| (vii) they do not state that a local campaign manager
or a statewide federation or fund is required to distribute a state
employee's deductions based on the percentage method instead of matching
deducted amounts received by the local campaign manager or statewide
federation or fund to the employee's designations; or
(viii) they do not accurately describe the percentage
method;
(K) shall review and approve or disapprove the generic
materials used by the state campaign manager and any local campaign
managers appointed by the state policy committee;
(L) shall ensure that local campaign areas do not overlap;
(M) shall ensure that only one local campaign manager,
if one has been appointed by the state policy committee, is responsible
for solicitation of all state employees in the local campaign area
for which the manager has responsibility;
(N) shall submit to the comptroller the name and boundaries
of each local campaign area not later than the 30th day after the
end of the annual application period;
(O) shall compile and submit to the comptroller not
later than the 30th day after the end of the annual application period
a list of any local campaign managers appointed by the state policy
committee and the name, address, and telephone number of each manager's
primary contact;
(P) shall notify the comptroller immediately after
a change occurs to the name or mailing address of a statewide federation
or fund or local campaign manager;
(Q) shall notify the comptroller immediately after
a change occurs to the name, title, telephone number, or mailing address
of the primary contact of a local campaign manager or a statewide
federation or fund; and
(R) shall represent all statewide federations or funds
and local campaign managers for the purposes of:
(i) communicating with the comptroller, including receiving
and responding to correspondence from the comptroller; and
(ii) disseminating information, including information
about the requirements of this section, to representatives of federations
or funds, any local employee committees appointed by the state policy
committee, and any local campaign managers appointed by the state
policy committee.
(3) Appeals procedures. The procedures that the state
policy committee adopts to review and resolve the appeal of an entity
that was not accepted for statewide or local participation in the
state employee charitable campaign must:
(A) prohibit the consideration of information that
the committee has considered previously;
(B) provide sufficient time for a federation or fund
to reapply for participation in that campaign; and
(C) permit a federation or fund that was not accepted
for statewide participation to apply for participation in a local
campaign area during the campaign.
(4) Criteria for selection of a state campaign manager.
The state policy committee shall consider the following criteria when
evaluating the application of a federated community campaign organization
or a charitable organization to act as the state campaign manager:
(A) the number and diversity of voluntary health and
human services agencies or affiliates that rely on the organization
for financial support;
(B) the capability of the organization to conduct employee
campaigns, as demonstrated by records of the amount of funds raised
during the organization's last completed annual public solicitation
of funds;
(C) the percent of solicited funds received by the
organization during its last completed annual public solicitation
of funds that were distributed to voluntary health and human services
agencies;
(D) the geographic area serviced by the organization;
and
(E) the organization's capability and expertise to
provide effective campaign counsel and management as demonstrated
by staff and equipment resources and examples of past campaign management.
(5) Comptroller's reliance on decisions made by the
state policy committee. The comptroller is entitled to rely on the
state policy committee's:
(A) determination about the eligibility of a federation
or fund and its affiliated agencies for statewide participation in
the state employee charitable campaign;
(B) disqualification of a federation or fund from statewide
participation in the state employee charitable campaign; and
(C) other decision unless the committee has no legal
authority over the subject covered by the decision.
(o) Responsibilities of the state advisory committee.
The state advisory committee shall fulfill its statutory responsibilities
as set forth in Government Code, Chapter 659, Subchapter I.
(p) Responsibilities of any local employee committees
appointed by the state policy committee.
(1) Statutory responsibilities. A local employee committee
shall fulfill its statutory responsibilities as set forth in Government
Code, Chapter 659, Subchapter I, along with any duties prescribed
by the state policy committee under Government Code, §659.140.
(2) Additional responsibilities. In addition to its
statutory responsibilities and any duties prescribed by the state
policy committee under Government Code, §659.140, any local employee
committee appointed by the state policy committee:
(A) shall determine the eligibility of a local charitable
organization for local participation in the state employee charitable
campaign;
(B) may call upon and use outside expertise and resources
available to the committee to assess the eligibility of a local charitable
organization;
(C) shall disqualify a local charitable organization
from local participation in the state employee charitable campaign
if the committee determines that the organization intentionally filed
an application that contains false or misleading information;
(D) shall, contingent upon the appointment of a local
campaign manager by the state policy committee, select to act as the
local campaign manager:
(i) a federated community campaign organization in
accordance with the criteria listed in paragraph (3) of this subsection,
if any federated community campaign organization has applied to be
the manager; or
(ii) a charitable organization in accordance with the
criteria listed in paragraph (3) of this subsection, if no federated
community campaign organization has applied to be the manager;
(E) shall, contingent upon the appointment of a local
campaign manager by the state policy committee, contract with the
organization selected as the local campaign manager;
(F) shall, contingent upon the appointment of a local
campaign manager by the state policy committee, consult with the local
campaign manager before approving the local campaign plan, budget,
and materials; and
(G) shall, contingent upon the appointment of a local
campaign manager by the state policy committee, submit to the state
policy committee upon contracting with the organization selected as
the local campaign manager:
(i) the name of the local campaign area;
(ii) the name of the organization with which the local
employee committee has contracted; and
(iii) the name, address, and telephone number of the
primary contact of the local campaign manager.
(3) Criteria for selection of a local campaign manager.
A local employee committee shall, contingent upon the appointment
of a local campaign manager by the state policy committee, consider
the following criteria when evaluating the application of a federated
community campaign organization or a charitable organization to act
as the local campaign manager:
(A) the number and diversity of voluntary health and
human services agencies or affiliates that rely on the organization
for financial support;
(B) the capability of the organization to conduct employee
campaigns, as demonstrated by records of the amount of funds raised
during the organization's last completed annual public solicitation
of funds;
(C) the percent of solicited funds received by the
organization during its last completed annual public solicitation
of funds that were distributed to voluntary health and human services
agencies;
(D) the geographic area serviced by the organization;
and
(E) the organization's capability and expertise to
provide effective campaign counsel and management as demonstrated
by staff and equipment resources and examples of past campaign management.
(4) Comptroller's reliance on decisions made by a local
employee committee. The comptroller is entitled to rely on a local
employee committee's:
(A) determination about the eligibility of a local
charitable organization for local participation in the state employee
charitable campaign;
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