82R15729 CJC-D
 
  By: Brown, Zedler, Garza H.B. No. 682
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to leasing advertising space on state agency Internet
  websites.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 2054, Government Code, is
  amended by adding Section 2054.064 to read as follows:
         Sec. 2054.064.  ADVERTISING ON STATE INTERNET WEBSITES. (a)
  In this section:
               (1)  "Department" means the Department of Information
  Resources or a successor agency.
               (2)  "State agency" means any department, board,
  commission, or other agency in the executive branch of state
  government, including the office of the governor. The term does not
  include an institution of higher education, as defined by Section
  61.003, Education Code.
         (b)  In accordance with rules adopted by the department and
  to the extent allowed under federal law:
               (1)  a state agency shall contract with a private
  entity to lease advertising space on the agency's official Internet
  website; and
               (2)  the department shall contract with a private
  entity to lease advertising space on the official Internet website
  for the State of Texas.
         (c)  The department shall develop a standard contract for the
  lease of advertising space on an Internet website under this
  section.  The standard contract developed by the department must
  include terms that:
               (1)  provide for the payment of a fee by the person
  leasing the advertising space in an amount set by department rule;
  and
               (2)  require the advertisements to comply with the
  rules adopted by the department relating to content and
  composition.
         (d)  The department shall adopt rules to implement this
  section. The rules must establish:
               (1)  guidelines relating to the content and composition
  of advertisements that may be placed on an Internet website;
               (2)  procedures for procuring advertisements that
  relate, to the greatest extent practicable, to the stated purpose
  of the state agency;
               (3)  policies that require:
                     (A)  each advertisement to be clearly labeled on
  the Internet website as an advertisement; and
                     (B)  a disclaimer on each Internet website that
  clearly states that the State of Texas does not endorse the products
  or services advertised on the state agency Internet website;
               (4)  a schedule of fees to be charged for the lease of
  advertising space under this section; and
               (5)  the amount of the lease payment that a private
  entity may retain for administering the lease contract.
         (e)  A private entity administering a lease under this
  section shall collect the fees due from the leasing entity. After
  deduction of the private entity's fees, the remainder of the fees
  collected under this section shall be forwarded to the comptroller
  to be deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.