1. (a) A specific-purpose committee that changes its operation and becomes a general-purpose committee is subject to the requirements applicable to a general-purpose committee as of the date it files its campaign treasurer appointment as a general-purpose committee with the commission.
2. (b) The campaign treasurer of a specific-purpose committee that becomes a general-purpose committee must deliver written notice of its change in status to the authority with whom the committee was required to file as a specific-purpose committee.

3. (c) The notice required under subsection (b) of this section is due no later than the next deadline for filing a report under this subchapter that:

   1. (1) occurs after the committee's change in status; and
   2. (2) would be applicable to the political committee if it were still a specific-purpose committee.
4. (d) The notice must state that future reports will be filed with the commission.
5. (e) The notice required under subsection (b) of this section is in addition to the requirement that the new general-purpose committee file a campaign treasurer appointment with the commission before it exceeds $500 in political expenditures or $500 in political contributions as a general-purpose committee.
6. (f) As provided by §20.401 of this title (relating to Thresholds for Appointment of Campaign Treasurer by a General-Purpose Committee), the new general-purpose committee may not make political expenditures totaling more than $500 unless the committee has accepted political contributions from at least 10 people and has filed its campaign treasurer appointment as a general-purpose committee not later than the 60th day before the date the expenditure is made that causes the committees total expenditures to exceed $500.

Source Note:The provisions of this §20.313 adopted to be effective December 31, 1993, 18 TexReg 9727.