By: Alonzo, Veasey (Senate Sponsor - West) H.B. No. 239
         (In the Senate - Received from the House April 10, 2007;
  April 11, 2007, read first time and referred to Committee on
  Intergovernmental Relations; April 27, 2007, reported favorably by
  the following vote:  Yeas 3, Nays 0; April 27, 2007, sent to
  printer.)
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to public use of computers in certain local public
  libraries.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 441.127, Government Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
         (d)  Accreditation standards adopted by the commission under
  Subsection (a) shall provide that a public library with a service
  area of over 50,000 residents shall provide computers with
  high-speed Internet access for public use.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2007.
 
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