SRC-BWC, S.B. 380 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 380
77R371 JJT-DBy: Shapleigh
State Affairs
2/6/2001
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, Texas law does not require that private, for-profit publishers
of residential telephone directories include in their directory a listing
of state agency Internet addresses.  Many state agencies currently maintain
Internet websites which contain operation and program information.  As
proposed, S.B. 380 requires private, for-profit publishers of residential
telephone directories to include in their directory a listing of state
agency Internet addresses. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

Rulemaking authority is expressly granted to the Public Utility Commission
of Texas in SECTION 1 (Section 55.203, Utilities Code) of this Act. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 55.203, Utilities Code, by defining "Internet".
Requires the General Services Commission (GSC) to cooperate with the Public
Utility Commission of Texas (commission) and with a private for-profit
publisher of a residential telephone directory, to be distributed to the
public to ensure that the subject matter listing of programs, telephone
numbers, and Internet addresses in the telephone directories are consistent
with the categorization developed by the Records Management Interagency
Coordinating Council under Section 441.203(j) (Records Management
Interagency Coordinating Council), rather than Section 441.053, Government
Code.  Authorizes the commission by rule to specify the format of the
listing and criteria for inclusion of agencies, services, and officials.
Requires the commission's rules to require a publisher to list telephone
numbers and Internet addresses of state agencies.  Makes a conforming
change. 

SECTION 2.  Amends Section 441.203(j), Government Code, by requiring the
Records Management Interagency Coordinating Council to categorize state
agency programs, state agency telephone numbers, and Internet addresses of
Internet sites maintained by state agencies.  Makes a conforming change. 

SECTION 3.  Effective date:  September 1, 2001.