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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of notice by the Texas Ethics Commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 571, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 571.033 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 571.033. NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES. (a) Except as |
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provided by Subsection (b), the commission may adopt rules |
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prescribing how the commission will notify any person or provide |
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any notice required by this subtitle, Chapter 305, or Title 15, |
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Election Code. |
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(b) Subsection (a) does not authorize the commission to |
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adopt rules prescribing how the commission will notify any person |
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or provide any notice required by Subchapter E or F of this chapter |
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or how the commission will issue a warning of liability under |
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Section 254.042(b), Election Code. |
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SECTION 2. The heading to Section 572.030, Government Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 572.030. PREPARATION [AND MAILING] OF FORMS; NOTICE OF |
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FILING REQUIREMENTS. |
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SECTION 3. Sections 572.030(b), (c), and (d), Government |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The commission shall notify [mail to] each individual |
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required to file under this subchapter of [a notice that]: |
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(1) the requirement [states] that the individual [is
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required to] file a financial statement under this subchapter; |
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(2) [identifies] the filing dates for the financial |
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statement as provided by Sections 572.026 and 572.027; and |
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(3) [describes] the manner in which the individual may |
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electronically file the financial statement and access |
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instructions for filing financial statements on [obtain the
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financial statement forms and instructions from] the commission's |
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Internet website[;
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[(4)
states that on request of the individual, the
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commission will mail to the individual a copy of the financial
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statement forms and instructions; and
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[(5)
states, if applicable, the fee for mailing the
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forms and instructions and the manner in which the individual may
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pay the fee]. |
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(c) Except as provided by commission rule, the notification |
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[The notice] required by Subsection (b) must be provided [mailed]: |
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(1) before the 30th day before the deadline for filing |
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the financial statement under Section 572.026(a) or (c), except as |
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otherwise provided by this subsection; |
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(2) not later than the 15th day after the applicable |
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deadline for filing an application for a place on the ballot or a |
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declaration of write-in candidacy for candidates required to file |
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under Section 572.027(a), (b), or (c); |
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(3) not later than the seventh day after the date of |
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appointment for individuals required to file under Section |
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572.026(b), or if the legislature is in session, sooner if |
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possible; and |
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(4) not later than the fifth day after the date the |
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certificate of nomination is filed for candidates required to file |
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under Section 572.027(d) [574.027(d)]. |
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(d) Except as provided by commission rule, the [The] |
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commission shall mail a copy of the financial statement forms and |
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instructions to an individual not later than the third business day |
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after the date the commission receives the individual's request for |
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the forms and instructions. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |