Texas Government Code 2161.127 – Legislative Appropriations Requests
(a) Each state agency must include as part of its legislative appropriations request a detailed report for consideration by the budget committees of the legislature that shows the extent to which the agency complied with this chapter and rules of the comptroller adopted under this chapter during the two calendar years preceding the calendar year in which the request is submitted. To the extent the state agency did not comply, the report must demonstrate the reasons for that fact. The extent to which a state agency complies with this chapter and rules of the comptroller adopted under this chapter is considered a key performance measure for purposes of the appropriations process.
(b) The report under Subsection (a) must include:
(1) the agency’s goals established under § 2161.123(d)(5) for contracting with historically underutilized businesses during the two calendar years preceding the calendar year in which the request is submitted;
(2) a statement regarding whether the goals established under § 2161.123(d)(5) were met during the two calendar years preceding the calendar year in which the request is submitted; and
(3) if the goals established under § 2161.123(d)(5) were not met during the two calendar years preceding the calendar year in which the request is submitted:
(A) a statement of the percentage by which the agency’s actual use of historically underutilized businesses deviated from the agency’s goals; and
(B) an explanation of why the goals were not met.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 2161.127
- Comptroller: means the state comptroller of public accounts. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005