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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a requirement that certain water districts make audio |
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and video recordings of open meetings available on the Internet. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 551.128(a) and (b-1), Government Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) In this section: |
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(1) [,] "Internet" means the largest nonproprietary |
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cooperative public computer network, popularly known as the |
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Internet. |
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(2) "Water district" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 551.131(a). |
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(b-1) A transit authority or department subject to Chapter |
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451, 452, 453, or 460, Transportation Code, an elected school |
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district board of trustees for a school district that has a student |
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enrollment of 10,000 or more, an elected governing body of a |
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home-rule municipality that has a population of 50,000 or more, a |
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water district whose territory includes land in three or more |
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counties, or a county commissioners court for a county that has a |
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population of 125,000 or more shall: |
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(1) make a video and audio recording of reasonable |
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quality of each: |
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(A) regularly scheduled open meeting that is not |
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a work session or a special called meeting; and |
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(B) open meeting that is a work session or |
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special called meeting if: |
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(i) the governmental body is an elected |
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school district board of trustees for a school district that has a |
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student enrollment of 10,000 or more; and |
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(ii) at the work session or special called |
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meeting, the board of trustees votes on any matter or allows public |
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comment or testimony; and |
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(2) make available an archived copy of the video and |
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audio recording of each meeting described by Subdivision (1) on the |
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Internet. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |