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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the consequences of the failure by a person requesting |
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information under the public information law to timely respond to |
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certain written communications from a governmental body. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 552.222, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows: |
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(d) If before the 31st day after the date a governmental |
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body sends a written request for clarification or discussion under |
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Subsection (b) or an officer for public information or agent sends a |
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written request for additional information under Subsection (c) the |
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governmental body, officer for public information, or agent, as |
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applicable, does not receive a written or oral response from the |
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requestor, the underlying request for public information is |
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considered to have been withdrawn by the requestor. |
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(e) A written request for clarification or discussion under |
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Subsection (b) or a written request for additional information |
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under Subsection (c) must include a statement as to the |
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consequences of the failure by the requestor to timely respond to |
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the request for clarification, discussion, or additional |
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information. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 552.222(d) and (e), Government Code, as |
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added by this Act, apply only to a request for information that is |
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received by a governmental body or an officer for public |
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information on or after the effective date of this Act. A request |
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for information that was received before the effective date of this |
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Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the request was |
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received, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |