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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to eligibility requirements of the moving image industry |
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incentive program for certain moving image projects involving a |
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firearm. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 485.021, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subdivision (1) and adding Subdivision (1-a) to read as |
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follows: |
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(1) "Firearm" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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62.014, Parks and Wildlife Code. |
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(1-a) "In-state spending" means the amount of money |
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spent in Texas by a production company during the production and |
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completion of a moving image project, including the amount spent on |
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wages to Texas residents. The term does not include wages described |
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by Section 485.024(b). |
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SECTION 2. Section 485.022(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The office shall develop a procedure for the submission |
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of grant applications and the awarding of grants under this |
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subchapter. The procedure must include provisions relating to: |
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(1) methods by which an individual's Texas residency |
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as described by Section 485.021(4) can be proved; and |
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(2) requirements for the submission, before |
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production of a moving image project begins, of: |
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(A) an estimate of total in-state spending; |
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(B) the shooting script or story board, as |
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applicable; |
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(C) the estimated number of jobs for cast and |
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production crew during the production and completion of the [a] |
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moving image project; [and] |
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(D) a certified statement on whether: |
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(i) a member of the cast or production crew |
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will handle or discharge a firearm during the production or |
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completion of the moving image project; and |
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(ii) the member described by Subparagraph |
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(i) has completed the hunter education program described by Section |
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62.014, Parks and Wildlife Code, or an equivalent firearm education |
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program as determined by the office; and |
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(E) any other information considered useful and |
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necessary by the office for an adequate and accurate analysis of a |
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production company's in-state spending. |
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SECTION 3. Section 485.023, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 485.023. QUALIFICATION. To qualify for a grant under |
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this subchapter: |
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(1) a production company must have spent a minimum of: |
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(A) $250,000 in in-state spending for a film or |
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television program; or |
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(B) $100,000 in in-state spending for a |
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commercial or series of commercials, an educational or |
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instructional video or series of educational or instructional |
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videos, or a digital interactive media production; |
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(2) at least 70 percent of the production crew, |
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actors, and extras for a moving image project must be Texas |
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residents unless the office determines and certifies in writing |
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that a sufficient number of qualified crew, actors, and extras are |
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not available to the company at the time principal photography |
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begins; |
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(3) at least 60 percent of the moving image project |
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must be filmed in Texas; [and] |
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(4) before handling or discharging a firearm during |
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the production or completion of the moving image project, each |
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person who handles or discharges the firearm must complete the |
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hunter education program described by Section 62.014, Parks and |
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Wildlife Code, or an equivalent firearm education program as |
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determined by the office; and |
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(5) a production company must submit to the office an |
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expended budget, in a format prescribed by the office, that |
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reflects all in-state spending and includes all receipts, invoices, |
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pay orders, and other documentation considered necessary by the |
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office to accurately determine the amount of a production company's |
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in-state spending that has occurred. |
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SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act to Chapter |
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485, Government Code, apply only to a grant awarded on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. A grant awarded before the effective |
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date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the |
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award was made, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |