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TX Govt Code § 2106.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle C - State Accounting, Fiscal Management, and Productivity|Chapter 2106 - Indirect Cost Recovery Program|Section 2106.007. Appropriation of Federally Reimbursed Indirect Costs

Sec. 2106.007.  APPROPRIATION OF FEDERALLY REIMBURSED INDIRECT COSTS.  (a)  The legislature may appropriate to a state agency for any purpose the amount of federal money the agency is estimated to receive for federally reimbursable indirect costs during a fiscal biennium.(b)  The appropriation for a state agency may include the amount of federal money for federally reimbursable indirect costs that the agency recovers during a fiscal biennium that exceeds the estimated amount.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 2106.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle C - State Accounting, Fiscal Management, and Productivity|Chapter 2106 - Indirect Cost Recovery Program|Section 2106.008. Indirect Costs Associated With Certain Texas Department of Transportation Agreements

Sec. 2106.008.  INDIRECT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH CERTAIN TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AGREEMENTS.  The executive director of the Texas Department of Transportation may waive the application of this chapter to indirect costs of the department associated with an agreement entered into by the department with another agency of this state or a local governmental entity if the agreement relates to:(1)  the development of a transportation project;  or(2)  a program administered by the department.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 517, Sec. 1, eff. May 31, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 2107.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle C - State Accounting, Fiscal Management, and Productivity|Chapter 2107 - Collection of Delinquent Obligations to State|Section 2107.001. Definitions

Sec. 2107.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Obligation" includes a debt, judgment, claim, account, fee, fine, tax, penalty, interest, loan, charge, or grant.(2)  "State agency" means an agency, board, commission, institution, or other unit of state government.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 2107.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle C - State Accounting, Fiscal Management, and Productivity|Chapter 2107 - Collection of Delinquent Obligations to State|Section 2107.002. Agency Collection Process

Sec. 2107.002.  AGENCY COLLECTION PROCESS.  (a)  The attorney general shall adopt uniform guidelines for the process by which a state agency collects delinquent obligations owed to the agency.(b)  A state agency that collects delinquent obligations owed to the agency shall establish procedures by rule for collecting a delinquent obligation and a reasonable period for collection.  The rules must conform to the guidelines established by the attorney general.(c)  Until a state agency adopts rules under this section, the attorney general by rule may establish collection procedures for the agency, including the period for collecting a delinquent obligation.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 2107.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle C - State Accounting, Fiscal Management, and Productivity|Chapter 2107 - Collection of Delinquent Obligations to State|Section 2107.004. Notice by Comptroller to Attorney General for Further Collection

Sec. 2107.004.  NOTICE BY COMPTROLLER TO ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR FURTHER COLLECTION.  Except as provided by Section 2107.003, not later than the 30th day after the comptroller determines that its efforts to collect a delinquent obligation have failed, the comptroller shall report the uncollected and delinquent obligation to the attorney general for further collection efforts.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 653, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 470, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1386 (S.B. 1615), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 2107.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle C - State Accounting, Fiscal Management, and Productivity|Chapter 2107 - Collection of Delinquent Obligations to State|Section 2107.006. Attorney Fees and Costs

Sec. 2107.006.  ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS.  In any proceeding under this chapter or other law in which the state seeks to collect or recover a delinquent obligation or damages, the attorney general may recover reasonable attorney fees, investigative costs, and court costs incurred on behalf of the state in the proceeding in the same manner as provided by general law for a private litigant.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 2107.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle C - State Accounting, Fiscal Management, and Productivity|Chapter 2107 - Collection of Delinquent Obligations to State|Section 2107.007. Retention of Collection Fee

Sec. 2107.007.  RETENTION OF COLLECTION FEE.  (a)  An obligation reported to the attorney general for collection under this chapter is subject to a collection fee for the use and benefit of the attorney general as provided by legislative appropriation.(b)  The attorney general may retain the amount of the collection fee from the amount of the obligation collected.(c)  A collection fee may not be retained from amounts collected for the unemployment compensation fund established under Subchapter B, Chapter 203, Labor Code.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 8.18, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 2108.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle C - State Accounting, Fiscal Management, and Productivity|Chapter 2108 - Savings Incentive Program for State Agency|Section 2108.101. Notice

