bill making agencies list upcoming grants for the comptroller

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90R684 CS-D

By: Shofner
H.B. No. 198

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a report by the comptroller of public accounts on grants

to be awarded by state agencies.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 403, Government Code, is

amended by adding Section 403.02451 to read as follows:

Sec. 403.02451. REPORT ON STATE AGENCY GRANTS. (a) In this

section, "state agency" has the meaning assigned by Section

403.013.

(b) Not later than July 1 of each state fiscal year, a state

agency shall submit to the comptroller a report on each grant the

agency anticipates awarding during the next state fiscal year.

(c) At least once each quarter on a date set by comptroller

rule, a state agency shall update the report submitted under

Subsection (b) to:

(1) add any new grants the agency anticipates awarding

during the applicable fiscal year; and

(2) correct any information contained in the report or

a previous update to the report that may have changed after the

report or update was submitted.

(d) Not later than September 1 of each year, the comptroller

shall compile the reports submitted under Subsection (b) into a

single report and submit that report to the lieutenant governor,

the speaker of the house of representatives, and each other member

of the legislature.

(e) The report required under Subsection (d) must:

(1) be:

(A) in a portable document format (PDF);

(B) updated at least once each quarter based on

the updated reports received under Subsection (c); and

(C) organized by the purposes for which each

grant included in the report may be used; and

(2) include the following information for each grant:

(A) the awarding state agency;

(B) the type of grant;

(C) the amount of the grant;

(D) the source of the grant money; and

(E) the application deadline.

(f) The comptroller may adopt rules as necessary to

implement this section, including rules prescribing the form and

manner for submitting a report under Subsection (b) and an update to

a report under Subsection (c).

SECTION 2. (a) If this Act receives the vote necessary for

immediate effect:

(1) a state agency shall, notwithstanding Section

403.02451(b), Government Code, as added by this Act, submit the

initial report required of the agency by that subsection not later

than July 20, 2027; and

(2) the comptroller of public accounts shall,

notwithstanding Section 403.02451(d), Government Code, as added by

this Act, submit the initial report required of the comptroller by

that subsection not later than September 20, 2027.

(b) If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for

immediate effect, the comptroller of public accounts shall,

notwithstanding Section 403.02451(d), Government Code, as added by

this Act, submit the initial report required of the comptroller by

that subsection not later than September 20, 2027, and may base the

initial report solely on information known to the comptroller on

the date the initial report is prepared.

(c) This section expires October 1, 2027.

SECTION 3. 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, 2027.