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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to meetings of the Family and Protective Services Council |
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held using certain telecommunication devices. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 40.021, Human Resources Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: |
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(g) A council meeting held by use of a telephone conference |
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call, video conference call, or other similar telecommunication |
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device: |
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(1) is subject to the notice requirements applicable |
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to other meetings; |
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(2) must be open to the public and audible to the |
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public at the location specified in the notice of the meeting; |
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(3) must provide two-way audio communication: |
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(A) between all board members attending the |
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meeting during the entire meeting; and |
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(B) if public testimony is provided at the |
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meeting, between all board members and a member of the public |
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testifying at the specified meeting location during the public |
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testimony portion of the meeting; and |
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(4) if the two-way audio communication link described |
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by Subdivision (3) is disrupted at any time, may not continue until |
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the two-way audio communication link is reestablished. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a Family and Protective Services Council meeting held on or after |
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the effective date of this Act. A meeting held before the effective |
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date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date of the |
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meeting, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |