Amend SB 3070 (senate committee report) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 55 of the bill, in added Section 51.217, Occupations Code (page 18, between lines 48 and 49), insert the following:
(h) Each meeting of the lottery advisory committee shall be open to the public.
(2) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ___. Subchapter B, Chapter 466, Government Code, is amended by adding Sections 466.029, 466.030, and 466.031 to read as follows:
Sec. 466.029. PROHIBITED USE OF CERTAIN SOFTWARE PROGRAMS. The department may not use any e-mail program or document management software that automatically deletes an e-mail or other document on expiration of a specified period.
Sec. 466.030. PRESERVATION OF LOTTERY-RELATED DOCUMENTS. Notwithstanding any other law, the department shall preserve all department documentation, including e-mails, relating to the operation of the state lottery for at least 18 months from the last date the document is modified.
Sec. 466.031. (a) The department shall post on the department's Internet website for each informal or formal meeting between department employees related to contracting, procurement, or policymaking for the state lottery, at a minimum the following information:
(1) the purpose of the meeting;
(2) the minutes of the meeting; and
(3) the name of each individual who attends the meeting, including the name of any business with which the individual is associated.
(b) The department shall maintain the information described by Subsection (a) until at least the fifth anniversary of the meeting date.