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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to providing that certain travel vouchers submitted by |
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peace officers assigned to a protective detail are confidential. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 660, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 660.2035 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 660.2035. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN PEACE OFFICER |
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VOUCHERS. (a) A voucher submitted or to be submitted under Section |
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660.027 is confidential and may not be disclosed under Chapter 552 |
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if: |
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(1) the voucher is submitted or is to be submitted for |
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payment or reimbursement of a travel expense incurred by a peace |
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officer who is assigned to provide protection for an elected |
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official of this state or a member of the elected official's family; |
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and |
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(2) the travel expense was incurred by the peace |
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officer in providing protection for the elected official or family. |
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(b) A state agency that submits a voucher described by |
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Subsection (a) shall provide to a person, on request, a summary of |
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the amounts paid or reimbursed by the comptroller in response to the |
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voucher and a summary of any goods and services acquired for which a |
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travel expense is claimed under the voucher. |
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SECTION 2. Section 660.2035, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies according to its terms in relation to travel |
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vouchers that have not been released before the effective date of |
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this Act. |
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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. |