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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to business days for purposes of the public information |
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law. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 552, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 552.0031 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 552.0031. BUSINESS DAYS. (a) Except as provided by |
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this section, in this chapter "business day" means a day other than |
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a: |
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(1) Saturday or Sunday; |
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(2) national holiday under Section 662.003(a); or |
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(3) state holiday under Section 662.003(b). |
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(b) An optional holiday under Section 662.003(c) is not a |
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business day of a governmental body if the officer for public |
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information of the governmental body observes the optional holiday. |
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(c) A holiday established by the governing body of an |
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institution of higher education under Section 662.011(a) is not a |
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business day of the institution of higher education. |
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(d) The Friday before or Monday after a holiday described by |
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Subsection (a)(2) or (3) is not a business day of a governmental |
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body if the holiday occurs on a Saturday or Sunday and the |
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governmental body observes the holiday on that Friday or Monday. |
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(e) Subject to the requirements of this subsection, a |
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governmental body may designate a day on which the governmental |
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body's administrative offices are closed or operating with minimum |
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staffing as a non-business day. The designation of a non-business |
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day for an independent school district must be made by the board of |
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trustees. The designation of a non-business day for a governmental |
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body other than an independent school district must be made by the |
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executive director or other chief administrative officer. A |
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governmental body may designate not more than 10 non-business days |
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under this subsection each calendar year. A governmental body |
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shall make a good faith effort to post advance notice of the |
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non-business days designated under this subsection on the |
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governmental body's Internet website. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a request for public information received by a governmental body |
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or officer for public information on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |