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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the Beef Promotion and Research Council of Texas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 41.102, Agriculture Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 41.102. SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE. In |
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addition to other remedies provided by law, a violation of any |
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provision of Subchapters B-E or H [of this chapter] is grounds for |
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suspension or revocation of any license or permit issued by the |
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commissioner. The suspension or revocation shall be conducted in |
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accordance with the procedures provided by law for suspension or |
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revocation on the basis of other grounds. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter H, Chapter 41, Agriculture Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 41.1565 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 41.1565. MEETINGS BY TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL. (a) |
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Notwithstanding Chapter 551, Government Code, the council or a |
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committee established by the council may hold an open or closed |
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meeting by telephone conference call if the convening at one |
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location of a quorum of the council or committee is inconvenient for |
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any member of the council or committee. |
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(b) The meeting is subject to the notice requirements |
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applicable to other meetings. |
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(c) The notice of the meeting must specify as the location |
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of the meeting the location where meetings of the council or |
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committee, as applicable, are usually held. |
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(d) Each part of the meeting that is required to be open to |
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the public shall be audible to the public at the location specified |
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in the notice of the meeting as the location of the meeting and the |
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audio shall be recorded. The audio recording shall be made |
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available to the public. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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41.102, Agriculture Code, applies only to conduct that occurs on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. Conduct that occurs before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the conduct occurs, and the former law is continued in effect |
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for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |