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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of audiovisual technology during meetings by |
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the Texas Water Development Board and the Water Conservation |
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Advisory Council. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 6.060, Water Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) The board may allow a member of the public to testify at |
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a board meeting from a remote location by: |
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(1) telephone conference call, if the voice of each |
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member of the public testifying by telephone conference call is |
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audible to each other participant while the testifying participant |
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is speaking; or |
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(2) videoconference call in accordance with Section |
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551.127, Government Code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 10.007, Water Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) The council may hold an open or closed meeting by |
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videoconference call in accordance with Section 551.127(c), |
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Government Code. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |