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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to notice for certain transactions involving local |
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government entities in populous counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 44, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 44.0316 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 44.0316. NOTICE PUBLICATION IN POPULOUS COUNTIES. (a) |
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If a school district located wholly or partly in a county with a |
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population of one million or more maintains an Internet website, |
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the district, instead of meeting the publication requirements under |
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Section 44.031(g), may: |
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(1) publish notice in a newspaper described by Section |
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44.031(g) once not later than the 14th day before the bid receipt |
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deadline; and |
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(2) post notice continuously on the district website, |
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with a conspicuous link to the notice on the site's home page, for |
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at least 14 days immediately preceding the bid receipt deadline. |
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(b) The newspaper notice under Subsection (a) must include |
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the time and place at which the bids will be publicly opened and the |
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Internet website address for the procurement information. |
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(c) The board of trustees of a school district shall |
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publicly adopt standards to ensure that Internet posting of notice |
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under this section is archived. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 252, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 252.0411 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 252.0411. NOTICE PUBLICATION IN POPULOUS COUNTIES. |
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(a) If a municipality located wholly or partly in a county with a |
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population of one million or more maintains an Internet website, |
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the municipality, instead of meeting the publication requirements |
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under Section 252.041(a), may: |
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(1) publish notice in a newspaper described by Section |
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252.041(a) once not later than the 14th day before the bid receipt |
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deadline; and |
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(2) post notice continuously on the municipal website, |
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with a conspicuous link to the notice on the site's home page, for |
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at least 14 days immediately preceding the bid receipt deadline. |
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(b) The newspaper notice under Subsection (a) must include |
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the time and place at which the bids will be publicly opened and the |
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Internet website address for the procurement information. |
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(c) The governing body of a municipality shall publicly |
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adopt standards to ensure that Internet posting of notice under |
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this section is archived. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter C, Chapter 262, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 262.0251 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 262.0251. NOTICE PUBLICATION IN POPULOUS COUNTIES. (a) |
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If a county with a population of one million or more maintains an |
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Internet website, the county, instead of meeting the publication |
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requirements under Section 262.025(a), may: |
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(1) publish notice in a newspaper described by Section |
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262.025(a) once not later than the 14th day before the bid receipt |
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deadline; and |
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(2) post notice continuously on the county website, |
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with a conspicuous link to the notice on the site's home page, for |
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at least 14 days immediately preceding the bid receipt deadline. |
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(b) The newspaper notice under Subsection (a) must include |
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the time and place at which the bids will be publicly opened and the |
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Internet website address for the procurement information. |
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(c) The commissioners court shall publicly adopt standards |
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to ensure that Internet posting of notice under this section is |
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archived. |
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SECTION 4. Subchapter B, Chapter 271, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 271.0251 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 271.0251. NOTICE PUBLICATION IN POPULOUS COUNTIES. (a) |
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If a governmental entity located wholly or partly in a county with a |
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population of one million or more maintains an Internet website, |
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the entity, instead of meeting the publication requirements under |
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Section 271.025(b), may: |
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(1) publish notice in a newspaper described by Section |
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271.025(b) once not later than the 14th day before the bid receipt |
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deadline; and |
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(2) post notice continuously on the entity's website, |
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with a conspicuous link to the notice on the site's home page, for |
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at least 14 days immediately preceding the bid receipt deadline. |
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(b) The newspaper notice under Subsection (a) must include |
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the time and place at which the bids will be publicly opened and the |
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Internet website address for the procurement information. |
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(c) The governing body of the governmental entity shall |
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publicly adopt standards to ensure that Internet posting of notice |
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under this section is archived. |
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SECTION 5. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a notice required to be provided on or after September 1, 2011. A |
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notice required to be provided before September 1, 2011, is |
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governed by the law in effect immediately before that date, and that |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |