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House Bill 31 |
House Author: Branch et al. |
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Effective: 6-14-13 |
Senate Sponsor: Zaffirini |
House Bill 31 amends the Government Code to require the governing board of a general academic teaching institution or of a university system that includes one or more component general academic teaching institutions, for any regularly scheduled board meeting for which public notice is required, to post as early as practicable in advance of the meeting on the institution's or system's Internet website, as applicable, any written agenda and related supplemental written materials, other than confidential material protected from disclosure under the state's public information law, that are provided to the board members in advance of the meeting by the institution or system for the members' use during the meeting. The bill requires such a board to broadcast the meeting, other than any portions of the meeting lawfully closed to the public, over the Internet in the manner prescribed by law for Internet broadcasting of open meetings and to record the broadcast and make that recording publicly available in an online archive located on the institution's or university system's website.