Bill Text: TX HB372 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to an audit of funds received by certain entities under the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to fund health or public safety programs.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-08-03 - Referred to Appropriations [HB372 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB372-Introduced.html
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| By: Dukes | H.B. No. 372 | |
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| relating to an audit of funds received by certain entities under the | ||
| federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to fund health or | ||
| public safety programs. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. (a) The state auditor shall conduct an audit of | ||
| the management and expenditure of funds received by a state agency | ||
| or a municipality under the federal American Recovery and | ||
| Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. No. 111-5) for the purpose of | ||
| funding health or public safety programs or activities. | ||
| (b) The audit conducted under Subsection (a) of this section | ||
| must include an audit of funds designated for: | ||
| (1) mitigating lead-based paint in the interest of | ||
| public health; and | ||
| (2) addressing health and safety concerns in public | ||
| housing. | ||
| (c) The state auditor shall create a report of the audit | ||
| conducted under Subsection (a) of this section, publish the report | ||
| on the state auditor's Internet website, and distribute the report | ||
| to the members of the legislature on or before December 1, 2018. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act expires September 1, 2019. | ||
| SECTION 3. 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 December 1, 2017. | ||
