The Comptroller of Public Accounts adopts an amendment to §5.140, concerning replacement warrants, without changes to the proposed text as published in the September 19, 2008, issue of the Texas Register (33 TexReg 7974).

This section is being amended to reflect a change in the comptroller's Web cancellation system and the requirements for submitting a payment cancellation voucher. This change is found in subsection (e)(1). This section is also being amended to reflect a change in the delegation of the printing of Texas Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) warrants from the Texas Department of Human Services to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). The change was officially executed in a memorandum of understanding between the Comptroller and HHSC in September 2004. This change is found in subsection (e)(2).

The section also excludes federal guaranteed student loan warrants from the 2-year expiration date as these warrants are federally mandated to expire within 120 days from the date of issuance. This is found in subsection (g)(2). Other changes to the section are for clarity.

No comments were received regarding adoption of the amendment.

The amendment is adopted under Government Code, §403.054, which requires the comptroller to adopt rules relating to the issuance of replacement warrants.

The amendment implements Government Code, §403.054.