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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to permitting the Texas Ethics Commission to provide |
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seminars and charge an attendance fee for those seminars. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 571.071, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c) The commission may provide a seminar for persons |
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required to register under Chapter 305 that addresses issues |
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involving lobbying, political contributions and expenditures, and |
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other issues as determined by the commission. The commission may |
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charge a fee for attending the seminar in an amount necessary to |
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cover the costs associated with the seminar, including the cost of |
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providing food or nonalcoholic beverages to attendees. |
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(d) The commission may provide a seminar that addresses the |
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laws administered and enforced by the commission and any other |
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relevant laws, as determined by the commission. The commission may |
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charge a fee for attending the seminar in an amount necessary to |
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cover the costs associated with the seminar, including the cost of |
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providing food or nonalcoholic beverages to attendees. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2017. |