82R646 CAE-D
 
  By: Rodriguez S.B. No. 603
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the filing and posting on the Internet of reports of
  political contributions and expenditures required in connection
  with the office of member of the board of trustees of certain school
  districts.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 254, Election Code, is
  amended by adding Section 254.04011 to read as follows:
         Sec. 254.04011.  AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES
  ON INTERNET. (a) This section applies only to a school district
  located wholly or partly in a municipality with a population of more
  than 500,000.
         (b)  A report filed under this chapter by a member of the
  board of trustees of a school district, a candidate for membership
  on the board of trustees of a school district, or a specific-purpose
  committee for supporting, opposing, or assisting a candidate or
  member of a board of trustees of a school district must be posted on
  the Internet website of the school district.
         (c)  A report to which Subsection (b) applies must be
  available to the public on the Internet website not later than the
  fifth business day after the date the report is filed with the
  school district.
         (d)  The access allowed by this section to reports is in
  addition to the public's access to the information through other
  electronic or print distribution of the information.
         (e)  Before making a report available on the Internet under
  this section, the school district shall remove each portion, other
  than city, state, and zip code, of the address of a person listed as
  having made a political contribution to the person filing the
  report. The address information removed must remain available on
  the report maintained in the school district's office but may not be
  available electronically at that office.
         SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act by adding
  Section 254.04011, Election Code, applies only to the posting of a
  report of political contributions and expenditures that is required
  to be filed on or after January 1, 2012.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.