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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to required agreement provisions and eligibility of |
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certain games and events for funding administered by the Texas |
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Economic Development and Tourism Office. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 475, Government Code, as |
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effective April 1, 2021, is amended by adding Section 475.0005 to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 475.0005. REQUIRED AGREEMENT PROVISION FOR POSTING |
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HUMAN TRAFFICKING SIGNS. (a) An agreement under this subtitle |
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between the office, an endorsing county or municipality, or a local |
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organizing committee and a site selection organization that |
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includes a financial commitment by this state or a county or |
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municipality of this state must contain a written verification that |
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the site selection organization will prominently post throughout |
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the location of the game or event signs with information on services |
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and assistance available to victims of human trafficking. |
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(b) The office of the governor, in consultation with the |
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human trafficking prevention coordinating council established |
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under Section 402.034, shall by rule prescribe the sign format and |
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manner of posting signs under this section. |
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SECTION 2. Section 478.0051, Government Code, as effective |
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April 1, 2021, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding |
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Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(b) A listed event may receive funding through the program |
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only if: |
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(1) a site selection organization, after considering |
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through a highly competitive selection process one or more sites |
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not in this state, selects a site in this state for the event to be |
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held: |
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(A) one time; or |
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(B) if the event is scheduled under an event |
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contract or event support contract to be held each year for a period |
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of years, one time in each year; |
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(2) a site selection organization selects a site in |
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this state as: |
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(A) the sole site for the event; or |
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(B) the sole site for the event in a region |
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composed of this state and one or more adjoining states; |
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(3) the event is held not more than one time in any |
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year; |
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(4) the incremental increase in tax receipts |
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determined under Section 478.0102 is at least $1 million; and |
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(5) not later than the 30th day before the first day of |
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the event, a site selection organization submits a plan to prevent |
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the trafficking of persons in connection with the event to: |
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(A) the office of the attorney general; [and] |
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(B) the chief of the Texas Division of Emergency |
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Management; and |
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(C) the human trafficking prevention |
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coordinating council established under Section 402.034. |
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(c) The plan described by Subsection (b)(5) must provide for |
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the posting of signs as required under Section 475.0005. |
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SECTION 3. Section 478.0051(c), Government Code, as added |
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by this Act, applies only to a plan to prevent human trafficking |
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submitted on or after the effective date this Act. A plan submitted |
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before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in |
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effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |