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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the Department of Information |
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Resources to provide telecommunications services through statewide |
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technology centers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2054.376(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) This subchapter applies to all information resources |
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technologies[, other than telecommunications service, advanced
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communications services, or information service, as those terms are
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defined by 47 U.S.C. Section 153,] that are: |
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(1) obtained by a state agency using state money; |
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(2) used by a state agency; or |
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(3) used by a participating local government. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2054.378, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) The department, on a cost-sharing basis, may provide |
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telecommunications service, advanced communications services, or |
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information service, as those terms are defined by 47 U.S.C. |
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Section 153, through a statewide technology center under this |
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subchapter. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |