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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to access to certain archaic information excepted from |
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required disclosure under the public information law. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 552, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 552.0215 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 552.0215. RIGHT OF ACCESS TO CERTAIN INFORMATION AFTER |
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75 YEARS. (a) Except as specifically provided by other law, |
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including another provision of this chapter, information that is |
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not confidential but is excepted from required disclosure under |
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Subchapter C is public information and is available to the public on |
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or after the 75th anniversary of the date the information was |
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originally created or received by the governmental body. |
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(b) This section does not limit the authority of a |
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governmental body to establish retention periods for records under |
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applicable law. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |