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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) A day designated as a non-business day under this |
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subsection by the governing body of an independent school district |
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or institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, |
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Education Code, is not a business day of the independent school |
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district or institution of higher education. A governing body may |
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designate not more than 20 non-business days under this subsection |
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each calendar year. An independent school district or institution |
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of higher education must post a list of the non-business days for a |
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calendar year on its Internet website on or before the first day of |
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the school or academic year during which the calendar year begins. |
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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. |