By: Wentworth S.B. No. 131
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the length of time notice of a meeting of a
1-3 governmental body with statewide jurisdiction must be posted under
1-4 the open meetings law.
1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-6 SECTION 1. Subsection (a), Section 551.044, Government Code,
1-7 is amended to read as follows:
1-8 (a) The secretary of state must post notice on the Internet
1-9 of a meeting of a state board, commission, department, or officer
1-10 having statewide jurisdiction for at least five [seven] days before
1-11 the day of the meeting. The secretary of state shall provide
1-12 during regular office hours a computer terminal at a place
1-13 convenient to the public in the office of the secretary of state
1-14 that members of the public may use to view notices of meetings
1-15 posted by the secretary of state.
1-16 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001. The
1-17 change in law made by this Act applies only to a meeting of a state
1-18 governmental body that first convenes on or after September 6,
1-19 2001.