The Comptroller of Public Accounts adopts amendments to §5.1 concerning definitions and an amendment to the title of Subchapter A, without changes to the proposed text as published in the October 5, 2018, issue of the Texas Register (43 TexReg 6634). These amendments update the definitions of "comptroller" and "payroll period," and make it easier for users of Chapter 5 to find and use the definitions that apply to the entire chapter.

The amendment to §5.1 updates the definition of comptroller in paragraph (1) to make it the same as the definition of this term used in other sections of Chapter 5; adds "pay period" to the definition of "payroll period" in paragraph (3) because these terms have the same meaning and are used interchangeably throughout Chapter 5; and deletes the definition of "state pay warrant" in paragraph (4) because the term is being removed from this chapter in a separate proposal.

The amendment to the title of Subchapter A changes the title from "Judiciary Department Procedures" to "Definitions" to make it easier for users of Chapter 5 to find and use the definitions listed in Subchapter A, which apply to the entire chapter.

No comments were received regarding adoption of the amendments.

The section is adopted under Government Code, §2101.035(a), which authorizes the comptroller to adopt rules for the effective operation of the uniform statewide accounting system (USAS).

This section implements Government Code, §2101.035, concerning administration of USAS.