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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the resolution of violations by the Texas Ethics |
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Commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 571, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 571.1214 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 571.1214. RESOLUTION OF VIOLATIONS. (a) The |
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commission staff and the commission shall resolve an inquiry or |
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motion in the form corresponding to the most serious category of |
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violation alleged in the inquiry or motion as provided in this |
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section. |
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(b) An inquiry or motion alleging a technical, clerical, or |
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de minimis violation must be resolved in a letter of |
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acknowledgment. |
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(c) An inquiry or motion alleging an administrative or |
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filing violation must be resolved in a notice of administrative or |
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filing error. |
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(d) An inquiry or motion alleging a more serious violation |
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must be resolved in a notice of violation. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |