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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the definition of a governmental body for the purposes |
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of the public information law. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 552.003(1), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(1) "Governmental body": |
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(A) means: |
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(i) a board, commission, department, |
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committee, institution, agency, or office that is within or is |
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created by the executive or legislative branch of state government |
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and that is directed by one or more elected or appointed members; |
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(ii) a county commissioners court in the |
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state; |
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(iii) a municipal governing body in the |
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state; |
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(iv) a deliberative body that has |
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rulemaking or quasi-judicial power and that is classified as a |
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department, agency, or political subdivision of a county or |
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municipality; |
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(v) a school district board of trustees; |
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(vi) a county board of school trustees; |
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(vii) a county board of education; |
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(viii) the governing board of a special |
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district; |
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(ix) the governing body of a nonprofit |
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corporation organized under Chapter 67, Water Code, that provides a |
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water supply or wastewater service, or both, and is exempt from ad |
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valorem taxation under Section 11.30, Tax Code; |
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(x) a local workforce development board |
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created under Section 2308.253; |
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(xi) a nonprofit corporation that is |
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eligible to receive funds under the federal community services |
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block grant program and that is authorized by this state to serve a |
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geographic area of the state; and |
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(xii) the part, section, or portion of an |
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organization, corporation, commission, committee, institution, or |
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agency that: |
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(a) receives public funds or other |
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public resources unless the receipt of the funds or other resources |
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imposes a specific and definite obligation on the entity to provide |
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a measurable amount of service in exchange for the funds or other |
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resources as would be expected in an arms-length transaction for |
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services between a vendor and purchaser; |
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(b) is a party to a contract with a |
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governmental body or involved in another relationship with a |
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governmental body that involves public funds and that indicates a |
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common purpose or objective or that creates an agency-type |
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relationship between the entity and one or more governmental |
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bodies; or |
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(c) provides services traditionally |
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provided by a governmental body [spends or that is supported in
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whole or in part by public funds]; and |
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(B) does not include the judiciary. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a request for public information received on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. A request for public information |
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received before the effective date of this Act is governed by the |
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law in effect when the request was received, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |