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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 required jail reports. |
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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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Sect. 511.0104. ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF FORMS, DATA, AND |
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DOCUMENTS. (a) The commission by rule shall: |
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(1) develop and establish a system for the submission |
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of forms, data, and documents required to be submitted to the |
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commission under this chapter in electronic format; and |
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(2) once that system is established, require |
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facilities under the commission's purview to submit to the |
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commission electronically and in electronic format any form, data, |
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or document required to be submitted to the commission under this |
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chapter. |
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(3) The commission may allow submission in a |
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non-electronic format but shall set and collect a reasonable fee |
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for processing. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2020. |