HBA-NLM S.B. 338 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 338
By: Madla
County Affairs
4/11/1999
Engrossed



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, a commissioners court (court) must hold a public hearing on a
proposed budget within 7 days after the day the budget is filed with the
county clerk.  However, the court is required to publish notice of the
hearing no later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing.
Therefore, the public is unable to view the proposed budget for 3 days
after notice of the hearing is posted.  This bill changes the period of
time that the court must hold a public hearing after a proposed budget is
filed with the county clerk from 7 days to 10 days, to allow the public the
full 10 days to review the proposed budget before the hearing. S.B. 338
requires the commissioners court to hold the hearing on a day within 10,
rather than seven, calendar days after the date the proposed budget is
filed but before the last day of the first month of the fiscal year. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 111.038(b), Local Government Code, to require a
commissioners court to hold the required budget hearing on a day within 10,
rather than seven, calendar days after the date the proposed budget is
filed but before the last day of the first month of the fiscal year. 

SECTION 2.  Amends Section 111.067(b), Local Government Code, to make a
conforming change. 

SECTION 3. Emergency clause.
  Effective date: upon passage.