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House Bill 3573 |
House Author: King, Susan et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-11 |
Senate Sponsor: Fraser |
House Bill 3573 amends the Government Code to prohibit a governmental entity from requiring, unless the individual has given written consent to the disclosure, a charitable organization, private foundation trust, split interest trust, private foundation, or grant-making organization to disclose the race, religion, gender, national origin, socioeconomic status, age, ethnicity, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or political party registration of certain specified individuals. A governmental entity is also prohibited from requiring that the governing board or officers of the charitable organization, trust, or foundation include an individual of any of those particular characteristics. The bill prohibits a governmental entity from requiring, except as a condition on the expenditure of particular funds imposed by the donor of the funds, a charitable organization, trust, or foundation to distribute its funds to or contract with a person or entity based on those characteristics of the person or entity or of the populations, locales, or communities served by the person or entity.
In addition, House Bill 3573 prohibits a governmental entity from prohibiting an individual from serving as a board member or officer of a charitable organization, trust, or foundation based on the individual's familial relationship to another board member or officer or donor or requiring the governing board or officers of the organization, trust, or foundation to include one or more individuals who do not share a familial relationship with the board members or officers or with a donor.