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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the maintenance by the Legislative Budget Board of a |
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searchable database containing certain budget information. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 322, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 322.021 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 322.021. BUDGET DATABASE. (a) The Legislative Budget |
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Board shall post on an Internet site maintained by the board a |
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database containing the information that the board uses to prepare |
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the general appropriations bill as filed and as subsequently |
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amended, substituted, engrossed, or enrolled in either house of the |
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legislature. |
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(b) The board shall post information to the database as soon |
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as practicable after receipt of the information. |
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(c) The information contained in the database must be raw |
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data in open standard format that allows the public to search, |
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extract, organize, and analyze the information. |
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(d) The board may not publish in the database information |
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that is not subject to required disclosure under Chapter 552 or that |
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is confidential. |
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SECTION 2. Section 322.021, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to information received on or after October |
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1, 2011. |
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SECTION 3. Not later than October 1, 2011, the Legislative |
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Budget Board shall establish the database as required by Section |
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322.021, Government Code, as added by 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. |