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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 322.023 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 322.023. BUDGET DATABASE. (a) Subject to Subsection |
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(e), the Legislative Budget Board shall post on an Internet site |
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maintained by the board a database containing the information that |
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the board uses to prepare the general appropriations bill as filed |
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and as subsequently amended, substituted, engrossed, or enrolled in |
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either house of the 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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(e) The board may post and update information under |
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Subsection (a) only if the board: |
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(1) determines that, using existing resources, the |
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board can post and update the information on the Internet site at no |
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additional cost to the state; |
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(2) enters into a contract advantageous to the state |
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under which the contractor posts and updates the information on the |
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Internet site at no additional cost to the state; or |
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(3) receives a gift or grant specifically for the |
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purpose of posting and updating the information on the Internet |
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site. |
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(f) The board may accept a gift or grant for the purpose of |
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posting and updating the information described by Subsection (a) on |
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an Internet site. |
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SECTION 2. Section 322.023, 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, 2013. |
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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. |