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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the electronic submission of forms, data, and documents |
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to the Commission on Jail Standards; imposing a fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 511, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 511.0104 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 511.0104. ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF FORMS, DATA, AND |
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DOCUMENTS. (a) The commission shall establish a system for the |
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electronic submission of forms, data, and documents required to be |
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submitted to the commission under this chapter or a rule adopted |
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under this chapter. |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a person shall |
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submit all forms, data, or documents described by Subsection (a) to |
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the commission through the system established under that subsection |
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and in a standardized electronic format prescribed by the |
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commission. |
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(c) The commission may allow a person to submit the forms, |
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data, or documents described by Subsection (a) in a nonelectronic |
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format. The commission shall set and collect a reasonable fee to |
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cover the cost of processing the forms, data, or documents. |
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(d) The commission may adopt rules as necessary to implement |
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this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |