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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to meetings of the board of directors of a regional |
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mobility authority. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 370.257, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 370.257. PUBLIC ACCESS. (a) An authority shall: |
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(1) make and implement policies that provide the |
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public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the board to |
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speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the authority; and |
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(2) prepare and maintain a written plan that describes |
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how an individual who does not speak English or who has a physical, |
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mental, or developmental disability may be provided reasonable |
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access to the authority's programs. |
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(b) For a meeting of the board an authority shall: |
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(1) post as early as practicable in advance of the |
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meeting on the authority's Internet website any written agenda and |
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related supplemental written materials provided by the authority to |
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the directors for the directors' use during the meeting; |
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(2) broadcast the meeting over the Internet in the |
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manner prescribed by Section 551.128, Government Code; and |
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(3) record the broadcast and make that recording |
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publicly available in an online archive located on the authority's |
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Internet website not later than the 60th day after the date the |
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meeting is held. |
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(c) The requirements of this section and Chapter 551, |
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Government Code, apply to a meeting of a subcommittee of the board, |
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regardless of whether a quorum of the directors are present at the |
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meeting. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a meeting of the board of directors of a regional mobility |
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authority or a subcommittee of that board for which notice is given |
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under Chapter 551, Government Code, on or after September 1, 2015. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |