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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to qualifications for participation in the moving image |
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industry incentive program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 485.023, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 485.023. QUALIFICATION. (a) To qualify for a grant |
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under 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 25 [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) 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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(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(2), the minimum |
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percentage of production crew, actors, and extras required to be |
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Texas residents increases by 10 percent after each 24-month period |
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during which the moving image project films in this state until a |
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maximum amount of 70 percent is reached. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |