,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bcbe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #c1 #bjag,mr4    
,cony]s 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,kildee1 ,mrs4 
,lawr5ce1 ,mr4 ,c>twright1 ,mr4 ,veasey1
 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,ms4 ,lee1 ,mrs4 ,watson   
,coleman1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,l(gr51    
,ms4 ,judy ,*u ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1
 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,jackson
 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,ms4 ,eddie      
,b]nice ,johnson ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,cumm+s1
 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,jeffries1 & ,ms4  
,bass7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to require ! ,attorney      
,g5]al to ensure t ,/ate-appo9t$ em]g5cy
 f9ancial manag]s d n violate           
,con/itutional protections & t !y ensure
 public heal? & safety1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,em]g5cy ,f9ancial ,manag] 
,re=m ,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,!      
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,local   
gov]nm5t units are *>g$ ) provid+       
critical law en=cem5t1 educational      

tra9+1 public safety1 & heal? s]vices = 
! communities !y s]ve4  7#b7 ,!         
mismanagem5t ( ,f$]al grant money1      
includ+ conflicts ( int]e/ & abuse (    
discretion1 und]m9es ! ability ( local  
gov]nm5t units to provide ^! ess5tial   
s]vices4  7#c7 ,! ,u4,s4 ,gov]nm5t      
,acc\ntability ,(fice f\nd t ,f$]al     
grant managem5t op]ations = local       
gov]nm5t units 7 adv]sely impact$ 9     
cases :]e unacc\ntable em]g5cy f9ancial 
manag]s 7 appo9t$4  7#d7 ,! ,f$]al      
,gov]nm5t has a /rong int]e/ 9 prev5t+ !
 mismanagem5t ( ,f$]al funds int5d$ to  
support local law en=cem5t ef=ts to     
protect heal? & safety by ensur+ t local
 gov]nm5t units are acc\ntable = su*    
funds4  7#e7 ,! appo9tm5t ( an em]g5cy  
f9ancial manag] may adv]sely impact vot+
 rights :5 su* appo9tm5t                
disproportionately affects m9ority      
communities ^: local elect$ (ficials are
 displac$ by su* f9ancial manag]4  7#f7 
,! appo9tm5t ( an em]g5cy f9ancial      
manag] c adv]sely impact public heal? & 

safety priorities1 includ+ ! safety (   
public dr9k+ wat] sy/ems1 9 in/ances :]e
 !y are unacc\ntable to local elect$    
lead]s4  7#g7 ,"u article ,i1 section   
#aj1 clause #a ( ! ,u4,s4 ,con/itution1 
a ,/ate is prohibit$ f impair+ a        
contractual obligation4 ,9 addition1 "s 
,/ate con/itutions explicitly prohibit  
impairm5t ( a collective b>ga9+ agreem5t
 & accru$ f9ancial b5efits "u a p5sion  
plan or a retirem5t sy/em4 ,su*         
impairm5t is uncon/itutional & a        
violation ( law unless cons5t$ to by all
 p>ties4  #c4 ,safegu>ds reg>d+ ,/ate   
appo9tm5t ( an em]g5cy f9ancial manag]  
7a7 ,r$uction ( ,byrne-,,jag funds ,!   
,attorney ,g5]al may )hold #e p]c5t ( ! 
funds t w\ld o!rwise be allocat$ to a   
,/ate "u ! program "u subp>t #a ( "p ,e 
( title ,i ( ! ,omnibus ,crime ,control 
& ,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #cgej et seq47 = ! fiscal ye> 
foll[+ any fiscal ye> 9 :i* an em]g5cy  
f9ancial manag] is appo9t$ by t ,/ate or
 cont9ues 9 a previ\s appo9tm5t &--     

7#a7 ! *ief legal (fic] or o!r          
appropriate ,/ate (ficial does n1 by !  
date ( ! appo9tm5t & e #ah mon?s !reaft]
 :ile ! appo9tm5t rema9s 9 effect1      
submit to ! ,attorney ,g5]al a          
c]tification t--  7,a7 su* appo9tm5t    
does n h ! purpose nor w x h ! effect ( 
d5y+1 abridg+1 or dilut+ ! "r to vote on
 acc\nt ( race or color2 &  7,b7 !      
community = :i* ! em]g5cy f9ancial      
manag] is appo9t$ has be5 giv5 an       
opportunity1 by public notice issu$     
simultane\sly ) ! submission to !       
,attorney ,g5]al1 to submit comm5ts 9   
full = a p]iod ( at lea/ #cj days )     
reg>d to subp>agraph 7,a72  7#b7 !      
,attorney ,g5]al int]poses an objection 
"u p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 by n lat] ?an #fj 
days aft] submission ( comm5ts "u       
p>agraph 7#a77;,b7 & ! em]g5cy f9ancial 
manag] !reaft] cont9ues 9 ! appo9tm5t2  
7#c7 su* em]g5cy f9ancial manag] is     
au?oriz$ to make decisions affect+      
public heal? or safety ( ! resid5ts or  
employees ( a local gov]nm5t unit1      

includ+ ! disbursem5t ( any em]g5cy     
funds provid$ by any ,f$]al or ,/ate    
entity = ! purpose ( address+ lead or   
o!r contam9ation ( dr9k+ wat] 9 a public
 wat] sy/em1 )\t receiv+ prior approval 
f ! gov]nor ( ! ,/ate & appropriate     
local elect$ (ficials2  7#d7 su* em]g5cy
 f9ancial manag] does n h adequate      
ov]sight 9 effect to ensure aga9/       
conflicts ( int]e/1 mismanagem5t1 &     
abuse ( discretion by su* em]g5cy       
f9ancial manag]2  7#e7 su* em]g5cy      
f9ancial manag] is au?oriz$ to reject1  
modify1 or t]m9ate "o or m t]ms &       
conditions ( an exi/+ collective b>ga9+ 
agreem5t )\t mutual cons5t z to su*     
rejection1 modification1 or t]m9ation by
 all p>ties to ! agreem5t2  7#f7 su*    
em]g5cy f9ancial manag] is au?oriz$ to  
reject1 modify1 or t]m9ate "o or m t]ms 
( an exi/+ contract )\t mutual cons5t by
 all p>ties to ! contract or )\t        
submitt+ su* rejection1 modification1 or
 t]m9ation = approval by a bankruptcy   
c\rt "u title #aa1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 

or  7#g7 su* em]g5cy f9ancial manag] is 
appo9t$ & memb]s ( ! community "u !     
jurisdiction ( su* appo9tm5t 7 n provid$
 prior !reto--  7,a7 an opportunity1 by 
public notice issu$ simultane\sly ) !   
submission to ! ,attorney ,g5]al requir$
 pursuant to p>agraph 7#a7 = a p]iod (  
at lea/ #cj days1 to make public comm5t 
z to any conflicts ( int]e/ ! propos$   
appo9tee may h1 :e!r ! propos$ appo9tee 
has ! requisite exp]i5ce & f9ancial     
acum51 & :e!r ! propos$ appo9tee is     
emp[]$ to propose s\rces ( f9ancial     
assi/ance1 su* z loans1 grants1 & rev5ue
 %>+2 &  7,b7 ) ! "n ( a ,/ate (ficial  
to :om may be convey$ compla9ts ab\t !  
appo9tee1 includ+ compla9ts ab\t any    
conflicts ( int]e/1 mismanagem5t1 or    
d]eliction ( duty4  7b7 ,reallocation   
,am\nts n allocat$ "u ! program ref]r$  
to 9 subsection 7a7 to a ,/ate %all1 to 
! ext5t practicable1 be reallocat$ "u t 
program to ! local gov]nm5t unit = :i* !
 em]g5cy f9ancial manag] is appo9t$4    
#d4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,! t]m

 em]g5cy f9ancial manag] means any p]son
 appo9t$ by a ,/ate1 includ+ a f9ancial 
control bo>d or commission1 em]g5cy     
manag]1 receiv]1 coord9ator1 or ov]se] t
 ov]sees or manages a local gov]nm5t    
unit4  7#b7 ,! t]m local gov]nm5t unit  
includes cities1 t[ns1 municipalities1  
s*ool bo>d di/ricts1 law en=cem5t       
dep>tm5ts or any o!r body1 dep>tm5t1 or 
(fice :i* ex]cises au?ority ov] matt]s (
 local conc]n at ! direction ( local    
elect$ (ficials or gov]n+ bodies or !   
appo9tees ( local elect$ (ficials or    
gov]n+ bodies4  7#c7 ,! t]m adequate    
ov]sight means1 9 ! case ( an em]g5cy   
f9ancial manag]-- 7,a7 a mon?ly1        
publically available report1 review$ &  
approv$ by ! gov]nor & appropriate local
 elect$ (ficials1 acc\nt+ = all f9ancial
 activities ( ! em]g5cy f9ancial manag] 
7includ+ possible conflicts ( int]e/1   
mismanagem5t1 & abuses ( discretion7    
relat$ to ! duties ( ! em]g5cy f9ancial 
manag]2 &  7,b7 an indep5d5t            
,/ate-approv$ publically available audit

 ( ! em]g5cy f9ancial manag]'s          
duty-relat$ activities on an annual     
basis or1 if ! t]m ( an em]g5cy f9ancial
 manag] is less ?an "o ye>1 at lea/ "o  
su* audit4  7#d7 ,! t]m ,/ate means any 
"o ( ! sev]al ,/ates4