Sec. 403.0147.  REPORT ON STATE PROGRAMS NOT FUNDED BY APPROPRIATIONS.  (a)  In this section, "state agency" means an agency, department, board, commission, or other entity in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government.
(b)  Not later than December 31 of each even-numbered year, the comptroller shall submit a report to the legislature that identifies for each state agency:
(1)  each program the state agency is statutorily required to implement for which no appropriation was made for the preceding state fiscal year, along with a citation to the law imposing the requirement; and
(2)  the amount and source of money the state agency spent, if any, to implement any portion of the program described by Subdivision (1) during the preceding state fiscal year.
(c)  A state agency shall provide to the comptroller not later than September 30 of each even-numbered year information necessary for the comptroller to prepare the report required by this section.  The comptroller may prescribe the form and content of the information a state agency must provide.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 947 (S.B. 1831), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2017.
Amended by: 
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 856 (S.B. 800), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.