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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the governmental bodies required to post on the |
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Internet agendas for meetings under the open meetings law. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 551.056(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) In addition to the other place at which notice or an |
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agenda of a meeting is required to be posted by this subchapter, the |
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following governmental bodies and economic development |
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corporations must also concurrently post notice of a meeting and |
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the agenda for the meeting on the Internet website of the |
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governmental body or economic development corporation: |
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(1) a municipality; |
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(2) a county; |
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(3) a school district; |
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(4) the governing body of a junior college or junior |
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college district, including a college or district that has changed |
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its name in accordance with Chapter 130, Education Code; |
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(5) a development corporation organized under the |
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Development Corporation Act (Subtitle C1, Title 12, Local |
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Government Code); |
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(6) a regional mobility authority included within the |
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meaning of an "authority" as defined by Section 370.003, |
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Transportation Code; and |
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(7) a joint board created under Section 22.074, |
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Transportation Code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 551.056(c), Government Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 3. Section 551.056(b), Government Code, as amended |
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by this Act, applies only to an open meeting held on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |