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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the filing by electronic mail of financial disclosures |
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by certain county officers, county employees, or candidates for |
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county office. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 159.003, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) The statement may be filed with the county clerk by |
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electronic mail. The county clerk may prescribe the manner and |
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format for filing by electronic mail. |
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SECTION 2. Section 159.005(b), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The county clerk shall mail or, at the request of the |
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person required to file under this subchapter, send by electronic |
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mail, [two copies of] the form to each person required to file under |
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this subchapter within the time prescribed by Section 572.030(c), |
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Government Code. |
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SECTION 3. Section 159.034, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) A report filed under this subchapter may be filed by |
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electronic mail. The authority with whom the report is filed may |
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prescribe the manner and format for filing by electronic mail. |
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SECTION 4. Section 159.052, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) A financial statement filed with the county clerk may be |
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filed by electronic mail. The county clerk may prescribe the manner |
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and format for filing by electronic mail under this subsection. |
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SECTION 5. Section 159.054(b), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The county clerk shall make paper and electronic copies |
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of the form available to each person required to file under this |
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subchapter within the time prescribed by Section 572.030(c), |
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Government Code. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |