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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a summary of a rule proposed by a state agency. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2001.023, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) At the time a state agency files notice of a proposed |
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rule under Subsection (b), the agency shall publish on the agency's |
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Internet website the brief explanation of the proposed rule |
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required under Section 2001.024(a)(1). |
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SECTION 2. Section 2001.024, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) The notice of a proposed rule must include: |
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(1) a brief explanation of the proposed rule written |
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in plain language in both English and Spanish, for state websites |
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that already provide the translation; |
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(2) the text of the proposed rule, except any portion |
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omitted under Section 2002.014, prepared in a manner to indicate |
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any words to be added or deleted from the current text; |
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(3) a statement of the statutory or other authority |
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under which the rule is proposed to be adopted, including: |
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(A) a concise explanation of the particular |
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statutory or other provisions under which the rule is proposed; |
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(B) the section or article of the code affected; |
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[and] |
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(C) if applicable, the bill number for the |
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legislation that enacted the statutory authority under which the |
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rule is proposed to be adopted; and |
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(D) a certification that the proposed rule has |
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been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the state |
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agency's authority to adopt; |
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(4) a fiscal note showing the name and title of the |
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officer or employee responsible for preparing or approving the note |
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and stating for each year of the first five years that the rule will |
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be in effect: |
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(A) the additional estimated cost to the state |
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and to local governments expected as a result of enforcing or |
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administering the rule; |
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(B) the estimated reductions in costs to the |
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state and to local governments as a result of enforcing or |
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administering the rule; |
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(C) the estimated loss or increase in revenue to |
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the state or to local governments as a result of enforcing or |
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administering the rule; and |
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(D) if applicable, that enforcing or |
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administering the rule does not have foreseeable implications |
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relating to cost or revenues of the state or local governments; |
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(5) a note about public benefits and costs showing the |
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name and title of the officer or employee responsible for preparing |
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or approving the note and stating for each year of the first five |
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years that the rule will be in effect: |
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(A) the public benefits expected as a result of |
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adoption of the proposed rule; and |
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(B) the probable economic cost to persons |
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required to comply with the rule; |
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(6) the local employment impact statement prepared |
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under Section 2001.022, if required; |
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(7) a request for comments on the proposed rule from |
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any interested person; and |
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(8) any other statement required by law. |
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(a-1) For purposes of Subsection (a)(1), an explanation is |
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written in plain language if it is concise and well organized in a |
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way that the general public, including individuals with limited |
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English proficiency, can readily understand. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a proposed state agency rule for which notice is filed with the |
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secretary of state under Section 2001.023, Government Code, on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |