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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the applicability to certain draft grant applications |
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of the exception from disclosure under the public information law |
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for agency memoranda. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 552.111, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 552.111. EXCEPTION: AGENCY MEMORANDA. (a) Except as |
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provided by Subsection (b), an [An] interagency or intraagency |
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memorandum or letter that would not be available by law to a party |
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in litigation with the agency is excepted from the requirements of |
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Section 552.021. |
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(b) The exception under this section does not apply to a |
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draft grant application prepared by or for a governmental body |
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after: |
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(1) the governmental body submits the grant |
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application; |
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(2) the governmental body determines it will not |
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submit the grant application; or |
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(3) the deadline to submit the grant application has |
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passed. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a request for information received by a governmental body or an |
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officer for public information on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. A request for information received before the effective |
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date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the request |
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was received, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |