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TX Govt Code § 403.060 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 403 - Comptroller of Public Accounts|Subchapter D. Warrants, Receipts, and Registers|Section 403.060. Printing and Issuance of Warrants

Sec. 403.060.  PRINTING AND ISSUANCE OF WARRANTS.  (a)  The comptroller may delegate to a person the authority to print warrants and deliver those warrants to the appropriate person.  However, before a person may print and deliver a warrant, the comptroller must approve a voucher related to the warrant in accordance with Section 403.071.(b)  The comptroller:(1)  may print all warrants on a stock that is the same color and design;(2)  may make a warrant payable out of two or more state funds when not prohibited by law;(3)  shall number warrants in accordance with the requirements of the uniform statewide accounting system;   and(4)  may combine on a single warrant the payments to a vendor or state employee by two or more state agencies when not prohibited by law.(c)  The comptroller shall promulgate rules for the effective and efficient administration of this section.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 207, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 641, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 7.11, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1467, Sec. 1.18, eff. June 19, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 403.072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 403 - Comptroller of Public Accounts|Subchapter E. Claims|Section 403.072. Payroll Claims

Sec. 403.072.  PAYROLL CLAIMS.  (a)  A court, school, or other state agency may prepare and present a payroll claim to the comptroller before the end of the payroll period.  The claim must be verified as to services performed during the payroll period before the date of the claim but need not be verified as to services to be performed during the payroll period after the date of the claim.(b)  The comptroller shall accept the claim when presented, prepare a warrant in payment of the claim before the date it becomes due and payable, and hold the warrant for delivery until it becomes due and payable.  The warrant must be dated as of the due date of the claim and may not be delivered to the claimant until the due date. (c)  To allow such a warrant to be ready for delivery on the due date, the comptroller may adopt rules necessary to administer this section.(d)  In its rules adopted under this section, the comptroller may not require an institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, that processes its own payroll to submit payroll information to the comptroller relating to individual employees of the institution that is not required by the comptroller to make any distribution of state money to the institution to cover the institution's payroll.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 7.12, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1266, Sec. 1.18, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 403.0721 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 403 - Comptroller of Public Accounts|Subchapter E. Claims|Section 403.0721. Net Compensation Calculation

Sec. 403.0721.  NET COMPENSATION CALCULATION.  The comptroller may adopt procedures and rules relating to the method used to calculate the net compensation of a state officer or employee.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 449, Sec. 30, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 403.073 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 403 - Comptroller of Public Accounts|Subchapter E. Claims|Section 403.073. Special Claims

Sec. 403.073.  SPECIAL CLAIMS.  A person holding a claim against the state for which a warrant has not been issued and for which the appropriation has been exhausted shall present the claim to the comptroller for the comptroller's consideration not later than 30 days before the meeting of each regular session of the legislature.  The comptroller may not audit such a claim presented after this deadline until the comptroller has considered and passed on all claims presented before the deadline.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Govt Code § 403.074 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 403 - Comptroller of Public Accounts|Subchapter E. Claims|Section 403.074. Miscellaneous Claims

Sec. 403.074.  MISCELLANEOUS CLAIMS.  (a)  The comptroller shall pay, from available funds appropriated for that purpose, miscellaneous claims for which an appropriation does not otherwise exist or for which the appropriation has lapsed.  For the purpose of this section, "miscellaneous claims" does not include claims concerning warrants that have expired because they were not presented to the comptroller for payment within the time period specified in Section 210.012, Labor Code.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (g), the comptroller may not pay a miscellaneous claim unless the claim has been:(1)  verified and substantiated by an authorized employee of the state agency whose special fund or account is to be charged for the claim;(2)  verified by the attorney general as a legally enforceable obligation of the state;  and(3)  certified by the claimant as due and unpaid.(c)  The comptroller shall keep a record of each transaction made under this section, showing:(1)  the amount of the claim paid;(2)  the identity of the claimant;(3)  the purpose of the claim;  and(4)  the fund or account against which the claim is to be charged.(d)  Except as provided by Subsection (g), the comptroller may not pay under this section a single claim in excess of $50,000, or an aggregate of claims by a single claimant during a biennium in excess of $50,000.  For the purposes of this subsection, all claims that were originally held by one person are considered held by a single claimant regardless of whether those claims were later transferred.(e)  Unless another law provides a period within which a particular claim must be made, a claim may not be made under this section after eight years from the date on which the claim arose.  A claim arises on the day after the last day that payment was due on the original claim.  A person who fails to make a claim within the period provided by law waives any right to a payment of the claim.(f)  This section does not apply to a claim for a refund of a tax or fee.(g)  The comptroller shall pay under this section any claim that satisfies the requirements of Subchapter B, Chapter 103, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, as provided by Section 103.151, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 232, Sec. 20, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 584, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 641, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.57, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 7.13, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1488, Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1388 (S.B. 1719), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 403.075 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 403 - Comptroller of Public Accounts|Subchapter E. Claims|Section 403.075. Deficiencies

Sec. 403.075.  DEFICIENCIES.  (a)  A person having the power to contract for supplies or pledge the credit of the state for a deficiency that may arise under the person's management or control shall, before the occurrence of a deficiency, make a sworn estimate of the amount necessary to cover a deficiency until the meeting of the next legislature.  The person must make the estimate not later than the 30th day before the date the deficiency occurs and shall immediately submit the claim to the governor.(b)  The governor shall:(1)  carefully examine the claim;(2)  approve or disapprove it in whole or part;(3)  endorse the approval on the claim or the part approved;(4)  designate the amount and items approved and the items disapproved;  and(5)  file the claim with the comptroller.(c)  The comptroller may draw a deficiency warrant for and may pay only the part of a claim approved and filed as provided by this section.  If a sufficient deficiency appropriation exists to meet the claim, the comptroller shall draw a warrant and the claim shall be paid.  If such an appropriation does not exist or is not sufficient to pay the claim, the comptroller shall issue a deficiency warrant and the claim may not be paid until the legislature provides for the payment.(d)  If injury or damage occurs to public property from a flood, storm, or unavoidable cause, an estimate may be filed under this section immediately.  The estimate must be approved by the governor as provided by this section.(e)  The governor may not approve warrants under this section in an aggregate amount exceeding $200,000. A warrant approved above this amount is invalid and the comptroller may not redeem it.(f)  This section does not apply to fees and dues for which the state may be liable under general law.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 7.14, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 403.076 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 403 - Comptroller of Public Accounts|Subchapter E. Claims|Section 403.076. Tax Refunds

Sec. 403.076.  TAX REFUNDS.  (a)  The comptroller shall pay from available funds claims for refunds of state taxes for which a refund may not be claimed under Section 111.104, Tax Code.(b)  The comptroller shall keep records of each transaction made under this section, showing:(1)  the amount of the claim paid; (2)  the identity of the claimant; (3)  the purpose of the claim;  and(4)  the fund or account against which the claim is to be charged.(c)  For a tax for which no other law provides a period within which a refund claim must be made, a refund claim may not be made after four years from the latest date on which the tax could be paid without the imposition of a penalty or interest.  If the law does not provide for the imposition of a penalty or interest for a tax not paid within a specified period, a claim for a refund of the tax may not be made after four years from the date the return relating to the tax was due or, if applicable, a notice that the tax was due.(d)  A person who fails to make a tax refund claim within the period provided by this section or other law waives any right to a refund of the tax paid.(e)  The refund claim must be filed in writing with the agency that collects the tax for which the refund is claimed.  The claim must state the amount of the refund claimed and be accompanied by evidence sufficient to establish the grounds for and the amount of the refund.(f)  If the refund is required by law to be made by an agency other than the agency that collects the tax for which the refund is claimed, the agency that collects the tax shall provide the agency making the refund with a copy of the refund claim and the accompanying evidence to establish the validity and amount of the refund.  The agency responsible for making the refund may not make a refund without receiving that evidence.(g)  Before paying a refund under this section, the comptroller shall credit the amount due to the person claiming the refund against any other amount finally determined to be due to the state from the person according to information in the custody of the comptroller and shall refund the remainder.(h)  This section does not apply to taxes paid under protest.(i)  This section is not a waiver of sovereign immunity for a refund suit.  A person claiming a refund may not seek or obtain judicial review of a determination by the agency with which a refund claim is filed or by the agency having the responsibility to make a refund relating to the refund claim unless the legislature by resolution grants permission for a person to seek judicial review of the determination.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 232, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 403.077 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 403 - Comptroller of Public Accounts|Subchapter E. Claims|Section 403.077. Improper Collections

Sec. 403.077.  IMPROPER COLLECTIONS.  (a)  The comptroller may refund the amount of money collected or received by a state agency through mistake of fact or law and deposited in the state treasury, including money not due the state and money collected or received in excess of the amount required to be collected or received.  The agency must make written request to the comptroller for the refund, showing the reason for and amount of the refund.  At any time the comptroller may require further written evidence for the refund and may withhold payment until the comptroller is satisfied that the refund is justified.(b)  A warrant for the payment of the refund must be signed by the comptroller and shall be drawn against the fund or account into which the money was deposited.  The refund shall be made from funds appropriated for that purpose.(c)  This section does not affect Subchapter C, Chapter 111, Tax Code, or any statute requiring payment of unrefundable fees.(d)  Unless another law provides a period within which a particular refund claim must be made, a refund claim may not be made under this section after four years from the latest date on which the amount collected or received by the state was due, if the amount was required to be paid on or before a particular date.  If the amount was not required to be paid on or before a particular date, a refund claim may not be made after four years from the date the amount was collected or received.  A person who fails to make a refund claim within the period provided by law waives any right to a refund of the amount paid.(e)  This section does not apply to a refund of a tax.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 232, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 7.15, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 403.078 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 403 - Comptroller of Public Accounts|Subchapter E. Claims|Section 403.078. Form

Sec. 403.078.  FORM.  All claims and accounts against the state shall be submitted on forms or according to the method and format that the comptroller prescribes.  The claims and accounts shall be prepared to provide for entering on the claim or account, for use of the comptroller's office, the following:(1)  authorization of the head of the office or other person responsible for the expenditure; (2)  the appropriation against which the disbursement is to be charged; (3)  information required by the comptroller's rules;(4)  proof that the claim or account was presented to the state within the period of limitation provided by Section 16.051, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, or other applicable statute;  and(5)  other appropriate matters.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 232, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 403.079 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 403 - Comptroller of Public Accounts|Subchapter E. Claims|Section 403.079. Using Sampling Techniques to Audit Claims

Sec. 403.079.  USING SAMPLING TECHNIQUES TO AUDIT CLAIMS.  (a)  The comptroller may use generally recognized sampling techniques to audit claims against the state.  Those techniques may be used only when the comptroller determines that they would be cost-effective and would promote greater efficiency in paying claims.  The comptroller's proper use of sampling techniques satisfies the auditing requirements of Section 403.071.(b)  When the comptroller uses sampling techniques to audit claims from a state agency, the comptroller may project the results from the sample to similar types of unaudited claims from that agency.  The comptroller may use that projection to estimate the amount of unaudited claims that were improperly paid.  The comptroller may submit that estimate to the governor, state auditor, and the Legislative Budget Board.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 108, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 403.0915 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 403 - Comptroller of Public Accounts|Subchapter F. Management of Funds in Treasury|Section 403.0915. Dormant Fund or Account

