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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to telephone or electronic mail notification to a |
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respondent of a complaint filed with the Texas Ethics Commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 571.123(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) After a complaint is filed, the commission shall |
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immediately attempt to contact and notify the respondent of the |
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complaint by telephone or electronic mail. If the commission fails |
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to contact the respondent by telephone or electronic mail, the |
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commission shall send written notice to the respondent. Not later |
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than the fifth business day after the date a complaint is filed, the |
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commission shall send written notice to the complainant and, unless |
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it has previously done so, to the respondent. The written notice to |
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the complainant and the respondent must: |
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(1) state whether the complaint complies with the form |
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requirements of Section 571.122; and |
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(2) if applicable, include the information required by |
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Section 571.124(e). |
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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, 2009. |