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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the electronic submission of certain documents to the |
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attorney general and the submission of certain documents by the |
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attorney general; imposing certain fees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 402.006, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) The attorney general may charge and collect a |
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nonrefundable administrative convenience fee for the electronic |
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submission of a document to the attorney general. The fee |
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authorized by this section is in addition to any other fee the |
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attorney general may assess. The attorney general may adopt rules |
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necessary to administer this subsection. This subsection expires |
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September 1, 2015. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter G, Chapter 552, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 552.309 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 552.309. TIMELINESS OF ACTION BY ELECTRONIC |
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SUBMISSION. (a) When this subchapter requires a request, notice, |
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or other document to be submitted or otherwise given to the attorney |
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general within a specified period, the requirement is met in a |
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timely fashion if the document is submitted to the attorney general |
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through the attorney general's designated electronic filing system |
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within that period. |
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(b) The attorney general may electronically transmit a |
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notice, decision, or other document. When this subchapter requires |
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the attorney general to deliver a notice, decision, or other |
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document within a specified period, the requirement is met in a |
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timely fashion if the document is electronically transmitted by the |
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attorney general within that period. |
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(c) This section does not affect the right of a person or |
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governmental body to submit information to the attorney general |
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under Section 552.308. |
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SECTION 3. The fee prescribed by Section 402.006(d), |
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Government Code, as added by this Act, applies only to a document |
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electronically submitted to the office of the attorney general on |
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or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. 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. |