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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a governmental entity's selection of an advertising |
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medium and publication of notice. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 2158, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter I to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER I. ADVERTISING MEDIUM SELECTION; NOTICE BY PUBLICATION |
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Sec. 2158.501. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: |
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(1) "Advertising medium" means the method through |
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which a promotional message is communicated to the public using |
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words, speech, pictures, or video. The term includes billboards, |
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magazines, radio, television, direct mail, and the Internet. |
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(2) "Governmental entity" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 2051.041. |
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Sec. 2158.502. ADVERTISING MEDIUM SELECTION CRITERIA. A |
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governmental entity conducting an advertising campaign to |
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communicate information to the public may use for the advertising |
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campaign only the advertising medium that provides the information |
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to the largest number of people. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 2051, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter E to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER E. NOTICE BY PUBLICATION ON INTERNET FOR GOVERNMENTAL |
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ENTITIES |
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Sec. 2051.151. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, |
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"governmental entity" has the meaning assigned by Section 2051.041. |
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Sec. 2051.152. NOTICE BY PUBLICATION ON INTERNET. A |
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governmental entity may satisfy a requirement in any other law to |
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provide notice by publication by posting the notice on its Internet |
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website continuously from the earliest date provided for in the |
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requirement until the day after the date the action for which notice |
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was required occurs. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter I, Chapter 2158, Government Code, as |
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added by this Act, applies only to a contract for which an |
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invitation for offers, request for proposals, request for |
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qualifications, or other similar solicitation is first published or |
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distributed on or after the effective date of this Act. A contract |
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for which an invitation for offers, request for proposals, request |
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for qualifications, or other similar solicitation is first |
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published or distributed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect at the time the invitation, request, |
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or other solicitation is published or distributed, and the former |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |