85R1014 AAF-D
 
  By: Taylor of Collin S.B. No. 135
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the submission of a report by certain entities
  identifying spending reduction measures.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Chapter 322, Government Code, is amended by
  adding Section 322.025 to read as follows:
         Sec. 322.025.  REPORT ON SPENDING REDUCTION MEASURES. (a)  
  Not later than September 1 of each even-numbered year, each entity
  that is required to submit a legislative appropriations request
  shall submit to the board a detailed report identifying measures by
  which the entity may reduce its expenditures from general revenue
  and general revenue-dedicated accounts by 1 percent, 5 percent, and
  10 percent in the next state fiscal biennium.
         (b)  An entity described by Subsection (a) shall rank each of
  the 1 percent, 5 percent, and 10 percent spending reduction
  measures from highest to lowest priority. The entity shall assign
  higher priority to measures that: 
               (1)  have fewer consequences for the entity's programs
  and goals;
               (2)  have less impact on populations served by the
  entity; or
               (3)  eliminate redundancies and inefficiencies.
         (c)  An entity described by Subsection (a) may not include in
  the report a spending reduction measure that would violate the
  state or federal constitution.
         (d)  The board may exempt certain expenditures from
  consideration under this section.
         (e)  The board may issue guidance regarding:
               (1)  standards for reports required by this section,
  including format, content, and methods of submission; and
               (2)  prioritizing spending reduction measures under
  Subsection (b).
         (f)  The board may require an entity to submit the report
  under this section with the entity's legislative appropriations
  request.
         (g)  Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year,
  the board shall make reports received under this section available
  to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of
  representatives, and members of the legislature.
         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. If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2017.