TITLE: Relating to a study on reporting and accessibility of county budget information.

SUMMARY: Relating to a study on reporting and accessibility of county budget information.

FULL TEXT:
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.