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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the purchase of online library resources for primary |
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and secondary schools by the Texas State Library and Archives |
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Commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter M, Chapter 441, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 441.231 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 441.231. ONLINE LIBRARY RESOURCES FOR SCHOOL |
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DISTRICTS. (a) The commission shall use funds appropriated to the |
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commission or consortium services fees under Section 441.224(b) |
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collected from school districts to purchase online library |
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resources for primary and secondary schools that have adopted |
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Internet safety policies and technology protection measures |
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meeting the requirements for certification under 47 U.S.C. Sections |
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254(h)(5)(B) and (C). |
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(b) The commission may purchase online library resources |
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under Subsection (a) only if the vendor providing the resources |
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certifies that the resources comply with 47 U.S.C. Section |
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254(h)(5). |
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(c) If the legislature finds that a vendor subject to |
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Subsection (b) is failing to comply substantially with the |
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requirements of 47 U.S.C. Section 254(h)(5), the commission may |
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withhold further payments to the vendor pending verification of |
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compliance with that federal law. |
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(d) If the vendor described by Subsection (c) fails to |
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timely verify that the vendor is in compliance with federal law, the |
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commission may consider the vendor's act of noncompliance as a |
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breach of contract. |
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(e) Not later than December 1 of each fiscal year, the |
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commission shall submit to the Legislative Budget Board and the |
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office of the governor a report on any issues related to vendor |
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compliance with technology protection measures required by 47 |
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U.S.C. Section 254(h)(5). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |