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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the disclosure required by an officer of the executive |
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branch on the nomination of an appointed officer. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 652, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter C to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER C. DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIP |
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Sec. 652.051. DEFINITION. In this section, "appointed |
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officer" means: |
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(1) the secretary of state; |
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(2) an individual appointed with the advice and |
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consent of the senate to the governing board of a state-supported |
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institution of higher education; or |
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(3) an officer of a state agency who is appointed for a |
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term of office specified by the Texas Constitution or a statute of |
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this state. |
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Sec. 652.052. DISCLOSURE REQUIRED. (a) An officer of the |
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executive branch who nominates a person for a position as an |
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appointed officer must file a statement with the Texas Ethics |
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Commission and, if confirmation by the senate is required, with the |
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presiding officer of the standing committee of the senate with |
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primary jurisdiction over nominations, disclosing any direct or |
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indirect financial relationship between the officer and the |
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nominated person. For purposes of this subsection, a direct or |
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indirect financial relationship includes engaging in a business |
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transaction or professional activity with the nominated person |
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either personally or through a business entity or association. |
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(b) The disclosure required by Subsection (a) must be filed |
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not later than the 30th day after the date the nomination is made |
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or, if confirmation by the senate is required, before the first |
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committee hearing on the confirmation, whichever date is earlier. |
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Sec. 652.053. RULES. The Texas Ethics Commission may adopt |
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rules as necessary regarding the disclosure statement to be filed |
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with the commission. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 652, Government Code, as |
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added by this Act, applies only to a nomination made on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. A nomination made before the effective |
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date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the |
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nomination was made, and that law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |