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Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 174.107

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005

If compensation or another matter that requires an appropriation of money by any governing body is included for collective bargaining under this chapter, an association shall serve on the public employer a written notice of its request for collective bargaining at least 120 days before the date on which the public employer’s current fiscal operating budget ends.