By Shapleigh S.B. No. 380
77R371 JJT-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the listing of state agency Internet addresses in
1-3 telephone directories.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 55.203, Utilities Code, is amended to
1-6 read as follows:
1-7 Sec. 55.203. DIRECTORY PUBLISHED BY PRIVATE PUBLISHER. (a)
1-8 In this section, "Internet" means the largest nonproprietary,
1-9 nonprofit cooperative public computer network, popularly known as
1-10 the Internet.
1-11 (b) A private for-profit publisher of a residential
1-12 telephone directory that is distributed to the public at minimal or
1-13 no cost shall include in the directory a listing of any:
1-14 (1) toll-free and local telephone numbers of:
1-15 (A) [(1)] state agencies;
1-16 (B) [(2)] state public services; and
1-17 (C) [(3)] each state elected official who
1-18 represents all or part of the geographical area for which the
1-19 directory contains listings; and
1-20 (2) Internet address of an Internet site maintained by
1-21 a state agency.
1-22 (c) [(b)] The listing required by this section must be:
1-23 (1) clearly identified; and
1-24 (2) located or clearly referenced at the front of the
2-1 directory before the main listing of residential and business
2-2 telephone numbers.
2-3 (d) [(c)] The commission by rule may specify:
2-4 (1) the format of the listing; and
2-5 (2) criteria for inclusion of agencies, services, and
2-6 officials.
2-7 (e) [(d)] The commission's rules must require a publisher to
2-8 list:
2-9 (1) the telephone number for state government
2-10 information; and
2-11 (2) telephone numbers and Internet addresses
2-12 alphabetically by:
2-13 (A) the subject matter of agency programs; and
2-14 (B) agency name.
2-15 (f) [(e)] The commission, with the cooperation of other
2-16 state agencies, shall:
2-17 (1) compile relevant information to ensure accuracy of
2-18 information in the listing; and
2-19 (2) provide the information to a telecommunications
2-20 utility or telephone directory publisher within a reasonable time
2-21 after a request by the utility or publisher.
2-22 (g) [(f)] The General Services Commission shall cooperate
2-23 with the commission and with publishers to ensure that the subject
2-24 matter listing of programs, [and] telephone numbers, and Internet
2-25 addresses in the telephone directories are consistent with the
2-26 categorization developed by the Records Management Interagency
2-27 Coordinating Council under Section 441.203(j) [441.053], Government
3-1 Code.
3-2 SECTION 2. Section 441.203(j), Government Code, is amended
3-3 to read as follows:
3-4 (j) In this subsection, "Internet" means the largest
3-5 nonproprietary, nonprofit cooperative public computer network,
3-6 popularly known as the Internet. The council shall categorize
3-7 state agency programs, state agency [and] telephone numbers, and
3-8 Internet addresses of Internet sites maintained by state agencies
3-9 by subject matter as well as by agency. The council shall
3-10 cooperate with the Texas Information and Referral Network under
3-11 Section 531.0312 to ensure that the council and the network use a
3-12 single method of defining and organizing information about health
3-13 and human services. State agencies shall cooperate with the
3-14 council by providing the council with the information it needs to
3-15 perform this function.
3-16 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.