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AN ACT
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relating to the electronic distribution of information to |
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legislators by state agencies. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 2052.002(a) and (c), Government Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) To avoid waste in the duplication and distribution of |
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state agency publications, a state agency that issues a publication |
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relating to the work of the agency and distributes the publication |
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to members of the legislature shall send to each member before |
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distributing the publication an electronic [a written] notice to |
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determine whether the member wants to receive the publication. |
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(c) A member who elects to receive the publication shall |
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notify the state agency. The member may notify the agency |
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electronically. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2052.0021(d), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) At the time a report required by law is ready for |
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distribution outside the state agency, the agency shall send |
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written notice to each member of the legislature that the report is |
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available. The agency shall send the notice [by mail or, if it is
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acceptable to the member,] electronically. The notice must briefly |
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describe the subject matter of the report and state: |
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(1) the manner in which the member may obtain the |
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report electronically; and |
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(2) that the agency will send a printed copy of the |
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report to the member at the request of the member. |
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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, 2011. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 726 was passed by the House on April |
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12, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 726 was passed by the Senate on May |
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17, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0 |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |