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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain open meetings requirements applicable to a |
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regional mobility authority. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsections (b) and (c), Section 551.056, |
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Government Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(b) In addition to the other place at which notice is |
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required to be posted by this subchapter, the following |
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governmental bodies and economic development corporations must |
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also concurrently post notice of a meeting on the Internet website |
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of the governmental body or economic development corporation: |
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(1) a municipality; |
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(2) a county; |
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(3) a school district; |
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(4) the governing body of a junior college or junior |
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college district, including a college or district that has changed |
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its name in accordance with Chapter 130, Education Code; [and] |
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(5) a development corporation organized under the |
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Development Corporation Act of 1979 (Article 5190.6, Vernon's Texas |
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Civil Statutes); and |
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(6) a regional mobility authority included within the |
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meaning of an "authority" as defined by Section 370.003, |
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Transportation Code. |
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(c) The following governmental bodies and economic |
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development corporations must also concurrently post the agenda for |
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the meeting on the Internet website of the governmental body or |
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economic development corporation: |
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(1) a municipality with a population of 48,000 or |
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more; |
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(2) a county with a population of 65,000 or more; |
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(3) a school district that contains all or part of the |
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area within the corporate boundaries of a municipality with a |
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population of 48,000 or more; |
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(4) the governing body of a junior college district, |
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including a district that has changed its name in accordance with |
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Chapter 130, Education Code, that contains all or part of the area |
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within the corporate boundaries of a municipality with a population |
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of 48,000 or more; [and] |
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(5) a development corporation organized under the |
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Development Corporation Act of 1979 (Article 5190.6, Vernon's Texas |
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Civil Statutes) that was created by or for: |
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(A) a municipality with a population of 48,000 or |
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more; or |
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(B) a county or district that contains all or |
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part of the area within the corporate boundaries of a municipality |
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with a population of 48,000 or more; and |
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(6) a regional mobility authority included within the |
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meaning of an "authority" as defined by Section 370.003, |
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Transportation Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |