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AN ACT
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relating to the operation of the special education continuing |
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advisory committee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 29.006, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h) to read as follows: |
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(d) Committee meetings must be conducted in compliance with |
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Chapter 551, Government Code. |
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(e) The committee shall provide a procedure for members of |
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the public to speak at committee meetings. The procedure may not |
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require a member of the public to register to speak earlier than the |
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day of the meeting. |
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(f) The agency must post on the agency's Internet website: |
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(1) contact information for the committee, including |
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an e-mail address; |
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(2) notice of each open meeting of the committee; |
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(3) minutes of each open meeting of the committee; and |
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(4) guidance concerning how to submit public comments |
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to the committee. |
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(g) The committee shall develop a policy to encourage public |
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participation with the committee. |
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(h) Not later than January 1 of each odd-numbered year, the |
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committee shall submit a report to the legislature with recommended |
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changes to state law and agency rules relating to special |
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education. The committee shall include the committee's current |
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policy on encouraging public participation, as required by |
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Subsection (g), in the report. |
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SECTION 2. Section 29.006(d), Education Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to an open meeting of the special education |
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continuing advisory committee held on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 436 passed the Senate on |
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May 9, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 436 passed the House on |
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May 24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, two |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |