. (a) The comptroller of public accounts shall
conduct a study to evaluate standards for reporting county budget
information and methods for making that information publicly
accessible.
(b) In conducting the study, the comptroller shall:
(1) identify and evaluate uniform standards for
reporting county budget information;
(2) identify best practices for reporting county
budget information; and
(3) identify and evaluate methods for making county
budget information publicly accessible.
(c) Not later than June 1, 2018, the comptroller shall
prepare and submit to the governor, lieutenant governor, and
speaker of the house of representatives a written report containing
the results of the study and any recommendations for legislative or
other action.
(d) This Act expires September 1, 2019.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2017.