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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the posting of certain notices for political |
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subdivisions on the comptroller's Internet website. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. 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 POSTING ON INTERNET FOR POLITICAL |
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SUBDIVISIONS |
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Sec. 2051.151. NOTICE BY POSTING ON COMPTROLLER'S INTERNET |
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WEBSITE. (a) This section does not apply to notice of an election. |
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(b) A political subdivision shall provide to the |
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comptroller an electronic copy of each notice required by law to be |
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published by the political subdivision in a newspaper. The |
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political subdivision must submit the notice to the comptroller in |
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the format required by the comptroller not later than the third day |
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before the date the political subdivision is required to first |
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publish the notice in the newspaper. |
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(c) A political subdivision shall determine by official |
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action if the political subdivision will exclusively provide notice |
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in the manner provided by Subsection (b) or continue to provide |
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notice by publication in a newspaper in addition to providing |
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notice in the manner provided by Subsection (b). If a political |
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subdivision determines to exclusively provide notice in the manner |
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provided by Subsection (b), the political subdivision is exempt |
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from any requirement to provide the notice by publication in a |
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newspaper. A political subdivision that determines to exclusively |
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provide notice in the manner provided by Subsection (b) shall |
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publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the political |
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subdivision once a week for four consecutive weeks the Internet |
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address of the web page on the comptroller's Internet website at |
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which the political subdivision's notices may be located. |
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(d) The comptroller shall establish and maintain a web page |
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on the comptroller's Internet website to post notices provided |
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under Subsection (b). The comptroller shall post the notices on the |
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web page, in the format that the comptroller determines is |
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appropriate, not later than the third day after the date the |
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political subdivision provides the notice to the comptroller. |
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(e) The comptroller shall establish a system to allow a |
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person on request to receive an e-mail alert for an update to a |
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category of notices on the web page established under Subsection |
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(d). The comptroller shall maintain an electronic archive on the |
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comptroller's Internet website of notices posted on the web page. |
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(f) The comptroller may adopt rules necessary to implement |
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and administer this section. |
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SECTION 2. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this |
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section, this Act takes effect September 1, 2016. |
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(b) Section 2051.151(f), Government Code, as added by this |
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Act, takes effect September 1, 2015. |