Sec. 403.0915.  DORMANT FUND OR ACCOUNT.  At any time the comptroller, with notification to the state auditor, may transfer to the general revenue fund a balance in a dormant fund or account if the source of the fund or account is unknown or the purpose for which it was collected is moot.  The legislature at any time after the transfer may appropriate the balance as a refund if the source and purpose of the fund or account become known and active.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Redesignated from Sec. 403.091 by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 4, Sec. 11.03, eff. Aug. 22, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 7.16, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 403.0956 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 403 - Comptroller of Public Accounts|Subchapter F. Management of Funds in Treasury|Section 403.0956. Reallocation of Interest Accrued on Certain Dedicated Revenue

Sec. 403.0956.  REALLOCATION OF INTEREST ACCRUED ON CERTAIN DEDICATED REVENUE.  Notwithstanding any other law, all interest or other earnings that accrue on all revenue held in an account in the general revenue fund any part of which Section 403.095 makes available for certification under Section 403.121 are available for any general governmental purpose, and the comptroller shall deposit the interest and earnings to the credit of the general revenue fund.  This section does not apply to:(1)  interest or earnings on revenue deposited in accordance with Section 51.008, Education Code;(2)  an account that accrues interest or other earnings on deposits of state or federal money the diversion of which is specifically excluded by federal law;(3)  the lifetime license endowment account;(4)  the game, fish, and water safety account;(5)  the coastal protection account;(6)  the Alamo complex account; or(7)  the artificial reef account.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 835 (H.B. 7), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 448 (H.B. 7), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2015.Reenacted by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1173 (H.B. 3317), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 403.097 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 403 - Comptroller of Public Accounts|Subchapter F. Management of Funds in Treasury|Section 403.097. Funds Expended in Proportion to Method of Financing

Sec. 403.097.  FUNDS EXPENDED IN PROPORTION TO METHOD OF FINANCING.  (a)  The comptroller may prescribe rules to ensure that, when it is necessary to preserve cash balances in the funds and accounts in the state treasury, appropriations are drawn from the treasury in proportion to the methods of financing specified in the Acts authorizing the appropriations.(b)  The rules may include procedures relating to the deposit of receipts and the issuance of warrants.(c)  This section does not affect other powers of the comptroller under this subchapter, Subchapter H of Chapter 404, or other law.(d)  This section does not apply if the method of financing specified for an agency or an institution of higher education in the Act authorizing appropriations includes interest earned or to be earned on local funds of the agency or institution.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1499, Sec. 1.07, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 403.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 403 - Comptroller of Public Accounts|Subchapter G. Funds|Section 403.101. Flood Area School and Road Fund

Sec. 403.101.  FLOOD AREA SCHOOL AND ROAD FUND.  (a)  The comptroller may receive and give a receipt for money due or payable under 33 U.S.C. Section 701c-3 (1986).  The money shall be placed in a separate account called the flood area school and road fund to the credit of the comptroller.  The money may not be part of the general funds of the state.(b)  Each person having the duty to collect school or road taxes for a school district, county, or other political subdivision all or part of which is within a flood control district or flood control area created or designated under law shall prepare and file with the comptroller a sworn report showing:(1)  the total number of acres acquired by the United States for flood control purposes within the boundaries of the school district, county, or other political subdivision;  and(2)  the tax rate for each $100 of valuation for school and road purposes levied by the school district, county, or other political subdivision for the year in which the report is made.(c)  On or before September 15 of each year the comptroller shall pay to a school district, county, or other political subdivision the proportionate share of money in the flood area school and road fund that was produced by leases on land acquired by the United States for flood control purposes within the school district, county, or other political subdivision.  The school district, county, or other political subdivision is entitled to a proportionate part of the money in the fund based on the ratio that the district's, county's, or subdivision's tax rate bears to the sum of the school tax rate and the road tax rate.  The money may be used for the purposes permitted by federal law.(d)  If during a school year money distributable to a school district is in the flood area school and road fund, the comptroller, on application of a school district, may distribute the money on a date other than a date permitted by Subsection (c).|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|