Sec. 2108.101.  NOTICE.  A state agency that spends less undedicated general revenue derived from nonfederal sources than is appropriated to the agency for a fiscal year shall send to the comptroller a notice of the amount of the savings before October 30 following the end of the fiscal year in which the savings are realized.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 450, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 2108.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle C - State Accounting, Fiscal Management, and Productivity|Chapter 2108 - Savings Incentive Program for State Agency|Section 2108.102. Verification of Savings

Sec. 2108.102.  VERIFICATION OF SAVINGS.  The comptroller shall verify the amount of savings contained in the notice not later than the 60th day following the date the comptroller receives the notice.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 450, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 2108.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle C - State Accounting, Fiscal Management, and Productivity|Chapter 2108 - Savings Incentive Program for State Agency|Section 2108.103. Retention of Funds

Sec. 2108.103.  RETENTION OF FUNDS.  (a)  The affected agency retains one-half of the amount of savings verified by the comptroller.(b)  Savings retained under this section may only be appropriated by the legislature to the affected agency.  The agency may spend the savings only on an activity or expense that does not:(1)  create new or expanded services;  or(2)  require ongoing funding at a later date.(c)  Of the savings retained by the agency, one-half:(1)  must be used to make additional principal payments for general obligation bonds issued by the agency or on behalf of the agency by the Texas Public Finance Authority; or(2)  if there are no outstanding general obligation bonds issued by the agency or on behalf of the agency by the Texas Public Finance Authority, may be used to provide bonuses, distributed equally, to each agency employee who:(A)  is a current full-time equivalent employee of the agency;(B)  worked for the agency as a full-time equivalent employee for the entire fiscal year in which the savings were realized; and(C)  is directly responsible for or worked in a department, office, or other division within the agency that is responsible for the savings realized.(d)  If the amount of agency savings verified under Section 2108.102, expressed as a percentage of the total amount of undedicated general revenue derived from nonfederal sources appropriated to the agency for the fiscal year in which the savings were realized, is:(1)  less than three percent, a bonus described by Subsection (c)(2) may not exceed $250;(2)  at least three percent but less than five percent, a bonus described by Subsection (c)(2) may not exceed $500;(3)  at least five percent but less than 10 percent, a bonus described by Subsection (c)(2) may not exceed $750; and(4)  10 percent or more, a bonus described by Subsection (c)(2) may not exceed $1,000.(e)  A state agency may not provide a bonus under Subsection (c)(2) to an employee of the agency who serves in an upper management position, including the chief executive or chief administrator of the agency.(f)  A state agency shall adopt rules to implement this section.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 450, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 411 (S.B. 132), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 2108.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle C - State Accounting, Fiscal Management, and Productivity|Chapter 2108 - Savings Incentive Program for State Agency|Section 2108.104. Demonstration Necessary to Receive Savings

Sec. 2108.104.  DEMONSTRATION NECESSARY TO RECEIVE SAVINGS.  In order for a state agency to receive any savings derived from lowered utility costs under this section, the state agency must demonstrate to the comptroller that the agency has maximized savings on utility expenses by implementing all energy and water conservation programs in compliance with rules adopted under Section 447.002.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 450, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 2109.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle C - State Accounting, Fiscal Management, and Productivity|Chapter 2109 - Volunteers|Section 2109.001. Definitions

Sec. 2109.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Governmental entity" means a state agency or any other governmental entity supported in whole or in part by funds received from the state.(2)  "Human services" means providing for basic human mental or physical needs.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 2109.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle C - State Accounting, Fiscal Management, and Productivity|Chapter 2109 - Volunteers|Section 2109.002. Use of Volunteers for Human Services

