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AN ACT
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relating to the purchase of library goods and services by public |
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junior colleges. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 44.0311, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), this [This] |
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subchapter applies to junior college districts. |
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(c) This subchapter does not apply to a purchase, |
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acquisition, or license of library goods and services for a library |
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operated as a part of a junior college district. In this |
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subsection, "library goods and services" has the meaning assigned |
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by Section 130.0101(a). |
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SECTION 2. Section 130.0101, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 130.0101. ACQUISITION OF LIBRARY MATERIALS. (a) In |
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this section, "library goods and services" means: |
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(1) serial and journal subscriptions, including |
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electronic databases, digital content, and information products; |
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(2) other library materials and resources, including |
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books, e-books, and media not available under a statewide contract |
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and papers; |
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(3) library services, including periodical jobber and |
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binding services not available under a statewide contract; [and] |
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(4) [library] equipment and supplies specific to the |
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storage and access of library content; and |
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(5) library or resource-sharing programs operated by |
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the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other law governing purchasing by a |
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junior college district, including Section 130.010 or Subchapter B, |
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Chapter 44, a junior college district may purchase, license, or |
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otherwise acquire library goods and services in any manner |
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authorized by law for the purchase, license, or acquisition of |
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library goods and services by a public senior college or |
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university, as defined by Section 61.003. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2009. |
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______________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 962 was passed by the House on April |
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9, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 962 on May 21, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, 2 |
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present, not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 962 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 18, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |