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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain requirements applicable to meetings of the |
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governing board of a state university or state university system. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 551, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 551.1281 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 551.1281. GOVERNING BOARD OF GENERAL ACADEMIC TEACHING |
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INSTITUTION OR UNIVERSITY SYSTEM: INTERNET POSTING OF MEETING |
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MATERIALS AND BROADCAST OF OPEN MEETING. (a) In this section, |
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"general academic teaching institution" and "university system" |
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have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code. |
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(b) The governing board of a general academic teaching |
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institution or of a university system that includes one or more |
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component general academic teaching institutions, for any |
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regularly scheduled meeting of the governing board for which notice |
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is required under this chapter, shall: |
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(1) post as early as practicable in advance of the |
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meeting on the Internet website of the institution or university |
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system, as applicable, any written agenda and related supplemental |
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written materials provided by the institution or system to the |
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board members for the members' use during the meeting; and |
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(2) broadcast the meeting, other than any portions of |
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the meeting closed to the public as authorized by law, over the |
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Internet in the manner prescribed by Section 551.128. |
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(c) Subsection (b)(1) does not apply to written materials |
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that the general counsel or other appropriate attorney for the |
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institution or university system certifies are confidential or may |
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be withheld from public disclosure under Chapter 552. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a meeting of the governing board of a state university or of a |
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state university system for which notice is given under Chapter |
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551, Government Code, on or after January 1, 2014. |
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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, 2013. |