By Wentworth S.B. No. 131
77R408 JRD-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the length of time during which a state governmental
1-3 body must post notice of a meeting under the open meetings law.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 551.044(a), Government Code, is amended to
1-6 read as follows:
1-7 (a) The secretary of state must post notice on the Internet
1-8 of a meeting of a state board, commission, department, or officer
1-9 having statewide jurisdiction for at least five [seven] days before
1-10 the day of the meeting. The secretary of state shall provide
1-11 during regular office hours a computer terminal at a place
1-12 convenient to the public in the office of the secretary of state
1-13 that members of the public may use to view notices of meetings
1-14 posted by the secretary of state.
1-15 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001. The
1-16 change in law made by this Act applies only to a meeting of a state
1-17 governmental body that first convenes on or after September 6,
1-18 2001.