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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to telecommunications service discounts for educational |
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institutions, libraries, hospitals, and telemedicine centers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 58.258(a), Utilities Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Notwithstanding the pricing flexibility authorized by |
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this subtitle, an electing company's rates for private network |
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services may not be increased before January 1, 2024 [2016]. |
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However, an electing company may increase a rate in accordance with |
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the provisions of a customer specific contract. |
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SECTION 2. Section 58.268, Utilities Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 58.268. CONTINUATION OF OBLIGATION. Notwithstanding |
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any other provision of this title, an electing company shall |
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continue to comply with this subchapter until January 1, 2024 |
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[2016], regardless of[:
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(1)] the date the company elected under this chapter[;
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or
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(2)
any action taken in relation to that company under
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Chapter 65]. |
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SECTION 3. Section 59.077(a), Utilities Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Notwithstanding the pricing flexibility authorized by |
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this subtitle, an electing company's rates for private network |
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services may not be increased before January 1, 2024 [2016]. |
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SECTION 4. Section 59.083, Utilities Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 59.083. CONTINUATION OF OBLIGATION. Notwithstanding |
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any other provision of this title, an electing company shall |
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continue to comply with this subchapter until January 1, 2024 |
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[2016], regardless of[:
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(1)] the date the company elected under this chapter[;
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or
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(2)
any action taken in relation to that company under
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Chapter 65]. |
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SECTION 5. 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, 2015. |