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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to electronic requests made to certain local governments |
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for information under or regarding the open records law. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 201.009, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) A local government with a population of 10,000 or more |
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that maintains an Internet website must prominently display and |
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maintain on the main page of that website: |
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(1) a link to a web page maintained by the local |
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government that is clearly identified as a web page on which a |
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person may submit an electronic request for public information |
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under Chapter 552, Government Code; or |
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(2) an e-mail address monitored by an officer or |
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employee of the local government that is clearly identified as a |
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method by which a person may request and receive information |
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regarding how to submit a request for public information under |
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Chapter 552, Government Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2016. |