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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the preparation of government growth impact statements |
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for rules proposed by state agencies. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 2001, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2001.0221 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2001.0221. GOVERNMENT GROWTH IMPACT STATEMENTS. (a) |
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A state agency shall prepare a government growth impact statement |
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for a proposed rule. |
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(b) A state agency shall reasonably describe in the |
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government growth impact statement whether, during the first five |
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years that the rule will be in effect: |
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(1) the rule creates or eliminates a government |
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program; |
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(2) implementation of the rule requires the creation |
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of new employee positions or the elimination of existing employee |
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positions; |
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(3) implementation of the rule requires an increase or |
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decrease in future legislative appropriations to the agency; |
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(4) the rule requires an increase or decrease in fees |
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paid to the agency; |
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(5) the rule creates a new regulation; |
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(6) the rule expands, limits, or repeals an existing |
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regulation; |
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(7) the rule increases or decreases the number of |
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individuals subject to the rule's applicability; and |
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(8) the rule positively or adversely affects the |
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state's economy. |
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(c) The comptroller shall adopt rules to implement this |
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section. The rules must require that the government growth impact |
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statement be in plain language. The comptroller may prescribe the |
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use of a chart that a state agency may use to disclose the items |
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required under Subsection (b). |
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(d) Each state agency shall incorporate the impact |
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statement into the notice required by Section 2001.024. |
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(e) This section applies to the adoption of an emergency |
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rule. |
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(f) Failure to comply with this section does not impair the |
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legal effect of a rule adopted under this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than October 1, 2017, the comptroller |
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of public accounts shall adopt rules under Section 2001.0221(c), |
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Government Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. Section 2001.0221, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to a proposed rule for which the notice |
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required under Section 2001.023(b), Government Code, is filed on or |
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after November 1, 2017. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |