Texas Government Code 531.498 – Recurring Five-Year Strategic Plan and Related Implementation Plans
(a) Not later than March 1 of the last state fiscal year in each five-year period covered by the most recent strategic plan, the council shall:
(1) develop a new strategic plan for the next five state fiscal years that begins with the following fiscal year; and
(2) submit the new strategic plan to the executive commissioner and the administrative head of each agency subject to the strategic plan.
(b) Not later than the 90th day after receiving the strategic plan, the executive commissioner and the administrative head of each agency that is subject to the plan shall develop and submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the legislature a plan for implementing the recommendations applicable to the agency under the strategic plan. An implementation plan must include a justification for any recommendation the commission or other agency declines to implement.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 531.498
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005