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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the filing and posting on the Internet of reports of |
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political contributions and expenditures required in connection |
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with the office of member of the board of trustees of a school |
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district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 254, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 254.04011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 254.04011. AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES |
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ON INTERNET. (a) A report filed under this chapter by a member of |
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the board of trustees of a school district, a candidate for |
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membership on the board of trustees of a school district, or a |
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specific-purpose committee for supporting, opposing, or assisting |
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a candidate or member of a board of trustees of a school district |
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must be posted on the Internet website of: |
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(1) the school district; and |
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(2) the commission. |
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(b) A report to which Subsection (a) applies must be |
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available to the public on the Internet website not later than the |
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fifth business day after the date the report is filed with the |
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school district or commission. |
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(c) The access allowed by this section to reports is in |
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addition to the public's access to the information through other |
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electronic or print distribution of the information. |
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(d) Before making a report available on the Internet under |
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this section, the school district or commission shall remove each |
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portion, other than city, state, and zip code, of the address of a |
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person listed as having made a political contribution to the person |
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filing the report. The address information removed must remain |
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available on the report maintained in the school district's or |
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commission's office but may not be available electronically at that |
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office. |
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SECTION 2. Section 254.066, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) A report required to be filed under this subchapter by a |
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candidate for membership on the board of trustees of a school |
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district shall also be filed with the commission. |
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SECTION 3. Section 254.097, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) A report required to be filed under this subchapter by a |
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member of the board of trustees of a school district shall also be |
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filed with the commission. |
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SECTION 4. Section 254.130, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) A report required to be filed under this subchapter by a |
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specific-purpose committee for supporting, opposing, or assisting |
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a candidate or member of a board of trustees of a school district |
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shall also be filed with the commission. |
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SECTION 5. (a) The change in law made by this Act by adding |
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Section 254.04011, Election Code, applies only to the posting of a |
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report of political contributions and expenditures that is required |
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to be filed on or after January 1, 2010. |
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(b) Sections 254.066(c), 254.097(c), and 254.130(c), |
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Election Code, as added by this Act, apply only to a report under |
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Chapter 254, Election Code, that is required to be filed on or after |
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January 1, 2010. A report under Chapter 254, Election Code, that is |
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required to be filed before January 1, 2010, is governed by the law |
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in effect on the date the report is required to be filed, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |