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AN ACT
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relating to requirements applicable to meetings of the governing |
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board of certain junior college districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 551, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 551.1282 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 551.1282. GOVERNING BOARD OF JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT: |
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INTERNET POSTING OF MEETING MATERIALS AND BROADCAST OF OPEN |
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MEETING. (a) This section applies only to the governing board of a |
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junior college district with a total student enrollment of more |
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than 20,000 in any semester of the preceding academic year. |
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(b) A governing board to which this section applies, for any |
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regularly scheduled meeting of the governing board for which notice |
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is required under this chapter, shall: |
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(1) post as early as practicable in advance of the |
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meeting on the Internet website of the district any written agenda |
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and related supplemental written materials provided by the district |
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to the board members for the members' use during the meeting; |
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(2) broadcast the meeting, other than any portions of |
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the meeting closed to the public as authorized by law, over the |
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Internet in the manner prescribed by Section 551.128; and |
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(3) record the broadcast and make that recording |
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publicly available in an online archive located on the district's |
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Internet website. |
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(c) Subsection (b)(1) does not apply to written materials |
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that the general counsel or other appropriate attorney for the |
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district certifies are confidential or may be withheld from public |
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disclosure under Chapter 552. |
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(d) The governing board of a junior college district is not |
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required to comply with the requirements of this section if that |
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compliance is not possible because of an act of God, force majeure, |
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or a similar cause not reasonably within the governing board's |
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control. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a meeting of the governing board of a junior college district for |
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which notice is given under Chapter 551, Government Code, on or |
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after January 1, 2014. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2668 was passed by the House on May 7, |
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2013, by the following vote: Yeas 126, Nays 19, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2668 was passed by the Senate on May |
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22, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |