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	Amend SB 1068 (House Committee Report) by adding a new 
Section 4 to read as follows and renumber the subsequent sections 
accordingly:
	SECTION 4. Chapter 552, Subchapter C, Government Code is 
amended by adding Section 552.150 to read as follows:
	Sec. 552.150. DUTIES OF GOVERNMENTAL BODIES WITHHOLDING OR 
REDACTING INFORMATION WITHOUT REQUESTING A DECISION FROM THE 
ATTORNEY GENERAL.  (a) A governmental body that redacts or 
withholds information in accordance with any exception recognized 
by this Chapter and does not request a decision from the attorney 
general shall provide the following to the requestor:
		(1) A description of the information being withheld or 
redacted.     
		(2) Citation to the appropriate statutory authority 
which makes the information exempt.
		(3) Instructions to the requestor informing the 
requestor about the requestor's right to appeal, including 
instructions on obtaining a review and opinion from the attorney 
general.
	(b) Requestors shall have the right to request a review and 
opinion from the attorney general before being required to sue for a 
writ of mandamus pursuant to Section 552.321 or seek a declaratory 
judgment pursuant to 552.3215.
	(c) Information and instructions required by this section to 
be provided to requestors shall be made on a form prescribed by the 
attorney general.