FEDERAL EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT.
Tex. GOV'T Code § 403.025.
in effect(a) The comptroller's office is the lead state agency in promoting awareness of the federal earned income tax credit program for working families.
(b) The comptroller shall recruit other state agencies and the governor's office to participate in a coordinated campaign to increase awareness of the federal tax program.
(c) State agencies that otherwise distribute information to the public may use existing resources to distribute information to persons likely to qualify for federal earned income tax credits and shall cooperate with the comptroller in information distribution efforts.
(d) The comptroller shall produce and make available to employers, by a written notice and a posting on the comptroller's Internet website, a form that includes information:
(1) regarding the federal earned income tax credit for distribution under Chapter 104 , Labor Code; and
(2) explaining the availability of and contact information for local volunteer income tax assistance programs.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 6.10, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 403.024 by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 31.01(33), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1300 (H.B. 2360 ), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009.