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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the dissemination of false or misleading information by |
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a professional association or organization for educators; |
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providing a civil penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 21, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 21.4081 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 21.4081. DISSEMINATION OF FALSE OR MISLEADING |
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INFORMATION BY PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION. (a) A professional |
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association or organization for educators may not disseminate any |
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form of false or misleading information, including information that |
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omits relevant facts in order to elicit a particular opinion. |
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(b) The office of the attorney general may take any action |
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necessary to enforce this section, including by imposing a civil |
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penalty on a professional association or organization for educators |
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that violates this section. |
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(c) The attorney general shall adopt rules necessary to |
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administer this section. |
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SECTION 2. Section 21.4081, Education Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to information disseminated by a |
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professional association or organization for educators on or after |
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the effective date of this Act. Information disseminated by a |
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professional association or organization for educators before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the |
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information was disseminated, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |