Texas Administrative Code Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE
Here’s a detailed overview of the Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Title 34 – Public Finance:
📘 Title 34 – Public Finance Overview
Texas’s TAC Title 34 governs state-level public finance regulations and is divided into multiple Parts representing different agencies:
Part 1 – Comptroller of Public Accounts
Part 3 – Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Part 4 – Employees Retirement System of Texas
Part 5 – Texas County & District Retirement System
Part 6 – Texas Municipal Retirement System
(Parts 2, 7, 8 omitted)
Part 9 – Texas Bond Review Board
Part 10 – Texas Public Finance Authority
Part 11 – Texas Emergency Services Retirement System
Part 12 – State Employee Charitable Campaign (law.cornell.edu)
🏛️ Part 1 – Comptroller of Public Accounts (Chapters 1–20)
This part outlines the Comptroller’s responsibilities, including:
Central & Tax Administration (Chs. 1, 3)
Treasury & Funds Management (Chs. 4–6)
Investment policies, prepaid tuition, tobacco settlement trust
Property Tax Oversight (Ch. 9)
Procedures for appraisal, protest, exemptions, performance audits (regulations.justia.com)
Transparency & Growth Initiatives (Chs. 10–12)
Government growth impact statements, economic development
Unclaimed Property & Bullion Depository (Chs. 13–14)
Payments & Grant Programs (Chs. 15–17)
Electronic transfers, credit card processing, Comptroller grants—including Opioid Abatement Fund eligibility (e.g., 34 TAC § 16.205 requires entities to be “engaged in business in Texas”) (regulations.justia.com, law.cornell.edu)
Energy Conservation & Procurement (Chs. 19–20)
Energy policy and statewide procurement standards
📰 Other Notable Parts
Part 3 (Teacher Retirement System, Chs. 21–51)
Part 4 (Employees Retirement System, Chs. 61–87)
Part 5–6 (County/District & Municipal Retirement)
Part 9 (Bond Review Board)
Part 10 (Public Finance Authority)
Part 11 (Emergency Services Retirement)
Part 12 (State Employee Charitable Campaign) (texas-sos.appianportalsgov.com, law.cornell.edu)
🗂️ Regulatory Updates & Sources
The TAC is updated quarterly; the current online versions on Justia and LII reflect the latest update (law.cornell.edu).
For full sections and subchapter specifics (e.g., subchapter C in Chapter 16 on the Opioid Abatement Fund), you can view individual parts on LII or the official Texas SOS “View TAC” portal (law.cornell.edu).
✅ Summary
Title 34 regulates how the Texas Comptroller and several state agencies manage public finances—from taxing and treasury operations to investment, procurement, grantmaking, retirement systems, and charitable campaigns—across more than a dozen chapters and parts.
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