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| 2 | 2 | | By: Johnson S.B. No. 1616 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to reports by the Legislative Budget Board regarding the |
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| 8 | 8 | | General Appropriations Act and other fiscal actions taken by the |
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| 9 | 9 | | legislature and each general appropriations bill proposed by the |
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| 10 | 10 | | legislature. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 322, Government Code, is amended by |
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| 13 | 13 | | adding Sections 322.025 and 322.026 to read as follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | Sec. 322.025. REPORT ON FISCAL ACTIONS OF LEGISLATURE. (a) |
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| 15 | 15 | | Not later than April 1 of each even-numbered year, or as soon |
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| 16 | 16 | | thereafter as practicable, the board shall submit to the |
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| 17 | 17 | | legislature and post on the board's Internet website a biennial |
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| 18 | 18 | | report on the General Appropriations Act passed and other fiscal |
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| 19 | 19 | | actions taken by the current legislature to provide contextual |
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| 20 | 20 | | information about the structure, operation, and fiscal condition of |
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| 21 | 21 | | the government of this state. |
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| 22 | 22 | | (b) The report must include: |
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| 23 | 23 | | (1) a summary of the overall fiscal condition of this |
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| 24 | 24 | | state before the passage of the General Appropriations Act; |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2) an overview of the General Appropriations Act, |
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| 26 | 26 | | including an overview of the major revenue sources and funds; |
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| 27 | 27 | | (3) an examination of economic indicators for this |
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| 28 | 28 | | state and the United States for the state fiscal biennium in which |
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| 29 | 29 | | the report is made; |
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| 30 | 30 | | (4) a highlight of legislation passed that may have a |
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| 31 | 31 | | significant fiscal effect on the economy of this state; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | (5) a summary of each function of the government of |
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| 33 | 33 | | this state and a comprehensive description of programs and services |
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| 34 | 34 | | funded by the legislature. |
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| 35 | 35 | | Sec. 322.026. REPORT ON GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL. (a) |
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| 36 | 36 | | The board shall submit to the legislature and post on the board's |
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| 37 | 37 | | Internet website a summary of each version of the general |
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| 38 | 38 | | appropriations bill filed in either house of the legislature during |
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| 39 | 39 | | a legislative session as soon as practicable after it is filed. |
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| 40 | 40 | | (b) The report must include: |
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| 41 | 41 | | (1) an overview of the general appropriations bill; |
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| 42 | 42 | | (2) the amount of appropriations proposed for the next |
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| 43 | 43 | | state fiscal biennium compared to the current state fiscal |
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| 44 | 44 | | biennium, in total and disaggregated by each method of finance for |
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| 45 | 45 | | each article of the general appropriations bill; |
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| 46 | 46 | | (3) highlights of major funding items, significant |
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| 47 | 47 | | policy, or fiscal issues across this state; |
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| 48 | 48 | | (4) significant factors affecting the general |
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| 49 | 49 | | appropriations bill; |
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| 50 | 50 | | (5) an explanation of how the appropriations made for |
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| 51 | 51 | | the current state fiscal biennium have been adjusted for the next |
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| 52 | 52 | | state fiscal biennium; |
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| 53 | 53 | | (6) an overview of the total appropriations in each |
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| 54 | 54 | | article of the general appropriations bill by agency or |
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| 55 | 55 | | institution, including estimated and budgeted expenditures for the |
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| 56 | 56 | | current state fiscal biennium and recommended appropriations for |
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| 57 | 57 | | the next state fiscal biennium; |
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| 58 | 58 | | (7) a guide to the general appropriations bill for |
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| 59 | 59 | | first-time readers; and |
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| 60 | 60 | | (8) a comparison between the current version and the |
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| 61 | 61 | | preceding version, if any, of the general appropriations bill. |
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| 62 | 62 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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