Sec. 2109.002.  USE OF VOLUNTEERS FOR HUMAN SERVICES.  A governmental entity that provides human services shall use volunteers, if feasible, to assist in providing human services of a high quality.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 2109.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle C - State Accounting, Fiscal Management, and Productivity|Chapter 2109 - Volunteers|Section 2109.003. Development of Programs

Sec. 2109.003.  DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAMS.  (a)  Each governmental entity shall develop a volunteer program.(b)  In developing the program, the governmental entity shall consider volunteers a resource that requires advance planning and preparation for effective use.(c)  The governmental entity shall include, if practicable, volunteers in addition to paid staff in planning the implementation of the program.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 2109.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle C - State Accounting, Fiscal Management, and Productivity|Chapter 2109 - Volunteers|Section 2109.004. Program Requirements and Guidelines

Sec. 2109.004.  PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES.  (a)  A volunteer program must include:(1)  an effective training program for paid staff and prospective volunteers;(2)  the use of paid staff to plan and implement the volunteer program;(3)  an evaluation mechanism to assess:(A)  the performance of the volunteers;(B)  the cooperation of paid staff with the volunteers;  and(C)  the volunteer program;  and(4)  follow-up studies to ensure the effectiveness of the volunteer program.(b)  A volunteer program may:(1)  establish a program to reimburse volunteers for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of volunteer services;(2)  establish an insurance program to protect volunteers in the performance of volunteer services;(3)  cooperate with private organizations that provide services similar to those provided by the governmental entity;  and(4)  purchase engraved certificates, plaques, pins, or awards of a similar nature, with a value that does not exceed $75 for each volunteer, to recognize special achievement and outstanding services of volunteers.(c)  This section applies to a volunteer program of a governmental entity, regardless of whether the governmental entity provides human services.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 2109.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle C - State Accounting, Fiscal Management, and Productivity|Chapter 2109 - Volunteers|Section 2109.005. Merit Pay; Performance Evaluations

Sec. 2109.005.  MERIT PAY;  PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS.  A governmental entity that has a volunteer program shall consider the use of volunteers in determining merit pay increases and performance evaluations.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 2109.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle C - State Accounting, Fiscal Management, and Productivity|Chapter 2109 - Volunteers|Section 2109.006. State Budget Recommendations

Sec. 2109.006.  STATE BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS.  During the preparation of budget recommendations, the Legislative Budget Board shall review the use of funds requested for volunteer programs.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 2110.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle C - State Accounting, Fiscal Management, and Productivity|Chapter 2110 - State Agency Advisory Committees|Section 2110.001. Definition

Sec. 2110.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "advisory committee" means a committee, council, commission, task force, or other entity with multiple members that has as its primary function advising a state agency in the executive branch of state government.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 16.01(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 45, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 2110.0011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle C - State Accounting, Fiscal Management, and Productivity|Chapter 2110 - State Agency Advisory Committees|Section 2110.0011. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 2110.0011.  APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.  This chapter applies unless and to the extent:(1)  another state law specifically states that this chapter does not apply;  or(2)  a federal law or regulation:(A)  imposes an unconditional requirement that irreconcilably conflicts with this chapter;  or(B)  imposes a condition on the state's eligibility to receive money from the federal government that irreconcilably conflicts with this chapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 46, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 2110.0012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle C - State Accounting, Fiscal Management, and Productivity|Chapter 2110 - State Agency Advisory Committees|Section 2110.0012. Establishment of Advisory Committees

Sec. 2110.0012.  ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY COMMITTEES.  For purposes of this chapter, a state agency has established an advisory committee if:(1)  state or federal law has specifically created the committee to advise the agency;  or(2)  the agency has, under state or federal law, created the committee to advise the agency.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 46, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 2110.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle C - State Accounting, Fiscal Management, and Productivity|Chapter 2110 - State Agency Advisory Committees|Section 2110.002. Composition of Advisory Committees

Sec. 2110.002.  COMPOSITION OF ADVISORY COMMITTEES.  (a)  An advisory committee must be composed of a reasonable number of members not to exceed 24.(b)  The composition of an advisory committee that advises a state agency regarding an industry or occupation regulated or directly affected by the agency must provide a balanced representation between:(1)  the industry or occupation;  and(2)  consumers of services provided by the agency, industry, or occupation.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 594 (S.B. 604), Sec. 1.08(1), eff. September 1, 2019.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 16.01(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 47, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1290 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 43, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 594 (S.B. 604), Sec. 1.08(1), eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 2110.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle C - State Accounting, Fiscal Management, and Productivity|Chapter 2110 - State Agency Advisory Committees|Section 2110.003. Presiding Officer

Sec. 2110.003.  PRESIDING OFFICER.  (a)  An advisory committee shall select from among its members a presiding officer.(b)  The presiding officer shall preside over the advisory committee and report to the advised state agency.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 16.01(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 48, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 2110.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle C - State Accounting, Fiscal Management, and Productivity|Chapter 2110 - State Agency Advisory Committees|Section 2110.004. Reimbursement of Members' Expenses; Appropriations Process

Sec. 2110.004.  REIMBURSEMENT OF MEMBERS' EXPENSES;  APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS.  (a)  Notwithstanding other law, the manner and amount of reimbursement for expenses, including travel expenses, of members of an advisory committee may be prescribed only:(1)  by the General Appropriations Act;  or(2)  through the budget execution process under Chapter 317 if the advisory committee is created after it is practicable to address the existence of the committee in the General Appropriations Act.(b)  A state agency that is advised by an advisory committee must request authority to reimburse the expenses of members of the committee through the appropriations or budget execution process, as appropriate, if the agency determines that the expenses of committee members should be reimbursed.  The request must:(1)  identify the costs related to the advisory committee's existence, including the cost of agency staff time spent in support of the committee's activities;(2)  state the reasons the advisory committee should continue in existence;  and(3)  identify any other advisory committees created to advise the agency that should be consolidated or abolished.(c)  As part of the appropriations and budget execution process, the governor and the Legislative Budget Board shall jointly identify advisory committees that should be abolished.  The comptroller may recommend to the governor and the Legislative Budget Board that an advisory committee should be abolished.(d)  The General Appropriations Act may provide for reimbursing the expenses of members of certain advisory committees without providing for reimbursing the expenses of members of other advisory committees.(e)  This section does not apply to an advisory committee the services of which are determined by the governing board of a retirement system trust fund to be necessary for the performance of the governing board's fiduciary duties under the state constitution.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 16.01(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 2110.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle C - State Accounting, Fiscal Management, and Productivity|Chapter 2110 - State Agency Advisory Committees|Section 2110.005. Agency-Developed Statement of Purpose and Tasks; Reporting Requirements

Sec. 2110.005.  AGENCY-DEVELOPED STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND TASKS;  REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.  A state agency that establishes an advisory committee shall by rule:(1)  state the purpose and tasks of the committee;  and(2)  describe the manner in which the committee will report to the agency.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 16.01(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 49, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 2110.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle C - State Accounting, Fiscal Management, and Productivity|Chapter 2110 - State Agency Advisory Committees|Section 2110.006. Agency Evaluation of Committee Costs and Effectiveness

Sec. 2110.006.  AGENCY EVALUATION OF COMMITTEE COSTS AND EFFECTIVENESS.  A state agency that has established an advisory committee shall evaluate annually:(1)  the committee's work;(2)  the committee's usefulness;  and(3)  the costs related to the committee's existence, including the cost of agency staff time spent in support of the committee's activities.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 16.01(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 50, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 2110.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle C - State Accounting, Fiscal Management, and Productivity|Chapter 2110 - State Agency Advisory Committees|Section 2110.007. Report to the Legislative Budget Board

Sec. 2110.007.  REPORT TO THE LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD.  A state agency that has established an advisory committee shall report to the Legislative Budget Board the information developed in the evaluation required by Section 2110.006.  The agency shall file the report biennially in connection with the agency's request for appropriations.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 16.01(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 51, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|